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) 8 Sun 23.00 -
Fri 21.00
(daily from 21.15
until 21.30)
SPX500 1 120 75 80 0.8 20 Sun 23.00 -
Fri 21.00
(daily from 21.15
until 21.30)
NAS100 1 25 15 15 3 6 Sun 23.00 -
Fri 21.00
(daily from 21.15
until 21.30)
UK100 1 90 60 60 2(4) 6 Daily 8.00 - 21.00 none
GER30 1 90 60 60 2(4) 6 Daily 6.55 - 21.00 none
ITA40 1 250 160 170 15 35 Daily 8.00 - 16.40 none
ESP35 1 200 125 140 8 16 Daily 8.00 - 16.30 none
FRA40 1 60 40 40 4 8 Daily 7.00 - 21.00 none
HKG33 10 750 450 525 20 40 Daily 1.45 - 8.15 Daily 04.30-06.30
(market closes at 08.15)
JPN225 100 150 90 100 25 50 Daily 0.00 - 11:00 02.00 - 03.30; 06.10 - 07.30
(market closes at 11.00)
AUS200 1 60 40 40 4 8 22.50 - 21.00 (21.00 Fri) 05.30 - 06.10
(market closes at 21.00)

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        
US Oil 1 200 125 140 8 16 Sun 23.00 -
Fri 21.00
daily from 22.15 until 23.00

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 1 Sun 23.00 -
Fri 21.00
Daily 22:00 until 23:00
XAG/USD 50 7.5 5 5 0.05 1 Sun 23.00 -
Fri 21.00
Daily 22:00 until 23:00

(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.