Leverage
At Fxview, we offer dynamic leverage, thus allowing our clients to trade with higher leverage. However, depending on the volume you trade, the leverage level adjusts accordingly. A higher volume automatically triggers a lower leverage level. The tables below show the leverage you will trade with, depending on the total number of open lots.
Dynamic Leverage (Forex Pairs)
0-100 Lots | 100-200 Lots | Above 200 Lots | ||
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FX Majors | 500X | 250X | 100X | |
FX Minors | 300X | 150X | 60X | |
FX Exotics | 50X | 25X | 10X |
Dynamic Leverage (Commodities)
0-10 Lots | 10-100 Lots | 100-200 Lots | Above 200 Lots | ||
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Gold Pairs | 500X | 200X | 100X | 40X | |
Other Commodities | 100X | 50X | 25X | 10X |
Dynamic Leverage (Indices)
0-100 Lots | 100-500 Lots | 500-1,000 Lots | Above 1,000 Lots | ||
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Indices | 200X | 200X | 100X | 40X |
Dynamic Leverage (Stocks)
Stocks | 10X |
Dynamic Leverage (Cryptocurrencies)
Cryptocurrencies | 10X |
Note: In case you have opposite open trades in the same instrument (i.e. hedging trades), margin will only be required for your net open position (total lots long - total lots short). See example 6 for more information.
Example 1
Example 1
Client Account Leverage: 500X
Consider a USD account with 3 Buy (or Sell) lots of USDCAD. In this example, the account's leverage (1:500) is equal to the instrument's leverage (1:500), so the margin required would be:
Lots | Applicable Marging Requirement | Margin Calculation | Margin |
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3 | 1/500 | 3 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 500 (Leverage) | 600 USD |
Margin Requirement In Account Currency | 600 USD |
Example 2
Client Account Leverage: 500X
Consider a USD account with 150 Buy (or Sell) lots of USDCAD. We can see in the table above that the first 100 lots in FX Majors will have 500X leverage, the next 100 will have 250X, and anything above 200 lots will have 100X. In this example, the account's maximum leverage (500X) is equal to the instrument's leverage (500X), meaning that trades in the account will be able to have the maximum leverage given for this instrument. The margin required would be:
Lots | Applicable Marging Requirement | Margin Calculation | Margin |
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100 | 1/500 | 100 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 500 (Leverage) | 20,000 USD |
50 | 1/250 | 50 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 250 (Leverage) | 20,000 USD |
Margin Requirement In Account Currency | 40,000 USD |
Example 3
Client Account Leverage: 500X
Consider a USD account with 150 Buy (or Sell) lots of USDCAD, and 150 Buy (or Sell) lots of USDJPY. In this example, the 2 instruments traded both fall within the fx majors group, so we will consider the individual size of both trades and the leverage brackets of the fx majors group when calculating the leverage requirement. The account's leverage (1:500) is equal to the instruments' leverage (1:500), so the margin required would be:
Lots | Applicable Marging Requirement | Margin Calculation | Margin |
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USDCAD Trade | |||
100 | 1/500 | 100 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 500 (Leverage) | 20,000 USD |
50 | 1/250 | 50 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 250 (Leverage) | 20,000 USD |
USDJPY Trade (Opened After USDCAD Trade) | |||
100 | 1/500 | 100 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 500 (Leverage) | 20,000 USD |
50 | 1/250 | 50 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 250 (Leverage) | 20,000 USD |
Total Margin Requirement In Account Currency | 80,000 USD |
Example 4
Client Account Leverage: 300X
Consider a USD account with 150 Buy (or Sell) lots of USDCAD, and 150 Buy (or Sell) lots of USDJPY. In this example, the 2 instruments traded both fall within the fx majors group, so we will consider the individual size of both trades and the leverage brackets of the fx majors group when calculating the leverage requirement. The account's leverage (1:300) is lower than the instruments' leverage (1:500), so the maximum leverage available will be 1:300. The margin required would be:
Lots | Applicable Marging Requirement | Margin Calculation | Margin |
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USDCAD Trade | |||
100 | 1/300 | 100 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 300 (Leverage) | 33,333.33 USD |
50 | 1/250 | 50 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 250 (Leverage) | 20,000 USD |
USDJPY Trade (Opened After USDCAD Trade) | |||
100 | 1/300 | 100 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 300 (Leverage) | 33,333.33 USD |
50 | 1/250 | 50 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 250 (Leverage) | 20,000 USD |
Total Margin Requirement In Account Currency | 106,666.66 USD |
Example 5
Client Account Leverage: 300X
Consider a USD account with 150 Buy (or Sell) lots of USDCAD, and 150 Buy (or Sell) lots of USDJPY, and a 250 Buy (or Sell) of USDNOK. In this example, USDCAD and USDJPY fall within the fx majors group, so we will consider the size of both trades and the leverage brackets of the fx majors group when calculating their leverage requirement, and USDNOK falls within the fx minors group so we will consider it separately. The account's leverage (1:300) is lower than the instruments' leverage (1:500), so the maximum leverage available will be 1:300. The margin required would be:
Lots | Applicable Marging Requirement | Margin Calculation | Margin |
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USDCAD Trade | |||
100 | 1/300 | 100 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 300 (Leverage) | 33,333.33 USD |
50 | 1/250 | 50 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 250 (Leverage) | 20,000 USD |
USDJPY Trade (Opened After USDCAD Trade) | |||
100 | 1/300 | 100 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 300 (Leverage) | 33,333.33 USD |
50 | 1/250 | 50 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 250 (Leverage) | 20,000 USD |
USDNOK Trade (Opened After USDJPY Trade) | |||
100 | 1/180 | 100 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 180 (Leverage) | 55,555.55 USD |
100 | 1/150 | 100 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 150 (Leverage) | 66,666.66 USD |
50 | 1/60 | 50 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 60 (Leverage) | 83,333.33 USD |
Total Margin Requirement In Account Currency | 312,222.22 USD |
Example 6
Client Account Leverage: 500X
Consider a USD account with 100 Buy lots and 250 Sell lots of USDCAD.
In case you have opposite open trades in the same instrument (i.e. hedging trades), margin will only be required for your net open position (total Buy lots - total Sell lots). In this example, the net position is 100 Buy lots - 250 Sell lots > 150 Sell lots, and the account's leverage (1:500) is equal to the instrument's leverage (1:500). The required margin will be calculated as shown below:
Lots | Applicable Marging Requirement | Margin Calculation | Margin |
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100 | 1/500 | 100 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 500 (Leverage) | 20,000 USD |
50 | 1/250 | 50 (Lots) * 100,000 USD (Value Of 1 Lot) / 250 (Leverage) | 20,000 USD |
Margin Requirement In Account Currency | 40,000 USD |