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Majors > | ||||||||
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Market | Min spread | Ave spread | Min bet size | Unit risk | Guaranteed Stop charge | Minimum margin required | Margin Group | |
Retail | Professional from* | |||||||
AUDUSD | 0.2 | 0.8 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 3 | 5% | 0.5% | Major |
EURCHF | 0.7 | 1.8 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 3.33% | 1% | Minor |
EURGBP | 0.4 | 1.1 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 3 | 3.33% | 0.5% | Major |
EURJPY | 0.9 | 1.7 | £0.1 | 0.01 | 3 | 3.33% | 0.5% | Major |
EURUSD | 0.3 | 0.75 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 3 | 3.33% | 0.5% | Major |
GBPJPY | 1.3 | 2.4 | £0.1 | 0.01 | 4 | 3.33% | 0.5% | Major |
GBPUSD | 0.5 | 1.2 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 3 | 3.33% | 0.5% | Major |
USDCAD | 1.1 | 1.8 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 3 | 3.33% | 0.5% | Major |
USDCHF | 1.1 | 1.9 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 3.33% | 1% | Minor |
USDJPY | 0.4 | 0.85 | £0.1 | 0.01 | 3 | 3.33% | 0.5% | Major |
Minors > | ||||||||
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Market | Min spread | Ave spread | Min bet size | Unit risk | Guaranteed Stop charge | Minimum margin required | Margin Group | |
Retail | Professional from* | |||||||
CADCHF | 3 | 3.9 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 3.33% | 1% | Minor |
CADJPY | 2 | 3 | £0.1 | 0.01 | 4 | 3.33% | 1% | Minor |
CHFJPY | 3 | 4 | £0.1 | 0.01 | N/A | 3.33% | 2% | Exotic |
EURCAD | 1.8 | 2.8 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 3 | 3.33% | 1% | Minor |
GBPCAD | 3 | 4.8 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 5 | 3.33% | 1% | Minor |
GBPCHF | 1.5 | 2.8 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 3.33% | 1% | Minor |
Australasian > | ||||||||
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Market | Min spread |
Ave spread | Min bet size | Unit risk | Guaranteed Stop charge | Minimum margin required | Margin Group | |
Retail | Professional from* | |||||||
AUDCAD | 2.5 | 3.5 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 4 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
AUDCHF | 2.3 | 3 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 5% | 1% | Minor |
AUDNZD | 2.5 | 3.4 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 5 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
AUDJPY | 2 | 2.6 | £0.1 | 0.01 | 3 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
AUDSGD | 5 | 7 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 5 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
CHFSGD | 10 | 12 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURAUD | 2 | 2.9 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 5 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
EURNZD | 1.4 | 2.9 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 7 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
EURSGD | 6 | 8 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 8 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
GBPAUD | 2.7 | 4 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 5 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
GBPNZD | 3.4 | 5.5 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 15 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
NZDCAD | 2.5 | 3.5 | £0.1 | 0.000 | 4 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
NZDCHF | 1.4 | 2.5 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 5% | 1% | Minor |
NZDJPY | 2 | 3 | £0.1 | 0.01 | 3 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
NZDUSD | 1.4 | 1.8 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 3 | 5% | 0.5% | Major |
SGDJPY | 4 | 8 | £0.1 | 0.01 | 5 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDSGD | 6 | 10 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 8 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
Scandinavian > | ||||||||
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Market | Min spread | Ave spread | Min bet size | Unit risk | Guaranteed Stop charge | Minimum margin required | Margin Group | |
Retail | Professional from* | |||||||
CHFNOK | 42 | 78 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
CHFSEK | 45 | 85 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURNOK | 40 | 60 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 50 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURSEK | 50 | 70 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 60 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
GBPNOK | 60 | 80 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 80 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
GBPSEK | 60 | 95 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 80 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
NOKSEK | 8 | 19 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 15 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDNOK | 25 | 60 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 40 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDSEK | 30 | 60 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 60 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
Exotic and Emerging > | ||||||||
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Market | Min spread | Ave spread | Min bet size | Unit risk | Guaranteed Stop charge | Minimum margin required | Margin Group | |
Retail | Professional from* | |||||||
CHFPLN | 35 | 55 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURCZK | 30 | 60 | £0.1 | 0.001 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURHUF | 30 | 60 | £0.1 | 0.01 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURMXN | 85 | 135 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURPLN | 20 | 35 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURTRY | 150 | 160 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURZAR | 120 | 150 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 20 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
GBPCZK | 30 | 50 | £0.1 | 0.001 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
GBPHUF | 30 | 40 | £0.1 | 0.01 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
GBPPLN | 36 | 65 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
