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What are the differences between Balance, Equity, Margin and Free Margin?

Each term indicates differently on MT4 trading platform. Please refer to the following explanations. Balance: Total amount of funds in the account after the profits and losses from all trades have been realized. Equity: Balance plu...

What are the Balance and Equity on MT4?

Balance is the account balance calculated with all closed positions. It does not include the floating loss or profit. Equity is the floating balance including the current floating loss or profit. Equity changes in response to th...

How to calculate profit/loss on Forex trading?

The method of calculating profit on Forex depends on the currency pair quote. If the base currency of the pair is USD, it is called the direct quote (e.g.USD/JPY, USD/CAD, USD/CHF). If USD is the counter currency, this is a currenc...

How is margin requirement per order calculated on MT4 for FX and Metals?

For the currency pairs, where USD is the base currency (e.g. USDCHF), the margin is calculated the following way: Margin = Contract size/Leverage where Contract size = 100 000 USD × order size For the currency pairs, where USD is no...

How is the price/value of one point calculated?

For the currency pairs, where USD stands second (EURUSD), the price of one point is calculated the following way: 1 point = order volume × min change of the exchange rate(0.0001). For the currency pairs, where USD stands first (USDCHF)...

How to calculate Profit/Loss and Margin Level on MT4 platform?

You can calculate profits or losses on your position by using the following formulas: For Buy Positions: Profit/Loss = Position Volume × (Close Price - Open Price) For Sell Positions: Profit/Loss = Position Volume × (Close Price - Op...

What is pips on MT4/MT5 trading platforms?

Pip is the minimum quotation change. Pip is 0.0001 or 0.00001 for majority of the trading instruments with four or five digits after the point (for pairs with JPY - with two or three digits after the point) while in trading terminals...

FXTM

What will my profit be if I invested $100, if a strategy manager's all time profit increases from 200% to 300% in one day?

If you invested your $100 on this Manager from day 1, and the Manager’s overall profit was at 200% then your initial investment would have grown to $300. If your Manager’s overall profit grew from yesterday’s 200% to today’s 300%, the...

FXTM

What are the proportion of trades & profits to Strategy Manager on FXTM Invest?

Each time your Strategy Manager opens a trade, you open a position at the same time with the same price based on you and your Strategy Manager’s equity. The formula is: Ratio = Investor Equity/ Strategy Manager Equity E...

FXTM

How to calculate Equity and Fee Margin on MT4 platform?

Equity and Free Margin can be calculated with the following formula. Equity Calculation Equity = Balance + Credit + Profit/loss + Swap + Commission Free Margin Calculation Free Margin = Equity – Used Margin You can use a c...

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