Used Margin shows the amount of equity in an account that is used by the currently open positions. In the case where used margin is equal to equity, this indicates maximum leverage usage in the account. Used Margin = Net Exposure /...

One pip is the value of the number which is four places after the decimal point. On the other hand, one tick is the minimum number of pips that a currency pair moves. The phrases, Pip and Tick are often used within reports/news pro...

For hedged positions, cTrader calculates margin based on the trade direction with the highest volume and margin required. For example, the total margin required for Sell positions exceeds the total margin required for Buy positions, c...

What is Swap - Overnight Financing (Charges)? Swap can be credited and debited Swap Point Calculation of Forex currency pairs An Example of Swap Points (Charges) of Forex currency pairs Another way of Swap Points (Charges) calcul...

Swap calculation is a bit complicated than the profit/loss and margin calculation. Swaps(overnight charges) can be calculated with the following formula. Swap = (One Point / Exchange Rate) * Trading Volume(Lot) * Swap Rate For a bet...

The formula to calculate "Margin" is the same for all financial instruments on XM MT4 and MT5. You may calculate required margin for a trading position by using the following formula. Required Margin = Trading Volume / Account Levera...

The calculation formula for "Margin" of FX and CFD trading is as below. Required Margin = Trade Size / Leverage * Account Currency Exchange Rate Here is an example of using the above formula for calculating the Margin. Volume in L...

Can you explain FX trading calculation for EUR/USD trading with an example?

It is not so common to measure the price movement of CFDs with pips, but normally Forex brokers measures them with "Ticks". "Tick" is simply the smallest value the price can change in the market, and there are tick sizes for all CFD s...

On HotForex MT4, you will be required fixed margins for all energy CFDs. No matter high leverage you have set for your trading account, the margin requirements for energy CFDs are as follows: Natural Gas(NGAS)USD50/EUR45 per lot...