GBPZAR | 200 | 250 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 250 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDCZK | 35 | 55 | £0.1 | 0.001 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDHUF | 30 | 60 | £0.1 | 0.01 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDMXN | 120 | 160 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDPLN | 35 | 45 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDTRY | 130 | 170 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDCNH | 10 | 20 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDRUB | 500 | 650 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDZAR | 120 | 160 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 60 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
*Professional Margin Tiers below
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 | 6,000,000 | 60 | 200 | 3,000,000 | 30 | 100 | 3,000,000 | 30 | 50 | over 12,000,000 | over 120 lots | 20 |
Minor | 4,000,000 | 40 | 100 | 2,000,000 | 20 | 50 | 2,000,000 | 20 | 25 | over 8,000,000 | over 80 lots | 10 |
Exotic | 1,000,000 | 5 | 50 | 1,000,000 | 10 | 20 | 2,500,000 | 25 | 10 | over 4,500,000 | over 45 lots | 5 |
Table notes
MT4 markets and spreads may vary from those listed in the table above, please contact customer support for further details
Majors > | |||||||||
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Market | Min spread | Ave spread | Min trade size | Pip position | Value of 1 pip/lot | Guaranteed Stop charge | Minimum margin requirement | Margin Group | |
Retail | Professional from* | ||||||||
AUDUSD | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | USD 10 | 3 | 5% | 0.5% | Major |
EURCHF | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | CHF 10 | N/A | 3.33% | 1% | Minor |
EURGBP | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | GBP 10 | 3 | 3.33% | 0.5% | Major |
EURJPY | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | JPY 1000 | 3 | 3.33% | 0.5% | Major |
EURUSD | 0.3 | 0.75 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | USD 10 | 3 | 3.33% | 0.5% | Major |
GBPJPY | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | JPY 1000 | 4 | 3.33% | 0.5% | Major |
GBPUSD | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | USD 10 | 3 | 3.33% | 0.5% | Major |
USDCAD | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | CAD 10 | 3 | 3.33% | 0.5% | Major |
USDCHF | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | CHF 10 | N/A | 3.33% | 1% | Minor |
USDJPY | 0.4 | 0.85 | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | JPY 1000 | 3 | 3.33% | 0.5% | Major |
Minors > | |||||||||
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Market | Min spread | Ave spread | Min trade size | Pip position | Value of 1 pip/lot | Guaranteed Stop charge | Minimum margin requirement | Margin Group | |
Retail | Professional from* | ||||||||
CADCHF | 3 | 3.9 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | CHF 10 | N/A | 3.33% | 1% | Minor |
CADJPY | 2 | 3 | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | JPY 1000 | 4 | 3.33% | 1% | Minor |
CHFJPY | 3 | 4 | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | JPY 1000 | 4 | 3.33% | 2% | Exotic |
EURCAD | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | CAD 10 | 3 | 3.33% | 1% | Minor |
GBPCAD | 3 | 4.8 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | CAD 10 | 5 | 3.33% | 1% | Minor |
GBPCHF | 1.5 | 2.8 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | CHF10 | N/A | 3.33% | 1% | Minor |
Australasian > | |||||||||
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Market | Min spread | Ave spread | Min trade size | Pip position | Value of 1 pip/lot | Guaranteed Stop charge | Minimum margin requirement | Margin Group | |
Retail | Professional from* | ||||||||
AUDCAD | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | CAD 10 | 4 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
AUDCHF | 2.3 | 3 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | CHF10 | N/A | 5% | 1% | Minor |
AUDNZD | 2.5 | 3.4 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | NZD 10 | 5 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
AUDJPY | 2 | 2.6 | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | JPY 1000 | 3 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
AUDSGD | 5 | 7 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | SGD 10 | 5 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
CHFSGD | 10 | 12 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | SGD 10 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURAUD | 2 | 2.9 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | AUD 10 | 5 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
EURNZD | 1.4 | 2.9 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | NZD 10 | 7 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
EURSGD | 6 | 8 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | SGD 10 | 8 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
GBPAUD | 2.7 | 4 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | AUD 10 | 5 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
GBPNZD | 3.4 | 5.5 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | NZD 10 | 15 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
NZDCAD | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | CAD 10 | 4 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
NZDCHF | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | CHF 10 | 3 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
NZDJPY | 2 | 3 | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | JPY 1000 | 3 | 5% | 1% | Minor |
NZDUSD | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | USD 10 | 3 | 5% | 0.5% | Major |
SGDJPY | 4 | 8 | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | JPY 1000 | 5 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDSGD | 6 | 10 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | SGD 10 | 8 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
Scandinavian > | |||||||||
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Market | Min spread | Ave spread | Min trade size | Pip position | Value of 1 pip/lot | Guaranteed stop charge | Minimum margin requirement | Margin Group | |
Retail | Professional from* | ||||||||
CHFNOK | 42 | 78 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | NOK 10 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
CHFSEK | 45 | 85 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | SEK 10 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURNOK | 40 | 60 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | NOK 10 | 50 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURSEK | 50 | 70 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | SEK 10 | 60 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
