Question: How can I calculate the require margin in the USD base currency?
You can calculate the required margin by dividing the size of your position by 200 (which is the default leverage) or multiply by the percentage margin 0.5%.
Then transform the amount in US dollars based on current market exchange rates.
For example
- 1.0 Standard lot sell/buy EURUSD as 1.2450 requires $622.5 margin
Equation
((1lot * 100,000) * 1.2450) / 200 = 622.50
- 0.5 Standard lot sell/buy AUDJPY at 100.55 with current AUDUSD bid rate 0.8490, requires $212.25 margin
Equation
((0.5 lot * 100,000) * 0.8490) / 200 = 121.25