Spreads and specifications

Find out everything you need about your chosen trading instruments, from spreads and trading times to minimum trade sizes and margin requirements. If you need a hand, feel free to call one of our customer service agents who will be happy to assist you. 

⚠ Please note that, for clients of London Capital Group (Cyprus) Limited, the default leverage offered during the account opening process is set at 1:50. The maximum leverage offered to any client depends on their level of experience in trading CFDs. This is assessed during the registration process.
CFD trading is high risk and may not be suitable for everyone. Losses can exceed your deposits.

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Majors
Market Min Spread Ave spread Min trade size Pip position Value of 1 pip/lot Guaranteed Stop charge Max Leverage* Margin Group
AUDUSD 1 1.6 0.01 Lot 0.0001 USD 10 3 1:500 Major
EURCHF 1.2 2.4 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CHF 10 N/A 1:200 Minor
EURGBP 0.8 1.5 0.01 Lot 0.0001 GBP 10 3 1:500 Major
EURJPY 1.2 2 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 3 1:500 Major
EURUSD 1 1.45 0.01 Lot 0.0001 USD 10 3 1:500 Major
GBPJPY 1.6 2.7 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 4 1:500 Major
GBPUSD 1 1.7 0.01 Lot 0.0001 USD 10 3 1:500 Major
USDCAD 1.2 1.9 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CAD 10 3 1:500 Major
USDCHF 1.1 1.9 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CHF 10 N/A 1:200 Minor
USDJPY 1 1.5 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 3 1:500 Major
Minors
Market Min Spread Ave spread Min trade size Pip position Value of 1 pip/lot Guaranteed Stop charge Max Leverage* Margin Group
CADCHF 3.1 4 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CHF 10 N/A 1:200 Minor
CADJPY 3 4 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 4 1:200 Minor
CHFJPY 2.5 3.5 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 4 1:50 Exotic
EURCAD 4 5 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CAD 10 3 1:200 Minor
GBPCAD 5.7 7.5 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CAD 10 5 1:200 Minor
GBPCHF 2.7 4 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CHF 10 N/A 1:200 Minor
Australasian
Market Min Spread Ave spread Min trade size Pip position Value of 1 pip/lot Guaranteed Stop charge Max Leverage* Margin Group
AUDCAD 2.7 3.7 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CAD 10 4 1:200 Minor
AUDCHF 2.8 3.5 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CHF10 N/A 1:200 Minor
AUDNZD 4.1 5 0.01 Lot 0.0001 NZD 10 5 1:200 Minor
AUDJPY 3.4 4 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 3 1:200 Minor
AUDSGD 5 7 0.01 Lot 0.0001 SGD 10 5 1:50 Exotic
CHFSGD 10 12 0.01 Lot 0.0001 SGD 10 N/A 1:50 Exotic
EURAUD 3.6 4.5 0.01 Lot 0.0001 AUD 10 5 1:200 Minor
EURNZD 6 7.5 0.01 Lot 0.0001 NZD 10 7 1:200 Minor
EURSGD 6 12 0.01 Lot 0.0001 SGD 10 8 1:50 Exotic
GBPAUD 4.2 5.5 0.01 Lot 0.0001 AUD 10 5 1:200 Minor
GBPNZD 7.4 9.5 0.01 Lot 0.0001 NZD 10 15 1:200 Minor
NZDCAD 4 5 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CAD 10 4 1:200 Minor
NZDCHF 4.9 6 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 3 1:200 Minor
NZDJPY 4 5 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 3 1:200 Minor
NZDUSD 1.6 2 0.01 Lot 0.0001 USD 10 3 1:500 Major
SGDJPY 4 8 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 5 1:50 Exotic
USDSGD 6 10 0.01 Lot 0.0001 SGD 10 8 1:50 Exotic
Scandinavian
Market Min Spread Ave spread Min trade size Pip position Value of 1 pip/lot Guaranteed Stop charge Max Leverage* Margin Group
CHFNOK 42 78 0.01 lot 0.0001 NOK 10 N/A 1:50 Exotic
CHFSEK 45 85 0.01 lot 0.0001 SEK 10 N/A 1:50 Exotic
EURNOK 40 60 0.01 lot 0.0001 NOK 10 50 1:50 Exotic
EURSEK 60 70 0.01 lot 0.0001 SEK 10 60 1:50 Exotic
GBPNOK 60 80 0.01 lot 0.0001 NOK 10 80 1:50 Exotic
GBPSEK 60 95 0.01 lot 0.0001 SEK 10 80 1:50 Exotic
NOKSEK 8 19 0.01 lot 0.0001 SEK 10 15 1:50 Exotic
USDNOK 25 60 0.01 lot 0.0001 NOK 10 40 1:50 Exotic
USDSEK 30 60 0.01 lot 0.0001 SEK 10 60 1:50 Exotic
Exotic and emerging
Market Min Spread Ave spread Min trade size Pip position Value of 1 pip/lot Guaranteed Stop charge Max Leverage* Margin Group
CHFPLN 35 55 0.01 lot 0.0001 PLN 10 N/A 1:50 Exotic
EURCNH 20 45 0.01 lot 0.0001 CNH 10 N/A 1:50 Exotic
EURCZK 30 60 0.01 lot 0.001 CZK 100 N/A 1:50 Exotic
EURHUF 30 60 0.01 lot 0.01 HUF 1000 N/A 1:50 Exotic
EURMXN 85 135 0.01 lot 0.0001 MXN 10 N/A 1:50 Exotic
EURPLN 20 35 0.01 lot 0.0001 PLN 10 N/A 1:50 Exotic
EURTRY 20 28 0.01 lot 0.0001 TRY 10 N/A 1:50 Exotic
EURZAR 120 150 0.01 Lot 0.0001 ZAR 10 20 1:50 Exotic
GBPCZK 30 50 0.01 lot 0.01 CZK 100 N/A 1:50 Exotic
GBPHUF 30 40 0.01 lot 0.01 HUF 1000 N/A 1:50 Exotic
GBPPLN 36 65 0.01 lot 0.0001 PLN 10 N/A 1:50 Exotic
GBPZAR 200 250 0.01 Lot 0.0001 ZAR 10 250 1:50 Exotic
USDCZK 35 55 0.01 lot 0.001 CZK 100 N/A 1:50 Exotic
USDHUF 30 60 0.01 lot 0.01 HUF 1000 N/A 1:50 Exotic
USDMXN 120 160 0.01 Lot 0.0001 MXN 10 N/A 1:50 Exotic
USDPLN 35 45 0.01 lot 0.0001 PLN 10 N/A 1:50 Exotic
USDTRY 10 21 0.01 lot 0.0001 TRY 10 N/A 1:50 Exotic
USDCNH 10 20 0.01 lot 0.0001 CNH 10 N/A 1:50 Exotic
USDRUB 500 650 0.01 lot 0.0001 RUB 10 N/A 1:50 Exotic
USDZAR 120 160 0.01 Lot 0.0001 ZAR 10 60 1:50 Exotic

