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Account Options
Margin Requirements
FXCM offers clients a large selection of margin settings and traders have the ability to select the degree of leverage or gearing they wish to utilise. The default margin setting provides approximately 100:1 leverage (on standard accounts), while at the lowest level of margin available clients may elect to leverage their account equity by a factor of 200.*
Unless otherwise requested, FXCM will set all accounts up on the default margin requirement based on account size.
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Account Type |
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Default Margin Level |
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Lowest Available Margin Level |
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EUR/GBP/USD Mini |
€50/Lot, £50/Lot or $50/Lot
(approximately .5%) |
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€50/Lot,
£50/Lot
or $50/Lot |
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100K |
$1,000/Lot
(approximately 1%) |
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$500/Lot |
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Not available for accounts over €100,000, £100,000 or $100,000. |
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Not available for accounts over $250,000. |
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How to Go About Changing Your Margin Requirement
You can apply to change your margin requirement, which will be applied to your account based on account equity. To increase or decrease your margin requirement, please visit our forms page and download the "Margin Change Request Form."
FXCM Margin Watcher System
FXCM guarantees limited risk. If the equity in your account drops below the margin required maintaining your open positions, FXCM may close all open positions. This protects the trader from losing more than the existing funds in the trading account.
NOTICE TO TRADERS: Be advised that the margin requirement is variable and may be changed at any time at the sole discretion of the Trading Desk, based on account equity, simultaneous open positions, and market volatility.
FXCM always recommends the use of stop-loss orders for risk management. The margin requirement should not be used as a substitute for a risk management system. Using a low margin requirement increases the amount of leverage, which allows the trader to place larger positions with the same amount of capital. However, no one can guarantee profits or freedom from loss.
*Leverage is a double-edged sword. Without proper risk management, this high degree of leverage can lead to large losses as well as gains.
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