Forex Margin Calculator
Use our Forex Margin Calculator to determine the required margin for your trades. Quickly calculate potential profits and losses to help manage risk.
What is a Forex Margin Calculator?
Required margin is the percentage of the full value of a position that you need to possess in order to enter a position.
Our forex margin calculator is a tool designed to calculate the approximate required margin for your desired position size and direction.
What is a Margin Call, How Can I Avoid It?
- 1 In order to maintain your open positions 50% margin level is the minimum level. Should your margin level fall below the minimum, we reserve the right to liquidate any open position until your account's margin level rises above 50%.
- 2 In the event that your margin level drops below 100%, you will not be able to open any new positions.
- 3 In the event that your margin level reaches 70%, we will send you a margin call (email and/or other notification) as an early warning of the performance of your open positions.
How is Forex Required Margin calculated?
Do I have enough funds to open a position?
Initial/required margin refers to the amount you are required to have at the time of opening a position. "Initial margin %" is determined by the company in its sole discretion in respect of each underlying financial instrument.
The required margin is derived from the formula:
Required Margin = Used Margin + (amount × spread)
Estimate required margin
Enter position size and leverage for an approximate required margin. For exact figures, use the calculator on the trading platform after logging in.
Approximate required margin (per 100,000 units, EUR/USD ~1.08)
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