* LCG uses a dynamic leverage model both on MT4 and LCGtrader platforms, which automatically adapts to clients trading positions. As the volume per Instrument of a client increases, the maximum leverage offered decreases accordingly, as per the following table

Leverage calculation based on Margin Group
Margin Group Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
LCG Trader Notional USD MT4 Lots Leverage LCG Trader Notional USD MT4 Lots Leverage LCG Trader Notional USD MT4 Lots Leverage Notional USD Lots Leverage
Major 3,000,000 30 500 3,000,000 30 200 3,000,000 30 100 over 9,000,000 over 90 lots 50
Minor 2,000,000 20 200 2,000,000 20 100 2,000,000 20 50 over 6,000,000 over 60 lots 25
Exotic 1,000,000 5 50 1,000,000 10 20 2,500,000 25 10 over 4,000,000 over 40 lots 5

Table notes

MT4 markets and spreads may vary from those listed in the table above, please contact customer support for further details

  1. Normal Dealing hours are 21:00 Sunday to 22:00 Friday. Trading hours are all based on London time (UK). Excluding RUB pairs which will trade only between 08:00 and 20:00 London time Monday to Friday.
  2. Overnight financing is charged at 0.0027% admin fee per day and will be charged for each position open at 22:00 each day. Any position open on 22:00 on Wednesday will incur three days' charge as opposed to one.
  3. The guaranteed Stop premium is charged in pips to the account on opening of the position. This is only available for LCG Trader.
  4. Spreads may vary dependent on size of order being placed, time of day and liquidity of underlying market.
  5. Note trading hours and associated spreads may vary around local exchange holidays or daylight savings times. See symbol information on platforms for up to date trading hours.

