Dear traders,
We constantly improve our trading conditions and make every effort to ensure that your trading is as comfortable and effective as possible. Once again, we are here to provide you with some of the best trading conditions in the industry. Traders on Fixed and Standard accounts with equity up to $10 000 now have access to 1:1000 leverage. On ECN accounts, 1:200 leverage is available with equity up to $100 000. Thus, AMarkets clients will be among the first to appreciate all the benefits of trading using high leverage.
What are the benefits for traders?
- Greater trading opportunities
Traders can maintain or increase current trading volumes without the need for additional investments, which allows them to unleash their full potential even with limited cash on hand.
- Trading flexibility
Higher leverage means lower margin requirements. You will have more free funds on your account, so you’ll be able to open more trades and make more profit.
- Increased level of account security in the event of a drawdown
With lower margin requirements, fewer funds are required to maintain open positions.
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Old leverage system |
New leverage system |
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For Standard and Fixed accounts |
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Up to 1:1000 (equity under $5000) |
Up to 1:1000 (equity under $10 000) |
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Up to 1:500 (equity from $5000 to $20 000) |
Up to 1:500 (equity from $10 000 to $50 000) |
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Up to 1:200 (equity from $20 000 to $50 000) |
Up to 1:200 (equity from $50 000 to $100 000) |
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Up to 1:100 (equity from $50 000 to $100 000) |
Up to 1:100 (equity from $100 000 to $1 000 000) |
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Up to 1:50 (equity over $100 000) |
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For ECN accounts |
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Up to 1:200 (equity under $50 000) Up to 1:100 (equity from $50 000 to $100 000) Up to 1:50 (equity over $100 000) |
Up to 1:200 (equity under $100 000) Up to 1:100 (equity from $100 000 to $1 000 000) |
What is equity and how to calculate it?
Equity is how much funds you have in your account at a particular point in time. Current equity is displayed in the MetaTrader 4 trading terminal in the “Trade” tab and is calculated by the formula: Equity = Balance Floating profit (loss).
If earlier with $5000 equity, you had access to 1:500 leverage, now it has been increased to 1:1000. It means that the margin for each trading transaction has become lower. Let’s take an example:
To trade 1 lot of USD/JPY with 1:500 leverage, you will need a margin of $200 ($100 000 / 500);
To open the same trade with a leverage of 1:1000, you will need two times less margin – $100 ($100 000 / 1000).
You can send a request to change your leverage ratio in your Personal account area.