MARGIN CALCULATIONS

 Forex (USD as base): Current price (always 1) * Lot * Contract size / Leverage * Margin Percentage
OR
Forex: lots * contract size / leverage * Margin percentage / 100

 Forex (USD as quote/crosses): Current price * Lot * Contract Size / Leverage * Margin Percentage

 CFD-Leverage: Lot * Contract size * Market price / Leverage * Margin percentage

OR
CFD-Leverage: lots * contract size * market price / leverage * Margin percentage / 100

 CFD: Lot * Contract size * Market price * Margin percentage * Current Margin Currency Price
OR
CFD: lots * contract size * market price * Margin percentage / 100

(1) USD – as Base Currency

Calculate the Margin: USDJPY

Current Price = 1

Lot = 0.01

Contract Size = 100,000

Leverage = 1000
Margin Percentage = 100%

Margin = Current price * Lot * Contract Size / Leverage * Margin Percentage

Margin = 1 * 0.01 * 100,000 / 1000 * 100%

Margin = 1

(2) USD – as Quote Currency

Calculate the Margin: EURUSD

Lot = 0.01

Contract Size = 100,000

Leverage = 1000

Current Price = 1.21219

Margin Percentage = 100%

Margin = Current price * Lot * Contract Size / Leverage * Margin Percentage

Margin = 1.21219 * 0.01 * 100,000 / 1000 * 100%

Margin = 1.21
 (3) FOREX CROSSES

Calculate the Margin: EURGBP

Note: For Forex Cross, the current price must refer to the base currency vs USD pair. For example, we put current
price of EURUSD to calculate the margin for EURGBP instead of using EURGBP quote

Lot = 0.01

Contract Size = 100,000

Leverage = 1000

EURUSD Current Price = 1.21219

Margin Percentage = 100%

Margin = Current price * Lot * Contract Size / Leverage * Margin Percentage

Margin = 1.21219 * 0.01 * 100,000 / 1000 * 100%

Margin = 1.21
CFD-Leverage: lots * contract size * market price / leverage * Margin percentage
(1) GOLD

Calculate the Margin: XAUUSD

Lot = 0.01

Contract Size = 100

Leverage = 1000

Current Price = 1843.86

Margin Percentage = 100%

Margin = Current price * Lot * Contract Size / Leverage * Margin Percentage

Margin = 1843.86 * 0.01 * 100 / 1000 * 100%

Margin = 1.84
 (2) SILVER

Calculate the Margin: XAGUSD

Lot = 0.01

Contract Size = 5000

Leverage = 1000

Current Price = 25.373

Margin Percentage = 200%

Margin = Current price * Lot * Contract Size / Leverage * Margin Percentage

Margin = 25.373 * 0.01 * 5000 / 1000 * 200%

Margin = 2.54
CFD: lots * contract size * market price * Margin percentage * Current Margin Currency Price

Note: Margin Currency for some indices is in its local currency. For example DE30 is in EUR, J225 is in JPY. We need
to convert it to USD. For DE30, we need to put the EURUSD current price.

(1) OIL

Calculate the Margin: XBRUSD

Lot = 0.01

Contract Size = 1000

Current Price = 55.24

Margin Percentage = 0.5%

Margin = Current price * Lot * Contract Size * Margin Percentage

Margin = 55.24 * 0.01 * 1000 * 0.5%

Margin = 2.762
 (2) DE30 INDEX

Calculate the Margin: DE40

Lot = 0.01

Contract Size = 1

Current Price = 13878.7

Margin Percentage = 1%

Current Margin Currency Price: EURUSD = 1.21249

Margin = Current price * Lot * Contract Size * Margin Percentage * Current Margin Currency Price

Margin = 13878.7 * 0.01 * 1 * 1% * 1.21249

Margin = 1.68
 (3) J225

Calculate the Margin: J225

Lot = 0.01

Contract Size = 100

Current Price = 28744.5

Margin Percentage = 1%

Current Margin Currency Price: JPYUSD = 0.0096

Margin = Current price * Lot * Contract Size * Margin Percentage * Current Margin Currency Price

Margin = 28744.5 * 0.01 * 100 * 1% * 0.0096

Margin = 2.76
 (4) BTCUSD

Calculate the Margin: BTCUSD

Lot = 0.01

Contract Size = 1

Current Price = 36882.72

Margin Percentage = 1%

Margin = Current price * Lot * Contract Size * Margin Percentage

Margin = 36882.72* 0.01 * 1 * 1%

Margin = 3.6882