Majors
Market Min Spread Ave spread Min trade size Pip position Value of 1 pip/lot Guaranteed Stop charge Max Leverage*
AUDUSD - 0.4 0.01 Lot 0.0001 USD 10 3 1:200
EURCHF 0.4 0.9 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CHF 10 N/A 1:200
EURGBP 0.2 0.5 0.01 Lot 0.0001 GBP 10 3 1:200
EURJPY 0.2 0.7 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 3 1:200
EURUSD - 0.2 0.01 Lot 0.0001 USD 10 3 1:200
GBPJPY 0.7 1.6 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 4 1:200
GBPUSD 0.2 0.6 0.01 Lot 0.0001 USD 10 3 1:200
USDCAD 0.3 0.7 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CAD 10 3 1:200
USDCHF 0.2 0.6 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CHF 10 N/A 1:200
USDJPY - 0.3 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 3 1:200
Minors
Market Min Spread Ave spread Min trade size Pip position Value of 1 pip/lot Guaranteed Stop charge Max Leverage*
CADCHF 0.1 1 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CHF 10 N/A 1:200
CADJPY 0.2 1.2 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 4 1:200
CHFJPY 0.2 1.2 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 4 1:50
EURCAD 0.1 1.1 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CAD 10 3 1:200
GBPCAD 1.3 3.1 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CAD 10 5 1:200
GBPCHF 0.9 2.2 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CHF 10 N/A 1:200
Australasian
Market Min Spread Ave spread Min trade size Pip position Value of 1 pip/lot Guaranteed Stop charge Max Leverage*
AUDCAD 0.2 1.2 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CAD 10 4 1:200
AUDCHF 0.2 0.9 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CHF10 N/A 1:200
AUDNZD 0.4 1.3 0.01 Lot 0.0001 NZD 10 5 1:200
AUDJPY - 0.6 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 3 1:200
AUDSGD 5 7 0.01 Lot 0.0001 SGD 10 5 1:50
CHFSGD 10 12 0.01 Lot 0.0001 SGD 10 N/A 1:50
EURAUD 0.2 1.1 0.01 Lot 0.0001 AUD 10 5 1:200
EURNZD 0.7 2.2 0.01 Lot 0.0001 NZD 10 7 1:200
EURSGD 10 12 0.01 Lot 0.0001 SGD 10 8 1:50
GBPAUD 1.9 3.2 0.01 Lot 0.0001 AUD 10 5 1:200
GBPNZD 2 4.1 0.01 Lot 0.0001 NZD 10 15 1:200
NZDCAD 1.7 2.7 0.01 Lot 0.0001 CAD 10 4 1:200
NZDCHF 0.2 1.3 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 3 1:200
NZDJPY 1.2 2.2 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 3 1:200
NZDUSD 0.3 0.7 0.01 Lot 0.0001 USD 10 3 1:200
SGDJPY 6 8 0.01 Lot 0.01 JPY 1000 5 1:50
USDSGD 8 10 0.01 Lot 0.0001 SGD 10 8 1:50
Scandinavian
Market Min Spread Ave spread Min trade size Pip position Value of 1 pip/lot Guaranteed Stop charge Max Leverage*
CHFNOK 60 78 0.01 lot 0.0001 NOK 10 N/A 1:50
CHFSEK 60 85 0.01 lot 0.0001 SEK 10 N/A 1:50
EURNOK 50 60 0.01 lot 0.0001 NOK 10 50 1:50
EURSEK 60 70 0.01 lot 0.0001 SEK 10 60 1:50
GBPNOK 60 80 0.01 lot 0.0001 NOK 10 80 1:50
GBPSEK 60 95 0.01 lot 0.0001 SEK 10 80 1:50
NOKSEK 10 19 0.01 lot 0.0001 SEK 10 15 1:50
USDNOK 40 60 0.01 lot 0.0001 NOK 10 40 1:50
USDSEK 40 60 0.01 lot 0.0001 SEK 10 60 1:50
Exotic and emerging
Market Min Spread Ave spread Min trade size Pip position Value of 1 pip/lot Guaranteed Stop charge Max Leverage*
CHFPLN 35 55 0.01 lot 0.0001 PLN 10 N/A 1:50
EURCNH 20 45 0.01 lot 0.0001 CNH 10 N/A 1:50
EURCZK 30 60 0.01 lot 0.001 CZK 100 N/A 1:50
EURHUF 30 60 0.01 lot 0.01 HUF 1000 N/A 1:50
EURMXN 85 135 0.01 lot 0.0001 MXN 10 N/A 1:50
EURPLN 20 35 0.01 lot 0.0001 PLN 10 N/A 1:50
EURTRY 20 28 0.01 lot 0.0001 TRY 10 N/A 1:50
EURZAR 120 150 0.01 Lot 0.0001 ZAR 10 20 1:50
GBPCZK 30 50 0.01 lot 0.01 CZK 100 N/A 1:50
GBPHUF 30 40 0.01 lot 0.01 HUF 1000 N/A 1:50
GBPPLN 36 65 0.01 lot 0.0001 PLN 10 N/A 1:50
GBPZAR 200 250 0.01 Lot 0.0001 ZAR 10 250 1:50
USDCZK 30 55 0.01 lot 0.001 CZK 100 N/A 1:50
USDHUF 30 60 0.01 lot 0.01 HUF 1000 N/A 1:50
USDMXN 120 160 0.01 Lot 0.0001 MXN 10 N/A 1:50
USDPLN 35 45 0.01 lot 0.0001 PLN 10 N/A 1:50
USDTRY 10 21 0.01 lot 0.0001 TRY 10 N/A 1:50
USDCNH 10 20 0.01 lot 0.0001 CNH 10 N/A 1:50
USDRUB 500 650 0.01 lot 0.0001 RUB 10 N/A 1:50
USDZAR 120 160 0.01 Lot 0.0001 ZAR 10 60 1:50