GBPNOK | 60 | 80 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | NOK 10 | 80 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
GBPSEK | 60 | 95 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | SEK 10 | 80 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
NOKSEK | 8 | 19 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | SEK 10 | 15 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDNOK | 25 | 60 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | NOK 10 | 40 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDSEK | 30 | 60 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | SEK 10 | 60 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
Exotic and emerging > | |||||||||
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Market | Min spread | Ave spread | Min trade size | Pip position | Value of 1 pip/lot | Guaranteed stop charge | Minimum margin requirment | Margin Group | |
Retail | Professional from* | ||||||||
CHFPLN | 35 | 55 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | PLN 10 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURCZK | 30 | 60 | 0.01 lots | 0.001 | CZK 100 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURHUF | 30 | 60 | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | HUF 1000 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURMXN | 85 | 135 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | MXN 10 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURPLN | 20 | 35 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | PLN 10 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURTRY | 150 | 160 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | TRY 10 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
EURZAR | 120 | 150 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | ZAR 10 | 20 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
GBPCZK | 30 | 50 | 0.01 lots | 0.001 | CZK 100 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
GBPHUF | 30 | 40 | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | HUF 1000 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
GBPPLN | 36 | 65 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | PLN 10 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
GBPZAR | 200 | 250 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | ZAR 10 | 250 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDCZK | 35 | 55 | 0.01 lots | 0.001 | CZK 100 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDHUF | 30 | 60 | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | HUF 1000 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDMXN | 120 | 160 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | MXN 10 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDPLN | 35 | 45 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | PLN 10 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDTRY | 130 | 170 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | TRY 10 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDCNH | 10 | 20 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | CNH 10 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDRUB | 500 | 650 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | RUB 10 | N/A | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
USDZAR | 120 | 160 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | ZAR 10 | 60 | 5% | 2% | Exotic |
*Professional Margin Tiers below
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 | 6,000,000 | 60 | 200 | 3,000,000 | 30 | 100 | 3,000,000 | 30 | 50 | over 12,000,000 | over 120 lots | 20 |
Minor | 4,000,000 | 40 | 100 | 2,000,000 | 20 | 50 | 2,000,000 | 20 | 25 | over 8,000,000 | over 80 lots | 10 |
Exotic | 1,000,000 | 5 | 50 | 1,000,000 | 10 | 20 | 2,500,000 | 25 | 10 | over 4,500,000 | over 45 lots | 5 |
Table notes
MT4 markets and spreads may vary from those listed in the table above, please contact customer support for further details
SPOT METALS > | ||||||||
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Market | Trading hours | Min spread | Ave spread | Min bet | Unit risk | Minimum Margin Required | Guaranteed Stop charge | |
Retail | Professional from** | |||||||
Gold | 23:00-22:00 | 0.2 | 0.3 | £0.1 | 1 | 5% | 0.50% | 0.4 |
Silver | 23:00-22:00 | 1.5 | 2 | £0.1 | 0.01 | 10% | 1% | 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
**Professional Margin Tiers below
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 | 1,000,000 | 10 | 200 | 1,000,000 | 10 | 100 | 3,000,000 | 30 | 20 | over 5,000,000 | over 50 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
SPOT METALS > | |||||||||
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Market | Trading hours | Min spread | Ave spread | Min trade size | Unit risk | Value of 1 pip/lot | Minimum Margin Required | Guaranteed Stop charge | |
Retail | Professional from* | ||||||||
Gold | 23:00-22:00 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | $1 | 5% | 0.50% | 0.4 |
Silver | 23:00-22:00 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | $50 | 10% | 1% | 6 |
*Professional Margin Tiers below
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 | 1,000,000 | 10 | 200 | 1,000,000 | 20 | 100 | 3,000,000 | 30 | 20 | over 5,000,000 | over 50 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
Future differentials > | |||||||
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Market | Trading hours | Min spread | Min bet size | Guaranteed Stop charge | Minimum Margin Required | Margin group | |
Retail | Professional from*** | ||||||
Wall Street / UK 100 Diff | 07:00-21:00 | 6 | £0.1 | 4 | 5% | 0.20% | Top Level |
Germany 40 / UK 100 Diff | 07:00-21:00 | 5 | £0.1 | 4 | 5% | 0.20% | Top Level |
Wall Street / Germany 40 | 07:00-21:00 | 6 | £0.1 | 4 | 5% | 0.20% | Top Level |
Sectors > | |||||||
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Market | Trading hours | Min spread | Min bet size | Guaranteed Stop charge | Minimum Margin Required | Margin group | |
Retail | Professional from*** | ||||||
EU Sectors | 06:50-21:00 | 8 | £0.1 | 6 | 20% | 0.20% | Top Level |
***Professional Margin Tiers below
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
* 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 40, 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 40/UK 100 and Wall Street/Germany 40 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.
