u should ask your broker this figure is flexible & any broker can decide how he wants to calculate the margin (especially when it comes to hedging transactions)
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Dear All,
Can you help me find out the general formula for calculating the overall initial margin requirements for a set of long and short positions at the same time?
Assuming that,
- The same symbol is used, say EUR/USD.
- The standard lot size is, LOT=100,000.00 units.
- The leverage is, LEV=200 (i.e. 0.5%).
- For each single order - buy or sell - the margin is always calculated using this formula, M=(Size*Price)*(LOT/LEV).
Now, suppose that,What is the overall margin (M) formula to get the actual value appears on MT4 as illustrated below?
REMARK:
Under hedging, I've noticed that, the margin (M) is the average of long and short margins, i.e. M=(mB+mS)/2.
else, It should depends on zB, zS, mB and mS, i.e. M=f(zB,zS,,mB,mS).
I've emailed my broker already, but you know; the brokers are always ready when you ready to deposit, sleeping when you want to withdraw, and
DEAD when you want to know what's going on!
Thanks for your help,