Commission of $45 per $1,000,000 traded will be charged on all symbols on LCG Trader and $10 per lot on MT4

* LCG uses a dynamic leverage model both on MT4 and LCGtrader platforms, which automatically adapts to clients trading positions. As the volume per Instrument of a client increases, the maximum leverage offered decreases accordingly, as per the following table
Margin Group Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3
LCG Trader Notional USD MT4 Lots Leverage LCG Trader Notional USD MT4 Lots Leverage LCG Trader Notional USD MT4 Lots Leverage
ECN - all pairs 10,000,000 100 200 10,000,000 100 100 over 20,000,000 over 200 lots 50

Table notes

MT4 markets and spreads may vary from those listed in the table above, please contact customer support for further details

  1. Normal Dealing hours are 21:00 Sunday to 22:00 Friday. Trading hours are all based on London time (UK). Excluding RUB pairs which will trade only between 08:00 and 20:00 London time Monday to Friday.
  2. Overnight financing is charged at 0.0027% admin fee per day and will be charged for each position open at 22:00 each day. Any position open on 22:00 on Wednesday will incur three days' charge as opposed to one.
  3. The guaranteed Stop premium is charged in pips to the account on opening of the position. This is only available for LCG Trader.
  4. Spreads may vary dependent on size of order being placed, time of day and liquidity of underlying market.
  5. Note trading hours and associated spreads may vary around local exchange holidays or daylight savings times. See symbol information on platforms for up to date trading hours.
  6. To request an ECN account contact us at customerservice@lcg.com

Select account type:

SPOT METALS
Market Trading hours Min Spread Ave spread Min trade size Unit risk Value of 1 pip/lot Max Leverage* Guaranteed Stop charge
Gold 23:00-22:00 0.2 0.3 0.1 Lot 0.01 $1 200 0.4
Silver 23:00-22:00 1.5 2 0.1 Lot 0.01 $50 100 6

* LCG uses a dynamic leverage model both on MT4 and LCGtrader platforms, which automatically adapts to clients trading positions. As the volume per Instrument of a client increases, the maximum leverage offered decreases accordingly, as per the following table
Margin Group Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
LCG Trader Notional USD MT4 Lots Leverage LCG Trader Notional USD MT4 Lots Leverage LCG Trader Notional USD MT4 Lots Leverage LCG Trader Notional USD MT4 Lots Leverage
Gold 500,000 5 200 1,500,000 10 50 3,000,000 25 20 over 5,000,000 over 40 lots 10
Silver 500,000 5 100 1,500,000 15 50 3,000,000 30 12.5 over 5,000,000 over 50 lots 8

Table notes

MT4 markets and spreads may vary from those listed in the table above, please contact customer support for further details

  1. Margins and margin tiers may vary should market conditions change.
  2. Overnight financing is charged at 0.0027% admin fee per day and will be charged for each position open at 22:00 each day. Any position open on 22:00 on Wednesday will incur three days' charge as opposed to one.
  3. The guaranteed Stop premium is charged in pips to the account on opening of the position. This is only available for LCG Trader.
  4. Spreads may vary dependent on size of order being placed, time of day and liquidity of underlying market.
SPOT METALS
Market Trading hours Min Spread Ave spread Min trade size Unit risk Value of 1 pip/lot Max Leverage* Guaranteed Stop charge
Gold 23:00-22:00 0.1 0.15 0.1 Lot 0.01 $1 200 0.4
Silver 23:00-22:00 1 1.5 0.1 Lot 0.01 $50 100 6

