Used Margin is the amount of account equity currently committed to maintain open positions. Used Margin can be thought as the trader's 'good faith' deposit on the open positionsThe account must maintain AT LEAST this amount for open trades to…
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A Margin Call will occur on a trader's account when: Usable Margin is less than 0 When a trader's Equity is less than Used Margin When positions are over-leveraged or trading losses produce insufficient equity to maintain current open positions, a…
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Usable Margin: is the amount of account equity that is currently not being used to maintain open positions. Usable Margin should be thought of as two things: The amount available to open NEW positionsThe amount that EXISTING positions can move against…
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Margin is a good faith deposit required to keep a trade open. Leverage is a byproduct of margin and allows an individual to control larger trade sizes. “Leverage” and “margin” refer to the same concept, just from a slightly different…
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We recommend having the strongest internet connection possible. At a minimum, a 56K or dial up internet connection is supported but not recommended. Due to inherent volatility in the markets, it is important that traders have a working and reliable…
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Take the idea of buying. What if you bought something (it could literally be almost anything...a house, a piece of jewelry or a stock) and it went up in value. If you sold it at that point, you would have…
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To see how a trade closed, it is best to run an account statement. Log onto MyFXCM with your account details. Hover your cursor over 'My Info' and select 'Reports.' Run the statement for the date range of the trade in question. …
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Traders may employ many strategies when trading with FXCM. Some of these strategies include: Scalping,News trading,EA's (automated Trading)API trading. To learn more, visit the FXCM Apps Store. For more details, visit FXCM's Trading Execution Risks page.
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There are many reasons to trade Forex: Trade Forex 24/5Trade Long or Short any pairLow trading costsUnmatched liquidity (Almost 4 Trillion is traded globally per day)Leverage (leverage is a double-edged sword as it can significantly increase your losses as well…
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The "majors" and the "commodity pairs" are the most liquid and most widely traded currency pairs in the Forex market. These pairs and their combinations (EUR/JPY, GBP/JPY, and EUR/GBP) make up the vast majority of all trading in the Forex…
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To hedge, the trader is long (BUY) and short (SELL) the same currency pair at the same time.
Automated trading is the use of a computer program that executes based on a set of rules on when to buy or sell.