ActivTrader Margin Thresholds
Below you will find the Used Margin thresholds for customers trading on the ActivTrader platform. If the used margin in the client’s accounts exceeds the thresholds set below, the respective coefficient will be applied to the leverage for each of the trading instruments, for the part of the position exceeding the threshold itself.
| Professional Clients | Coefficient | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.5 | 0.25 | |
| EUR | <150 000 | 150 000 - 300 000 | > 300 000 |
| USD | <150 000 | 150 000 - 300 000 | > 300 000 |
| CHF | <150 000 | 150 000 - 300 000 | > 300 000 |
| GBP | <130 000 | 130 000 - 260 000 | > 260 000 |
| SEK | <1 500 000 | 1 500 000 - 3 000 000 | > 3 000 000 |
Example:
A Pro client with EUR account and leverage 1:400 has Long position for 400 lots EURUSD.
Margin requirement for this position is 100 000 EUR
- 50 000 EUR for the first 200 lots with 1:400 leverage, reaching position of 200 lots triggering next tier 1:200 leverage
- 50 000 EUR for the next 100 lots with 1:200 leverage, reaching position of 300 lots triggering next tier 1:100 leverage
The next trade Buy 100 lots EURUSD will consume 150 000 EUR margin
- 50 000 EUR for the first 50 lots with leverage 1:100, reaching margin of 150 000 EUR triggering the Dynamic leverage threshold, which reduces the leverage by half to 1:50 (coefficient 0.5 applied to 1:100 leverage)
- 100 000 EUR for the next 50 lots – leverage 1:50
A client can have positions in different instruments that again bring the used margin above the thresholds specified.
A Pro client with EUR account and leverage 1:400 has Long position for 300 lots EURUSD.
Margin requirement for this position is 100 000 EUR
- 50 000 EUR for the first 200 lots with 1:400 leverage, reaching position of 200 lots triggering next tier 1:200 leverage
- 50 000 EUR for the next 100 lots with 1:200 leverage, reaching position of 300 lots triggering next tier 1:100 leverage
The next trade Buy 250 lots EURGBP will consume 100 000 EUR margin
- 50 000 EUR for the first 200 lots with leverage 1:400, reaching margin of 150 000 EUR triggering the Dynamic leverage threshold, which reduces the leverage by half to 1:200 (coefficient 0.5 applied to 1:400 leverage)
- 50 000 EUR for the next 100 lots – leverage 1:200
If a client has more than 1 account, the Used margin thresholds are reduced proportionately to the number of accounts. Thus a client with 2 accounts in EUR will have Used margin EUR threshold for each of the accounts reduced by half.
Note: ActivTrader Platform will display the exact margin requirement for each position that clients intend to open.