Our margin requirements differ according to platform (FOREX.com or MetaTrader), market, asset class and position size. You
can find the specific margin of each instrument in its Market Information Sheet on the FOREX.com desktop
platform or view our list of
margin requirements by product.
To calculate the amount of funds required to cover the margin requirement
when you open a trade, simply multiply the total notional value of your trade (quantity x price of
instrument) by the margin factor.
For example, say the margin requirement for EURUSD is 2%. The current buy
price of EURUSD is 1.300 and you wish to buy 1 standard lot (100,000).
The total value of the position is $130,000 (100,000 x 1.300). $2,600
would therefore be allocated from your account to open the position ($130,000 x 2%).
With FOREX.com platforms, you can calculate the required margin before
placing a trade through the platform’s margin calculator, monitor each position’s margin requirement
separately or review your account’s total margin requirement through the Margin Indicator.