View Margins for Different Account Types & Markets:
FX Products
| Currency Pair | MMR | Currency Pair | MMR | Currency Pair | MMR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD/CAD | 0.5% | AUD/CHF | 1% | AUD/CNH | 1% |
| AUD/JPY | 0.5% | AUD/NOK | 1% | AUD/NZD | 1% |
| AUD/PLN | 5% | AUD/SGD | 5% | AUD/USD | 0.5% |
| CAD/CHF | 1% | CAD/JPY | 0.5% | CAD/NOK | 1% |
| CAD/PLN | 5% | CHF/HUF | 5% | CHF/JPY | 1% |
| CHF/NOK | 1% | CHF/PLN | 5% | CNH/JPY | 1% |
| EUR/AUD | 0.5% | EUR/CAD | 0.5% | EUR/CHF | 1% |
| EUR/CNH | 1% | EUR/CZK | 10% | EUR/DKK | 10% |
| EUR/GBP | 0.5% | EUR/HKD** | 20% | EUR/HUF | 5% |
| EUR/JPY | 0.5% | EUR/MXN | 1% | EUR/NOK | 1% |
| EUR/NZD | 1% | EUR/PLN | 5% | EUR/RON | 20% |
| EUR/RUB | 20% | EUR/SEK | 1% | EUR/SGD | 5% |
| EUR/TRY | 10% | EUR/USD | 0.5% | EUR/ZAR | 5% |
| GBP/AUD | 0.5% | GBP/CAD | 0.5% | GBP/CHF | 1% |
| GBP/DKK | 10% | GBP/HKD** | 15% | GBP/JPY | 0.5% |
| GBP/MXN | 1% | GBP/NOK | 1% | GBP/NZD | 1% |
| GBP/PLN | 5% | GBP/SEK | 1% | GBP/SGD | 5% |
| GBP/USD | 0.5% | GBP/ZAR | 5% | HKD/JPY** | 15% |
| NOK/DKK | 10% | NOK/JPY | 1% | NOK/SEK | 1% |
| NZD/CAD | 1% | NZD/CHF | 1% | NZD/JPY | 1% |
| NZD/USD | 0.5% | SGD/HKD** | 15% | SGD/JPY | 5% |
| TRY/JPY | 10% | USD/CAD | 0.5% | USD/CHF | 0.5% |
| USD/CNH | 1% | USD/CZK | 10% | USD/DKK | 10% |
| USD/HUF | 5% | USD/ILS | 20% | USD/JPY | 0.5% |
| USD/MXN | 1% | USD/NOK | 1% | USD/PLN | 5% |
| USD/RON | 20% | USD/RUB | 20% | USD/SEK | 1% |
| USD/SGD | 5% | USD/THB | 20% | USD/TRY | 10% |
| USD/HKD** | 15% | USD/ZAR | 5% | ZAR/JPY | 5% |
Commodities
| Market Name | MMR | Market Name | MMR | Market Name | MMR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas Oil |
1% | Heating Oil |
3% | Soybean Meal |
3% |
| Live Cattle | 1% | Lean Hogs |
3% | Soybean Oil |
3% |
| London No 7 Cocoa | 1% | London Wheat |
3% | Sugar No. 11 | 3% |
| UK Crude Oil |
1% | Lumber |
3% | Sugar No. 5 |
3% |
| US Crude Oil |
1% | Natural Gas |
3% | Wheat |
3% |
| Coffee C |
3% | Oats | 3% | Gas RBOB |
3% |
| Corn | 3% | Orange Juice |
3% | N.Y. Cocoa |
3% |
| Cotton No 2 |
3% | Robusta Coffee |
3% | Carbon Emissions (EUA) |
10% |
| Feeder Cattle | 3% | Soybean | 3% | TTF Nat Gas |
20% |
Indices
| Market Name | MMR | Market Name | MMR | Market Name | MMR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany 40 Tages |
0.25% | Australia 200 (OPTIONS) |
0.5% | Switzerland 20 |
1% |
| Australia 200 |
0.5% | EUR/USD WEEK 1 |
0.5% |
US Dollar Index |
1% |
| EU Stocks 50 |
0.5% |
EUR/USD WEEK 2 |
0.5% |
Singapore Index |
1% |
| France 40 |
0.5% |
EUR/USD WEEK 3 |
0.5% |
Netherlands 25 |
1% |
| Germany 40 |
0.5% |
EUR/USD WEEK 4 |
0.5% | US Small Cap 2000 |
1% |
| Japan 225 |
0.5% |
Wall Street Tages |
0.5% | China A50 |
1% |
| UK 100 |
0.5% |
Hong Kong 50 |
1% | India 50 |
1% |
| US SP 500 |
0.5% |
Italy 40 |
1% | Volatility Index |
10% |
| US Tech 100 |
0.5% |
Poland 20 |
1% | ||
| Wall Street |
0.5% |
Spain 35 |
Metals
| Market Name | MMR | Market Name | MMR | Market Name | MMR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 0.5% | Platinum |
1% | XPD/USD | 5% |
| XAU/USD | 0.5% | Silver |
1% | XPT/USD |
5% |
| Copper | 1% | XAG/USD |
1% | ||
| Palladium |
1% |
Iron Ore | 2% |
**MMR on MetaTrader could be higher. The larger the trade size, the higher the risk level associated with the trade. Therefore, we may increase our margin requirements for larger size trades or any additional trades in that instrument. To do this, FOREX.com increases the size of the margin requirement at specific quantity levels, known as step margin levels. You can view a market’s step margin levels in its Market Information Sheet within the FOREX.com desktop platform.
Step margins are not present in MetaTrader platforms.
Hedging margin on FOREX.com’s proprietary platforms is set to the ‘largest leg,’ whereby only the margin for the larger portion of the hedge trade will be applied, and not for the shorter leg.
If at any point, the equity available drops below 100% of the margin required you will be subject to auto liquidation of the position incurring the largest loss. The liquidation process for FOREX.com proprietary platforms is as follows: the net aggregated open position with the greatest unrealized loss is closed first, followed by the next largest losing net position and so on, until the maintenance margin requirement is satisfied or exceeded. Depending on the size and unrealized P&L of the open positions, all open positions may be liquidated in order to meet the margin requirement.
The liquidation process for the MT4 and MT5 platforms is slightly different in that the system identifies the largest losing position and begins liquidating individual trades until your margin requirement is satisfied or exceeded. Depending on the size and unrealized P&L of the open positions, all open positions may be liquidated in order to meet the margin requirement.
You can also setup alerts so you are notified by e-mail when the available margin in your account falls below 120% of the margin requirement. Please note that this notification is for your convenience and should not be relied on to protect your account.
While our 100% margin requirement and real-time margin system is designed to limit your trading losses and help ensure that total losses never exceed your total account balance, you do risk incurring losses greater than your account balance, especially during periods of extreme market volatility. For this reason, we strongly encourage you to manage your use of leverage carefully. Increasing leverage increases risk.
Margin requirements are subject to change without notice, at the sole discretion of FOREX.com.