Margin and Leverage
Leverage enables traders to execute orders with amounts significantly exceeding their initial deposits and to generate substantial profits, even with small investments.
Margin is the amount of money you must have in your account to open and maintain a leveraged trade. It depends on the size of your trade (i.e., the number of lots you want to trade) and the leverage specified for the instrument.
The higher the leverage you use, the smaller the margin you will need to trade!
Forex and Forex Exotic
For Forex instruments, we provide a wide range of leverages from 1:1 to 1:3000. You can change it at any time in your Personal Area. Depending on the sum of equity, FBS may automatically adjust leverage for open and reopened positions based on these limitations:
The sum of equity on a client's trading account (USD or EUR) |
Leverage |
---|---|
0–199 |
1:3000 |
200–1999 |
1:2000 |
2000–4999 |
1:1000 |
5000 – 29 999 |
1:500 |
30 000 – 149 999 |
1:200 |
150 000 or more |
1:100 |
1:50 |
|
1:25 |
|
1:10 |
|
1:5 |
|
1:1 |
The sum of equity is displayed as available funds in the Personal Area. You can check this line in the account settings to know the current sum of equity on the trading account and adjust your leverage limits accordingly.
Other instruments
For other instruments, the leverage is fixed:
Metals |
1:500 |
Indices and Energies |
1:200 |
Stocks |
1:100 |
Risk management
When using leverage, do not forget about risk management. At FBS, we protect your account from a negative balance, and our Stop Loss settings will help you minimize risks.
You can find more information about leverage in our Help Center.