Commission of $45 per $1,000,000 traded will be charged on all symbols on LCG Trader and $10 per lot on MT4

* LCG uses a dynamic leverage model both on MT4 and LCGtrader platforms, which automatically adapts to clients trading positions. As the volume per Instrument of a client increases, the maximum leverage offered decreases accordingly, as per the following table
Margin Group Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
LCG Trader Notional USD MT4 Lots Leverage LCG Trader Notional USD MT4 Lots Leverage LCG Trader Notional USD MT4 Lots Leverage LCG Trader Notional USD MT4 Lots Leverage
Gold 500,000 5 200 1,500,000 10 50 3,000,000 25 20 over 5,000,000 over 40 lots 10
Silver 500,000 5 100 1,500,000 15 50 3,000,000 30 12.5 over 5,000,000 over 50 lots 8

Table notes

MT4 markets and spreads may vary from those listed in the table above, please contact customer support for further details

  1. Margins and margin tiers may vary should market conditions change.
  2. Overnight financing is charged at 0.0027% admin fee per day and will be charged for each position open at 22:00 each day. Any position open on 22:00 on Wednesday will incur three days' charge as opposed to one.
  3. The guaranteed Stop premium is charged in pips to the account on opening of the position. This is only available for LCG Trader.
  4. Spreads may vary dependent on size of order being placed, time of day and liquidity of underlying market.
  5. To request an ECN account contact us at customerservice@lcg.com

Select account type:

Spot
Market Spread Min trade size Value of 1 pip/lot Guaranteed Stop charge Max Leverage* Margin Group
Trading hours Min Spread
UK 100   24 Hours
Sun 23:05-Fri 22:00
07:00-08:00
08:00-16:30
16:30-21:00
21:00-07:00


2
1.5
2
4.5
0.1 lot
£10
2
500
Top Level
Wall Street 24 Hours
Sun 23:01-Fri 22:00
07:00-14:30
14:30-21:00
21:15-21:30 & 22:00-23:00
All other times

2.8
1.8
6.4

4.8
0.1 lot
$10
4
500
Top Level
Germany 30 24 Hours
Sun 23:05-Fri 22:00
07:00-08:00
08:00-16:30
16:30-21:00
21:00-07:00

2
1.5
2
5.5
0.1 lot
€10
4
500
Top Level
US 500 24 Hours
Sun 23:01-Fri 22:00
14:30-21:00
21:15-21:30 & 22:00-23:00
All other times

0.5
0.9

0.7
0.1 lot
$50
0.4
500
Top Level
US Tech 100 24 Hours
Sun 23:01-Fri 22:00
14:30-21:00
21:15-21:30 & 22:00-23:00
All other times

1.4
2.7

1.7
0.1 lot
$100
0.8
500
Top Level
France 40 07:01-21:00 1.4 0.1 lot €10 3 250 2nd Level
EU Stocks 07:00-21:00 1.5 0.1 lot €10 4 250 2nd Level
Japan 225 23:00-21:15
21:15-22:00		 7
10		 0.01 lot $5 10 250 2nd Level
Australia 200 22:50-05:30
06:10-21:00		 2
4		 0.1 lot A$10 3 500 Top Level
Russ 2K 01:00-23:00 0.4 0.1 lot $100 0.4 500 Top Level
Spain 35 07:00–19:00 4 0.1 lot €10 5 100 3rd Level
Hong Kong 50** 01:15-04:00
05:00-08:15
09:00-15:45		 5
5
10		 0.1 lot HKD50 15 100 3rd Level
Netherlands 25 07:00-08:00
08:00-16:30
16:30-21:00		 0.3
0.09
0.2		 0.1 lot €200 0.5 100 3rd Level
Switzerland 20 07:00-21:00 3 0.1 lot CHF10 4 250 2nd Level
Italy 40 08:00-19:30 12 0.1 lot €1 5 100 3rd Level
Futures
Market Spread Min trade size Value of 1 pip/lot Guaranteed Stop charge Max Leverage* Margin Group
Trading hours Min Spread
UK 100 24 Hours
Sun 23:05-Fri 22:00
07:00-21:00
21:00-07:00


4
8
0.1 lot
£10
2
500
Top Level
Wall Street 24 Hours
Sun 23:01-Fri 22:00		 6 0.1 lot $10 4 500 Top Level
Germany 30 24 Hours
Sun 23:05-Fri 22:00
07:00-21:00
21:00-07:00