***Professional Margin Tiers below
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
Margins will be tiered subject to the following tables:
Notional Volume Equivalent |
Margin Tier for Major US, European and Asian Indices |
0 - £3m | Initial margin requirement |
£3m - £6m | 1% |
£6m - £9m | 2.5% |
£9m+ | 15% |
Notional Volume Equivalent |
Margin Tier for Hong Kong 50, China Enterprise and India 50 Indices |
0 - £1m | Initial margin requirement |
£1m - £2m | 3% |
£2m - £3m | 7.5% |
£3m+ | 15% |
* 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 40, 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 40/UK 100 and Wall Street/Germany 40 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.
Rolling dailies > | ||||||||
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Market | Trading hours | Min spread | Min bet | Unit risk | Minimum Margin Required | Guaranteed Stop charge |
Margin group | |
Retail | Professional from** | |||||||
Brent Crude | 01:01-22:59 | 3 | £0.1 | 0.01 | 10% | 1% | 4 | 2nd Level |
US Crude | 23:00-22:00 | 3 | £0.1 | 0.01 | 10% | 1% | 4 | 2nd Level |
Metal Futures > | ||||||||
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Market | Trading hours | Min spread | Min bet | Unit risk | Minimum Margin Required | Guaranteed Stop charge | Margin group | |
Retail | Professional from** | |||||||
Gold | 23:00-22:00 | 0.6 | £0.1 | 1.00 | 5% | 0.5% | 0.4 | Top level |
Silver | 23:00-22:00 | 4 | £0.1 | 0.01 | 10% | 1% | 6 | 2nd level |
High Grade Copper | 23:00-22:00 | 40 | £0.1 | 0.0001 | 10% | 1% | 60 | 2nd level |
Softs Futures > | ||||||||
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Market | Trading hours | Min spread | Min bet | Unit risk | Minimum Margin Required | Guaranteed Stop charge | Margin group | |
Retail | Professional from** | |||||||
US Coffee | 09:15-18:30 | 36* | £0.1 | 0.01 | 10% | 2% | 20 | 3rd level |
World Sugar | 08:30-18:00 | 4* | £0.1 | 0.01 | 10% | 2% | 15 | 3rd level |
Cotton No.2 | 02:00-19:30 | 20* | £0.1 | 0.01 | 10% | 2% | 2 | 3rd level |
Orange Juice | 13:00-19:00 | 30* | £0.1 | 0.01 | 10% | 4% | 30 | 4th level |
Soybean | 01:00-13:45 14:30-19:15 |
2* | £0.1 | 1.0 | 10% | 2% | 20 | 3rd level |
US Cocoa | 09:45-18:30 | 6* | £0.1 | 1.0 | 10% | 2% | 10 | 3rd level |
Wheat | 01:00-13:45 14:30-19:15 |
1* | £0.1 | 1.0 | 10% | 2% | 20 | 3rd level |
**Professional Margin Tiers below
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 | 200 | 1,000,000 | 100 | 3,000,000 | 20 | over 5,000,000 | 10 |
2nd Level | 500,000 | 100 | 1,500,000 | 50 | 3,000,000 | 12.5 | over 5,000,000 | 8 |
3rd Level | 250,000 | 50 | 750,000 | 20 | 1,000,000 | 10 | over 2,000,000 | 5 |
4th Level | 250,000 | 25 | 1,000,000 | 10 | over 1,250,000 | 4 |
Spot > | |||||||||
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Market | Trading hours | Min spread | