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May 3, 2017
What is the formula to calculate the Margin on XM MT4 and MT5?
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...
May 3, 2017
How to calculate Required Margin of FX trading on XM MT4?
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...
February 9, 2017
Example of Forex trading calculation for EUR/USD (Margin, Profit and Loss)
Can you explain FX trading calculation for EUR/USD trading with an example?
November 19, 2016
What's the "pip value" of commodity CFDs on MT4 (MetaTrader4)? How to calculate it?
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...
November 16, 2016
Calculation of margin/leverage for Metals & Energies on MT4 (MetaTrader4)?
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...
October 4, 2016
How to calculate Spread/Trading Cost on HotForex MT4 and MT5 platforms?
Spread is the difference between “Bid” and “Ask” prices. In case your Forex broker doesn’t charge you extra trading commissions, it is basically the only main trading cost that you may want to be aware of. *Swap, overnight financing ...
September 30, 2016
How much money can I make by trading Forex and CFDs? Any examples?
There are many possibilities to happen in Forex markets and we cannot guarantee of any profits or losses. You are recommended to open a Demo account and start practicing of trading Forex, so you can see how the price moves in the mark...
September 28, 2016
How to calculate profit/loss and points/pips on MT4 (MetaTrader4) trading platform?
When you trade Forex(and also all the other financial instruments), your profits and loss depend on the direction you have bet on and the direction the market price went. For example, if you buy the minimum investment amount of USDJPY...
June 28, 2016
What's different between "Balance" and "Equity" on MT4 and MT5 platforms?
The balance illustrates your closed positions Profit/Loss while the Equity is the real time calculation of Profit/Loss i.e. it takes into account both open and closed positions. So the balance you are looking at is not the actual real...
March 16, 2016
How to calculate one point value in MT4/MT5 trading platform?
One point value can be calculated by the below formula: One Point Value = (Contract Size × (Price + One Point)) - (Contract Size × Price) One Point Value One point value in the quote currency. The pip value would be ten times...
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