4
11
0.1 lot
€10
4
500
Top Level
US 500 24 Hours
Sun 23:01-Fri 22:00
 1 0.1 lot $50 0.8 500 Top Level
US Tech 100 24 Hours
Sun 23:01-Fri 22:00
 2 0.1 lot $100 0.8 500 Top Level
France 40 07:01 - 21:00 4 0.1 lot €10 4 250 2nd Level
EU Stocks 07:00 - 21:00 3 0.1 lot €10 4 250 2nd Level
Japan 225 23:00-21:15
21:15-22:00		 15 0.1 lot $5 10 250 2nd Level
Australia 200 22:50-05:30
06:10-21:00		 8
10		 0.1 lot A$10 4 250 2nd Level
Russ 2K 01:00-23:00 0.7 0.1 lot $100 0.4 500 Top Level
Netherlands 25 07:00-21:00 0.3 0.1 lot €200 0.5 100 3rd Level
Switzerland 20 07:00-21:00 4 0.1 lot CHF10 4 250 2nd Level
German Mid Cap* 07:01-21:00 10* 0.1 lot €10 15 100 3rd Level
Hong Kong 50** 01:15-04:00
05:00-08:15
09:00-15:00		 15 0.1 lot HKD50 20 100 3rd Level
China Enterprise 01:15-04:00
05:00-08:15
09:00-15:00		 10
10
20		 0.1 lot $1 20 100 3rd Level
US Dollar Index 01:01-21:59 30 0.1 lot $1 5 500 Top Level
Margin Group Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
Notional USD Leverage Notional USD Leverage Notional USD Leverage Notional USD Margin Requirement
Top Level 1,000,000 500 3,000,000 200 6,000,000 33 over 10,000,000 20
2nd Level 1,000,000 250 2,000,000 100 5,000,000 25 over 8,000,000 10
3rd Level 500,000 100 1,000,000 50 3,000,000 20 over 4,500,000 5
4th Level 500,000 50 1,000,000 20
 2,000,000 10 over 3,500,000 5

Table notes

MT4 markets and spreads may vary from those listed in the table above, please contact customer support for further details

  1. Leverage and Leverage Tiers may vary should market conditions change.
  2. Overnight financing is charged at the applicable interest rate +/- a 2.5% annual charge. Any position open at market close on a Friday will incur three days' charge as opposed to one.
  3. The guaranteed Stop premium is charged in pips to the account on opening of the position. This is only available for LCG Trader.
  4. Spreads may vary dependent on size of order being placed, time of day and liquidity of underlying market.
  5. Dividend payments will be made by debiting or crediting your cash balance.
  6. During the out-of-hours sessions on 24 hour index markets, our quotations reflect our own view of the prospects for a market. This could include referring to price movements in other relevant markets which are open. Furthermore, business done by other clients may itself affect our quotations. There may be nothing against which to measure our quotation at these times.
  7. Trading hours are all based on London time (UK).
  8. Note trading hours and associated spreads may vary around local exchange holidays or daylight savings times. See symbol information on platforms for up to date trading hours.
* spreads are applied around underlying market Bid and Ask.
** Trading hours will be +1 hour during BST.

Futures Settlement Details

UK 100 as reported by the official LIFFE settlement.

Wall Street, US 500, US Tech 100 and Russ 2k at the special opening quotation on the 3rd Friday of the month.

Germany 30, German Mid-Cap, EU Stocks and Switzerland 20 as reported by the official Eurex settlement.

France 40 as reported by the official Euronext Paris settlement.

Japan 225 at the special opening quotation on the 2nd Friday of the month.

Australia 200 at the official ASX settlement on the 3rd Thursday of the contract month.

Netherlands 25 as reported by the official Euronext Amsterdam settlement.

Hong Kong 50 as reported by the official Hong Kong settlement.

China Enterprise as reported by the official H-Shares settlement.

Wall Street/UK 100, Germany 30/UK 100 and Wall Street/Germany 30 differentials as at the LCG closing price on the last trading day.

Please note, the last trading day for each futures market can be found in the info section of each market in LCG Trader.

