What is margin? Margin can be thought of as a good faith deposit required to maintain open positions. This is not a fee or a transaction cost, it is simply a portion of your account equity set aside and allocated as a margin deposit. Keep in mind that trading on margin can both positively and negatively affect your trading experience as both profits and losses can be dramatically amplified. You can keep track of your Used and Usable margin in the Accounts Window of the Trading Station.

SMART MARGIN WATCHER: MANAGE YOUR TRADING ACCOUNT SMARTER

FXCM is committed to increasing customer profitability. We know that our traders are right more than 50% of the time, however many traders lose more money on losing trades than they make on winning trades. FXCM believes that the Smart Margin Watcher feature, one of the newest Trading Station features, can help you stay ahead of Margin Calls and ultimately put you in a better position to trade.

The Smart Margin Watcher was designed to monitor your positions and ALERTS you if the market goes against your trades and your account equity drops below your margin requirements.

WHAT ARE FXCM MARGIN REQUIREMENTS?

By default FXCM LLC offers a maximum of approximately 50:1 leverage (or 2% margin)* on its forex trading accounts. Margin requirements (per 1K lot) at FXCM are updated once per month.

WHEN IS MARGIN UPDATED?

Margin requirements are updated each month on the last Friday to account for price fluctuations. FXCM does not anticipate more than one update a month, however extreme market movements or event risk may necessitate unscheduled intra‐month updates. Up‐to‐date margin requirements are displayed in the Simplified Dealing Rates window of the Trading Station.