What is Forex?

The foreign exchange is the largest market in the world in terms of trading volume, with an average of more than $5 trillion currencies traded daily. The Forex market allows investors to trade currency pairs 24 hours a day, 5 days a week and to manage market exposure with the use of leverage.
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Forex Major pairs Contract Specifications

				Swap values in points		Trading Hours
Symbol	Description	Typical Spread in pips	Leverage (up to)	Short	Long	Monday Open	Friday Close	Break
CADCHF	Canadian Dollar/Swiss Franc	1.9	1:30	-4.1	-0.2	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
CADJPY	Canadian Dollar/Japanese Yen	1.9	1:30	-3.3	-1.4	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
CHFJPY	Swiss Franc/Japanese Yen	2.6	1:30	-1.3	-5.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
EURCAD	Euro/Canadian Dollar	2.1	1:30	-0.4	-7.5	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
EURCHF	Euro/Swiss Franc	1.7	1:30	-3.9	-2.2	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
EURGBP	Euro/Great Britain Pound	1.5	1:30	-1.0	-4.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
EURJPY	Euro/Japanese Yen	1.5	1:30	-1.8	-4.2	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
EURUSD	Euro/US Dollar	1.2	1:30	-0.7	-6.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
GBPCAD	Great Britain Pound/Canadian Dollar	4.1	1:30	-4.0	-5.5	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
GBPCHF	Great Britain Pound/Swiss Franc	2.5	1:30	-5.5	-1.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
GBPJPY	Great Britain Pound/Japanese Yen	2.8	1:30	-4.5	-3.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
GBPUSD	Great Britain Pound/US Dollar	1.8	1:30	-3.0	-4.5	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
USDCAD	US Dollar/Canadian Dollar	1.8	1:30	-3.5	-2.5	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
USDCHF	US Dollar/Swiss Franc	1.8	1:30	-5.0	-0.5	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
USDJPY	US Dollar/Japanese Yen	1.7	1:30	-4.5	-1.5	0:00:00	23:59:59	-

Forex Minor pairs Contract Specifications

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				Swap values in points		Trading Hours
Symbol	Description	Typical Spread in pips	Leverage (up to)	Short	Long	Monday Open	Friday Close	Break
AUDCAD	Australian Dollar/Canadian Dollar	2.9	1:20	-3.4	-2.7	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
AUDCHF	Australian Dollar/Swiss Franc	3.8	1:20	-4.5	0.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
AUDJPY	Australian Dollar/Japanese Yen	2.1	1:20	-3.7	-1.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
AUDNZD	Australian Dollar/New Zealand Dollar	3.4	1:20	-3.0	-4.3	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
AUDUSD	Australian Dollar/US Dollar	1.5	1:20	-2.5	-2.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
EURAUD	Euro/Australian Dollar	3.6	1:20	-1.0	-8.9	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
EURHUF	Euro/Forint	38.6	1:20	-4.3	-32.5	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
EURNOK	Euro/Norwegian Krone	33.7	1:20	-34.9	-34.8	4:00:00	23:59:59	Daily 23:59:59 - 04:00:00
EURNZD	Euro/New Zealand Dollar	6.1	1:20	-0.6	-6.1	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
EURPLN	Euro/Polish Zloty	23.9	1:20	-21.9	-30.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
EURZAR	Euro/South African Rand	75.0	1:20	137.5	-275.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
GBPAUD	Great Britain Pound/Australian Dollar	4.1	1:20	-3.7	-7.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
GBPNZD	Great Britain Pound vs Zealand Dollar	4.8	1:20	-5.7	-8.7	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
GBPZAR	Great Britain Pound/South African Rand	131.2	1:20	35.0	-310.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
NZDCAD	New Zealand Dollar/Canadian Dollar	4.6	1:20	-3.8	-2.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
NZDCHF	New Zealand Dollar/ Swiss Franc	3.5	1:20	-5.0	0.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
NZDJPY	New Zealand Dollar/Japanese Yen	1.5	1:20	-4.5	-0.7	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
NZDUSD	New Zealand Dollar/US Dollar	1.9	1:20	-2.7	-1.5	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
USDCNH	US Dollar/Chinese Renminbi	9.7	1:20	-13.0	-33.1	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
USDCZK	US Dollar/Czech Koruna	17.5	1:20	-75.0	-50.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
USDDKK	US Dollar/Danish Krone	13.0	1:20	-46.3	-29.7	4:00:00	23:59:59	Daily 23:59:59 - 04:00:00
USDHKD	US Dollar/Hong Kong Dollar	6.0	1:20	-12.6	-37.5	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
USDHUF	US Dollar/Hungarian Forint	26.8	1:20	-11.5	-15.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
USDMXN	US Dollar/Mexican Peso	53.0	1:20	20.0	-405.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
USDNOK	US Dollar/Norwegian Krone	28.2	1:20	-33.1	-40.0	4:00:00	23:59:59	Daily 23:59:59 - 04:00:00
USDPLN	US Dollar/Polish Zloty	27.0	1:20	-25.0	-21.5	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
USDRUB	US Dollar/Russian Ruble	850.9	1:20	0.0	-300.0	10:00:00	17:54:59	Daily 17:54:59 - 10:00:00
USDSEK	US Dollar/Swedish Krona	21.4	1:20	-50.0	-43.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
USDSGD	US Dollar/Singapore Dollar	4.9	1:20	-8.4	-7.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
USDTRY	US Dollar/Turkish lira	61.0	1:20	40.0	-270.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
USDZAR	US Dollar/South African Rand	70.4	1:20	20.0	-280.0	0:00:00	23:59:59	-
ZARJPY	South African Rand/Japanese Yen	3.7	1:20	-32.7	-0.5	0:00:00	23:59:59	-

Important

Refer to the Rollover Policy for more details regarding the Swap values calculation methodology.
Server Times: Winter: GMT+2 and Summer: GMT+3 (DST) (last Sunday of March and ends last Sunday of October).
During the time period from 23:55 to 00:05 server time increased spreads and decreased liquidity can take place due to daily bank rollover. In case of inadequate liquidity/spreads during bank rollover, widened spreads and excessive slippage may occur. Therefore orders may not be executed during these times.

Calculating Forex Margin Requirements - Example

Account base currency: USD
Position: Open 10 lots BUY EURUSD at 1.21745
1 Lot size: 100,000 units
Leverage limit: 1:30

Notional value is: 10 * 100,000 * 1.21745 = 1,217,450 USD
Margin required is: 1,217,450 USD / 30 = 40,581.67 USD

What is Forex?

Forex Major pairs Contract Specifications

Forex Minor pairs Contract Specifications

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Calculating Forex Margin Requirements - Example

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