Select account type:

Spot
Market Additional Spread* Guaranteed Stop charge Trading hours
UK (FTSE 100) 0.10% 0.5% 08:00-16:30
UK Other ( Non-SEAQ) 0.20% 1% 08:00-16:30
SEAQ 0.25% 1% 08:00-16:30
US Equities Below $50/share 2c/share 1% 14:30-21:00
US Equities Above $50/share 4c/share 1% 14:30-21:00
Germany 0.10% 2% 08:00-16:30
Denmark 0.10% 2% 08:00-16:30
France 0.10% 1% 08:00-16:30
Netherlands 0.10% 1% 08:00-16:30
Norway 0.10% 1% 08:00-16:30
Spain 0.10% 2% 07:00-15:00
Sweden 0.10% 1% 08:00 -16:20
Swiss 0.1% 1% 08:00 -16:20
Austria 0.10% 2% 08:00-16:30
Finland 0.10% 2% 08:00-16:30
Portugal 0.10% 2% 08:00-16:30
Italy 0.12% 2% 08:00-16:30
Shares list XLS (255 KB)
With tiered margin rates

Table notes

   MT4 markets and spreads may vary from those listed in the table above, please contact customer support for further details

  1. Margins and margin tiers may vary should market conditions change.
  2. Spreads may vary dependent on size of order being placed, time of day and liquidity of underlying market.
  3. **Overnight financing is charged at 2.5% annual charge above or below the relevant base rate.
  4. Spreads are charged per side and applied around the underlying market Bid and Ask.
  5. The guaranteed Stop premium is charged in pips to the account on opening of the position. This is only available for LCG Trader.
  6. Trading hours are all based on London time (UK).
  7. Note trading hours and associated spreads may vary around local exchange holidays or daylight savings times. See symbol information on platforms for up to date trading hours.

*Additional Spread is the spread LCG adds to the Market ask and subtracts from the Market bid prices.
**Short positions may be subject to additional overnight financing costs. The ability to short and the additional fee can be changed without notice. Please call the Dealing Desk ahead of placing any relevant trade to determine whether additional fees will apply in respect of such trade.

Select account type:

Spot
Market Trading hours Min Spread Min trade size Unit risk Value of 1 pip/lot Max Leverage* Guaranteed Stop charge Margin Group
Brent Crude 01:01-22:59 3 0.1 lot 0.01 $10 200 4 Top Level
US Crude 23:00-23:00 3 0.1 lot 0.01 $10 200 4 Top Level
Energy futures
Market Spread Min trade size Unit risk Value of 1 pip/lot Max Leverage* Guaranteed Stop charge Margin Group
Trading hours Min Spread
Brent Crude 01:01-22:59 5 0.1 lot 0.01 $10 200 4 Top Level
US Crude 23:00-22:00 5 0.1 lot 0.01 $10 200 4 Top Level
Carbon Emissions 07:00-17:00 30 0.1 lot 0.01 €10 200 30 4th Level
Gas Oil 01:01-22:59 1.5 0.1 lot 0.1 $100 200 6 3rd Level
Heating Oil 23:00-22:00 45 0.1 lot 0.0001 $5 200 20 3rd Level
Natural Gas 23:00-22:00 45 0.1 lot 0.001 $2.5 200 20 3rd Level
US Unleaded Gasoline 23:00-22:15 30 0.1 lot 0.0001 $1 200 20 3rd Level
Metal Futures
Market Trading hours Min Spread Min trade size Unit risk Value of 1 pip/lot Max Leverage* Guaranteed Stop charge Margin Group
Gold 23:00-22:00 0.6 0.1 lot 1.00 $100 200 0.4 Top Level
Silver 23:00-22:00 4.2 0.1 lot 0.01 $50 100 6 2nd Level
High Grade Copper 23:00-22:00 60 0.1 lot 0.0001 $2.5 100 60 2nd Level
Softs Futures
Market Trading hours Min Spread Min trade size Unit risk Value of 1 pip/lot Max Leverage* Guaranteed Stop charge Margin Group
US Coffee 09:15-18:30 54* 0.1 lot
 0.01 $10 50 20 3rd Level
World Sugar 08:30-18:00 6* 0.1 lot 0.01 $10 50 15 3rd Level
Cotton No.2 02:00-19:30 30* 0.1 lot 0.01 $5 50 2 3rd Level
Orange juice 13:00-19:00 45* 0.1 lot 0.01 $1.5 25 30 4th Level
Soybean 01:00-13:45
14:30-19:15		 3* 0.1 lot 1.0 $50 50
50		 20 3rd Level
US Cocoa 09:45-18:30 9* 0.1 lot 1.0 $10 50 10 3rd Level
Wheat 01:00-13:45
14:30-19:15		 1.5* 0.1 lot 1.0 $50 50
50		 20 3rd Level
Margin Group Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
Notional USD Leverage Notional USD Leverage Notional USD Leverage Notional USD Leverage
Top Level 500,000 200 1,500,000 50 3,000,000 20 over 5,000,000 10
2nd Level 500,000 100 1,500,000 25 3,000,000 13 over 5,000,000 8
3rd Level 250,000 50 1,000,000 20 2,000,000 10 over 3,500,000 5
4th Level 250,000 25 1,000,000 10 over 1,250,000 10

Table notes

   MT4 markets and spreads may vary from those listed in the table above, please contact customer support for further details

  1. Margins and margin tiers may vary should market conditions change.
  2. Overnight financing is charged at the applicable interest rate +/- a 2.5% annual charge. Any position open at market close on a Friday will incur three days' charge as opposed to one.
  3. The guaranteed Stop premium is charged in pips to the account on opening of the position. This is only available for LCG Trader.
  4. Spreads may vary dependent on size of order being placed, time of day and liquidity of underlying market.
  5. Trading hours are all based on London time (UK).
  6. Note trading hours and associated spreads may vary around local exchange holidays or daylight savings times. See symbol information on platforms for up to date trading hours.
* spreads are applied around underlying market Bid and Ask

Futures Settlement Details

Brent Crude, Carbon Emissions, Gas Oil, US Coffee, World Sugar, Cotton No.2, Orange Juice, US Cocoa as reported by the official ICE settlement on our last trading day for each market.

US Crude, Heating Oil, US Unleaded Gasoline, Natural Gas as reported by the official Nymex settlement on our last trading day for each market.

Gold, Silver, High Grade Copper as reported by the official COMEX settlement on our last trading day for each market.

Soybean, Wheat as reported by the official CBOT settlement on our last trading day for each market.

Brent / US Crude differential as at the LCG closing price on our last trading day.

Please note, the last trading day for each futures market can be found in the info section of each market in LCG Trader.

How we price our Spot US Crude and Brent Crude instruments

These Spot instruments are priced using the two futures contracts with the nearest expiry dates.

The closest one is called 'front month' and the next closest is called 'back month'.

Each day our daily funded price is adjusted slightly so that it slowly moves from the price of the 'front month' to the price of the 'back month'.

Overnight financing will be equal to the adjustment amount plus our standard overnight financing at +/- 2.5% annual charge.

Any position open at market close on a Friday will incur three days' charge as opposed to one.

Select account type:

BONDS
Market Min Spread Max Leverage* Guaranteed Stop charge Trading hours Margin Group
BOBL 3 1000 3 07:02-21:00 2nd Level
Bund 3 250 3 07:02-21:00 3rd Level
Gilt 3 250 3 08:00-18:00 3rd Level
Schatz 3 1000 3 07:02-21:00 Top Level
US 10 Year 5 250 4 23:00-22:00 3rd Level
US 30 Year 6 250 4 23:00-22:00 3rd Level
Interest rates
Market Min Spread Max Leverage* Guaranteed Stop charge Trading hours Margin Group
Euribor 3 1000 2 01:00-21:00 Top Level
Short Sterling 3 1000 2 07:30-18:00 Top Level
Swiss Euroswiss 3 1000 2 07:30-18:00 Top Level
Margin Group Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
Notional USD Leverage Notional USD Leverage Notional USD Leverage Notional USD Leverage
Top Level 1,000,000 1,000 2,000,000 250 3,000,000 100 over 6,000,000 50
2nd Level 500,000 1,000 2,000,000 125 3,000,000 50 over 5,500,000 20
3rd Level 500,000 250 2,000,000 100 3,000,000 20 over 4,500,000 10

Table notes

   MT4 markets and spreads may vary from those listed in the table above, please contact customer support for further details

  1. Margins and margin tiers may vary should market conditions change.
  2. The guaranteed Stop premium is charged in pips to the account on opening of the position. This is only available for LCG Trader.
  3. Spreads may vary dependent on size of order being placed, time of day and liquidity of underlying market. 
  4. Trading hours are all based on London time (UK).
  5. Note trading hours and associated spreads may vary around local exchange holidays or daylight savings times.  See symbol information on platforms for up to date trading hours.

Select account type:

ETFs
Market Additional Spread* Gstop Trading hours*
UK ETFs 0.2% 1% 08:00-16:30
EU ETFs 0.2% 2% 08:00-16:30
US ETFs <50 2 cents/share 1% 14:30-21:00
US ETFs >50 4 cents/share 1% 14:30-21:00

*Trading hours may differ for some ETFs, please see symbol information within trading platform for up to date timings.

CFD trading is high risk and may not be suitable for everyone. Losses can exceed your deposits.