Our margin requirements differ according to market, asset class and position size. You can find out the specific margin of each instrument in its Market Information Sheet on the AXAFOREX.com desktop platform.
To calculate the amount of funds required to cover the margin requirement when you open a trade, simply multiply the total notional value of your trade (quantity x price of instrument) by the margin factor.
For example, say the margin requirement for EURUSD is 0.5%. The current buy price of EURUSD is 1.300 and you wish to buy 1 standard lot (100,000).
The total value of the position is $130,000 (100,000 x 1.300). $650 would therefore be allocated from your account to open the position ($130,000 x 0.5%).
With FOREX.com platforms, you can calculate the required margin before placing a trade through the platform’s margin calculator, monitor each position’s margin requirement separately or review your account’s total margin requirement through the Margin Indicator.
Keep in mind that when you have open positions, your margin requirement for those positions will adjust to the current market pricing.