The Rules And Requirements
At Dollars Club, you can select the level of leverage that suits you. Margin and leverage levels are dynamic and react to the level of equity in your account, holidays, weekends and economic news, so it’s important to understand how they work.
Find the answers to the most frequently asked margin and leverage questions in our FAQs section at the bottom of the page.
The Relationship Between Margin, Leverage And Equity
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Equity, USD
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Maximum Available Leverage
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Fixed Margin Requirement
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1:2000
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1:1000
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1:200
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0 - 999
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1:Unlimited
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0.05
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0.1
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0.5
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0 – 4 999
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1:2000
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0.05
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0.1
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0.5
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5 000 – 14 999
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1:1000
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0.05
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0.1
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0.5
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15 000 – 29 999
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1:600
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0.05
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0.1
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0.5
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30 000 – 59 999
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1:400
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0.05
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0.1
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0.5
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60 000 – 199 999
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1:200
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0.05
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0.1
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0.5
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200 000 or more
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1:100
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0.05
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0.1
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0.5
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Economic News, Weekends And Holidays
In order to minimize your exposure to risk, margin requirements and leverage may change before the release of key economic news announcements, important holidays, and over the weekend.
News
From 15 minutes before the the publication of high-level economic news until 5 minutes after, margin requirements for new positions opened on affected instruments are calculated with a maximum leverage of 1:200.
Weekends
Margin requirements for the opening of new positions will be calculated with a maximum leverage of 1:200 from Friday at 19:00 GMT (three hours before the forex market closes) to Sunday at 23:00 GMT (two hours after the market opens).
Holidays
Along with weekends, a number of important holidays may also be subject to increased margin requirements. Before any adjustments to your leverage are made, we will publish an update in the Dollars Club News section.
Want to see some examples of increased margin requirements in action? Click here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are our most frequently asked questions about margin requirements and leverage rules. It’s so important that you understand these rules, so please take the time to read through this info-rich section.
Our Standard, Raw Spread, Pro, Zero and Standard Cent accounts are affected. The margin requirement rule is applied to both real and demo accounts.
Within two hours after market opening (by Sunday 23:00 GMT), the margin on positions opened during the period of increased margin requirements is recalculated based on the amount of funds in the account and the leverage chosen by the client.
Closing a hedged order during the period of increased margin requirements will result in an unhedged position which is treated as a newly opened position. Thus, margin for this position is calculated based on the increased margin requirements and is distributed proportionally between the open transactions that involve the hedged financial instrument.
Margin requirements for the opening of new positions will be calculated on a maximum leverage of 1:200 from Friday at 19:00 GMT (three hours before the forex market closes) to Sunday at 23:00 GMT (two hours after the market opens).
When high impact news is released, it can cause significant market volatility and price gaps. As we all know, using high leverage in a highly volatile market is risky as sudden market movements can result in the loss of capital. That’s why we cap leverage at 1:200 during news releases and all newly opened positions on instruments impacted by a release will be subject to increased margin requirements.
In cases when these intervals of increased margin requirements for different news releases are less than 15 minutes apart, these periods may be merged into one long period for the instruments involved. You’ll receive an email from us giving you full details of changes to margin requirements on your trading platform.
When the specified period has passed, the margin on positions opened during the period is recalculated based on the amount of funds in the account and the selected leverage value.
The increased margin rule applies to all trading over the weekend period. All instruments during this period are subject to a maximum leverage of 1:200 (except for exotic currency pairs, cryptocurrencies, energies, stocks, indices, as well as palladium and platinum, for which margin requirements are fixed). Holidays are slightly different as only certain instruments and markets may be affected by this rule.
The maximum leverage available for all account types in Meta Trader 5 is 1:2000.