StockTrak Forex Pair Margin Requirements

StockTrak Forex Pair Margin Requirements

When trading forex pairs, a portion of your cash will be restricted to cover the risk associated with that particular pair. The amount restricted is a percentage of the value of the trade.  The product of the percentage times the dollar value of the trade will then be adjusted to the currency of your account. The percentages are listed below. (Updated: August 16, 2022)

USD/CHF3.0%USD/NZD1%USD/ZAR25%USD/HUF25%
USD/JPY3.0%USD/NOK4%USD/CNH25%USD/CZK25%
USD/SEK3.0%USD/DKK25%USD/PLN25%USD/TRY25%
USD/CAD1.7%USD/RUB25%USD/HKD20%USD/SGD10%
GBP/USD3.0%GBP/CAD5%GBP/DKK28%GBP/PLN28%
GBP/CHF6.0%GBP/AUD6%GBP/RUB50%GBP/HKD20%
GBP/JPY6.0%GBP/NZD6%GBP/ZAR28%GBP/HUF5%
GBP/SEK6.0%GBP/NOK7%GBP/CNH5%GBP/CZK5%
GBP/TRY0.2%EUR/USD3%EUR/CAD5%EUR/DKK28%
EUR/GBP6.0%EUR/AUD6%EUR/RUB28%EUR/HKD20%
EUR/CHF6.0%AUD/USD3%EUR/ZAR28%EUR/HUF28%
EUR/JPY6.0%EUR/NZD6%EUR/CNH28%EUR/CZK28%
EUR/SEK6.0%EUR/NOK7%EUR/PLN28%EUR/TRY28%

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