Trading on Margin (Trading with Leverage) is a common attraction of the forex market. It allows you to open trades that are larger than the capital in your account. Example In the example above, $1,000,000 have been purchased through a long…
FXCM CFD margin rates for each instrument are displayed in the dealing rates window on the Trading Station and in the Product Guide.
Forex margin requirements at FXCM vary depending on account type. Up-to-date requirements are displayed in the “Simplified Dealing Rates” window of the Trading Station by currency pair. Learn More about forex margin requirements
When you use excessive leverage, a few losing trades can quickly offset many winning trades. To clearly see how this can happen, consider the following example. Scenario: Trader A buys 50 lots of USD/JPY while Trader B buys 5 lots of…
You can view up-to-date margin requirements listed by currency pair in the MMR column of the "Simple Dealing Rates" window within the platform. Margin requirements are subject to change without notice based on price fluctuations.