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Instrument Margin Req. Per Lot Lot Size Approximate
Tick Value Spread Trading Hours (GMT)
Currencies
EUR/USD $25 10,000 Euros .0001 = $1 2 24 hours
USD/JPY $25 10,000 USD .01 = $1 2 24 hours
USD/CHF $25 10,000 USD .0001 = $085 3 24 hours
GBP/USD $25 10,000 GBP .0001 = $1 3 24 hours
USD/CAD $25 10,000 USD .0001 = $0.85 4 24 hours
EUR/JPY $25 10,000 Euros .01 = $0.80 3 24 hours
EUR/GBP $25 10,000 Euros .0001 = $1.60 3 24 hours
EUR/CHF $25 10,000 Euros .0001 = $0.70 4 24 hours
GBP/JPY $25 10,000 GBP .01 = $0.80 8 24 hours
GBP/CHF $25 10,000 GBP .0001 = $0.70 8 24 hours
CHF/JPY $25 10,000 CHF .01 = $0.80 4 24 hours
AUD/USD $25 10,000 AUD .0001 = $1 4 24 hours
NZD/USD $25 10,000 NZD .0001 = $1 4 24 hours
AUD/CAD $25 10,000 AUD .001 = $0.90 4 24 hours
EUR/CAD $25 10,000 Euros .0001 = $0.60 7 24 hours
EUR/AUD $25 10,000 Euros .0001 = $0.70 6 24 hours
AUD/JPY $25 10,000 AUD .0001 = $0.90 4 24 hours

Stock Market Indices
S&P 500 $50 $10 x price 1.00 = $10 0.50 Sunday 11:00PM - Friday 9:00PM (Closed 10:30PM - 11:00PM daily)
NASDAQ 100 $50
$10 x price 1.00 = $10 1.00 Sunday 11:00PM - Friday 9:00PM (Closed 10:30PM - 11:00PM daily)
Dow Jones Ind. $50 $1 x price 1 = $1 5 Sunday 11:00PM - Friday 9:00PM (Closed 10:30PM - 11:00PM daily)
Nikkei 225 $50 $1 x price 1 = $1 5 12:45AM - 3:15AM &
4:15AM - 7:25AM
DAX30 $50 $1 x price 1 = $1 4 7:00AM - 9:00PM
CAC40 $50 $1 x price 1 = $1 4 7:00AM - 9:00PM
FTSE100 $50 $1 x price 1 = $1 4 8:00AM - 9:00PM

Commodities
Gold (XAU) $50 $10 x price 0.1 = $1 75 24 hours
Silver (XAG) $50 $1,000 x price 0.001 = $1 30 24 hours
Copper $50 $100 x price 0.01 = $1 25 Sunday 11:00PM - Friday 9:00PM (Closed 10:15PM - 11:00PM daily)
Crude Oil $50 $100 x price 0.01 = $1 5 Sunday 11:00PM - Friday 9:00PM (Closed 10:15PM - 11:00PM daily)
Natural Gas $50 $1,000 x price 0.001 = $1 25 Sunday 11:00PM - Friday 9:00PM (Closed 10:15PM - 11:00PM daily)



MetaTrader 4
MetaTrader offers a 100,000 currency unit lot size. Smaller lot sizes can be traded by using fractional lots (e.g., trading 0.1 lots). Stock Market Indices, Gold, Silver, and Crude Oil are of equal contract size to e-mini contracts on the futures exchanges.

Instrument Margin Req. Per Lot Lot Size Approximate
Tick Value Spread Trading Hours (GMT)
Currencies
EUR/USD $250 10,000 Euros .0001 = $1 2 24 hours
USD/JPY $250 10,000 USD .01 = $1 2 24 hours
USD/CHF $250 10,000 USD .0001 = $085 3 24 hours
GBP/USD $250 10,000 GBP .0001 = $1 3 24 hours
USD/CAD $250 10,000 USD .0001 = $0.85 4 24 hours
EUR/JPY $250 10,000 Euros .01 = $0.80 3 24 hours
EUR/GBP $250 10,000 Euros .0001 = $1.60 3 24 hours
EUR/CHF $250 10,000 Euros .0001 = $0.70 4 24 hours
GBP/JPY $250 10,000 GBP .01 = $8 8 24 hours
GBP/CHF $250 10,000 GBP .0001 = $7 8 24 hours
CHF/JPY $250 10,000 CHF .01 = $8 4 24 hours
AUD/USD $250 10,000 AUD .0001 = $10 4 24 hours
NZD/USD $250 10,000 NZD .0001 = $10 4 24 hours
USD/ZAR $250 10,000 USD .001 = $10 100 24 hours
EUR/CAD $250 10,000 Euros .0001 = $6 7 24 hours
EUR/AUD $250 10,000 Euros .0001 = $7 6 24 hours
USD/MXN $250 10,000 USD .0001 = $10 100 24 hours

Stock Market Indices
S&P 500 $250 $50 x price 1.00 = $50 0.50 Sunday 11:00PM - Friday 9:00PM
(Closed 10:30PM - 11:00PM daily)
NASDAQ 100 $250
$20 x price 1.00 = $20 1.00 Sunday 11:00PM - Friday 9:00PM
(Closed 10:30PM - 11:00PM daily)
Dow Jones Ind. $250 $5 x price 1 = $5 5 Sunday 11:00PM - Friday 9:00PM (Closed 10:30PM - 11:00PM daily)
Nikkei 225 $250 $5 x price 1 = $5 5 12:45AM - 3:15AM &
4:15AM - 7:25AM
DAX30 $250 $5 x price 0.1 = $0.50 4 7:00AM - 9:00PM
CAC40 $250 $5 x price 0.1 = $0.50 4 7:00AM - 9:00PM
FTSE100 $250 $5 x price 0.1 = $0.50 4 8:00AM - 9:00PM

Commodities
Gold (XAU) $250 $50 x price 0.1 = $5 75 24 hours
Silver (XAG) $250 $5,000 x price 0.001 = $5 30 24 hours
Copper $250 $500 x price 0.01 = $5 25 Sunday 11:00PM - Friday 9:00PM
(Closed 10:15PM - 11:00PM daily)
Crude Oil $250 $500 x price 0.01 = $5 5 Sunday 11:00PM - Friday 9:00PM
(Closed 10:15PM - 11:00PM daily)
Natural Gas $250 $5,000 x price 0.001 = $5 25 Sunday 11:00PM - Friday 9:00PM
(Closed 10:15PM - 11:00PM daily)