Trade Responsibly. Trade Responsibly.CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 84.60% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Margin Calculator

How to use the margin calculator

The FxPro Margin Calculator works out exactly how much margin is required in order to guarantee a position that you would like to open. This helps you determine whether you should reduce the lot size you are trading, or adjust the leverage you are using, taking into account your account balance. Select your trading instrument, your trade size, leverage and account currency, and click ‘Calculate’. Our Margin Calculator will do the rest.

Forex margin calculation formula and examples

Example:

Trading 3 lots of EUR/USD using 1:200 leverage with an account denominated in USD.

Trade size:
300,000
Account currency exchange rate:
1.13798
Required Margin: 300,000 / 200 * 1.13798 = $1706.97

For forex, the margin calculation works as follows:

Required Margin = Trade Size / Leverage * account currency exchange rate (if different from the base currency of the pair traded)
Example:

Trading 1 lot (100 Oz) of GOLD using 1:200 leverage with an account denominated in USD.

Trade size:
100 Oz
Market price
1235.90
Required Margin: 100 / 200 * 1235.90 = $617.95

For metals, the margin calculation works as follows:

Required Margin = Trade Size (0z) / Leverage * Market Price
Please note that dynamic leverage applies on the FxPro MT4, MT5 and cTrader platforms. For more information, please visit: https://www.fxpro.com/leverage-information
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