What is the margin in locked positions?
In all currency pairs Margin is calculated in usd equivalent of base currency, but not as a fixed amount in usd. In general margin for locked positions of the same size is calculated as follows:lots*hedged_margin*(open_price1+open_price2) ,
where
hedged_margin — detail of each financial instrument indicated in Contract Specification;
open_price1 — first position open price (current rate of the base currency in Usd at the moment of position opening in cross rates);
open_price2 — second position open price (current rate of the base currency in Usd at the moment of position opening in cross rates);
in Gold and in CFD-s, which underlying asset are US stocks, margin is calculated in percentage of total value of locked positions. In general margin for locked positions of the same size is calculated as follows:
lots*contract_size*hedged_margin*(open_price1+open_price2) ,
where
hedged_margin — detail of each financial instrument indicated in Contract Specification];
contract_size — first lot contract size;
open_price1 — first position open price;
open_price2 — second position open price;
