Stock Indices

Instrument Name Minimum
Trade Size
Margin Requirement
Per Min Trade Size
Target FXCM Spread Minimum
Stop
Distance (Points)
Trading Hours (GMT) Break Time (GMT)
USD GBP EUR
US30 1 90 60 60 4(6) 6 Sun 22.00 -
Fri 20.00
(daily from 20.15
until 20.30)
SPX500 1 120 75 80 0.5 2.0 Sun 22.00 -
Fri 20.00
(daily from 20.15
until 20.30)
NAS100 1 25 15 15 2 4 Sun 22.00 -
Fri 20.00
(daily from 20.15
until 20.30)
UK100 1 90 60 60 2(3) 4 Daily 07.00 - 20.00 None
GER30 1 90 60 60 2(3) 5 Daily 06.00 - 20.00 None
ITA40 1 250 160 170 15 20 Daily 07.00 - 15.40 None
ESP35 1 200 125 140 8 12 Daily 07.00 - 15.30 None
FRA40 1 60 40 40 1(2) 5 Daily 06.00 - 20.00 None
HKG33 10 750 450 525 15 25 Daily 01.45 - 08.15 Daily 04.15-06.30
(market closes at 08.15)
JPN225 100 150 90 100 15 25 Daily 00.00 - 20.15 None
SWE30 1 90 60 60 1.0 2 Daily 07.00 - 15.20 None
SUI30 1 90 60 60 4 4 Daily 05.50 - 15.25 None
AUS200 1 60 40 40 2(4) 7 Daily 23.50 - 21.00 06.30 - 07.10
(market closes at 20.00)

Oil

Instrument
Name
Minimum
Trade
Size
Margin Requirement
Per Min Trade Size
Target
FXCM Spread
Minimum
Stop
Distance
(Points)
Trading Hours (GMT) Break Time (GMT)
    USD GBP EUR        
USOil 1 200 125 140 0.05 0.1 Sun 22.00 -
Fri 20.00
Daily from 21.15 until 22.00
UKOil 1 200 125 140 0.05 0.1 Sun 22.00 -
Fri 20.00
Daily from 22.00 until 00.00

Gold

Instrument
Name
Minimum
Trade
Size
Margin Requirement
Per Min Trade Size
Target Spread Minimum
Stop
Distance
(Points)
Trading Hours (GMT) Break Time (GMT)
    USD GBP EUR        
XAU/USD 1 4 3 3 0.5 0.1 Sun 22.00 -
Fri 20.00
Daily 21:00 until 22:00
XAG/USD 50 7.5 5 5 0.04 0.01 Sun 22.00 -
Fri 20.00
Daily 21:00 until 22:00

(Market Closed Daily between 22:00 and 23:00 GMT)

Please note that FXCM strives to provide traders with tight, competitive spreads; however, there may be instances when market conditions cause spreads to widen beyond the typical spreads displayed here. Additionally, typical spreads may not be applicable to Japanese-yen-denominated accounts or client accounts of referring brokers. Certain currency pairs may not be available for all account types. For additional information about widened spreads, click here.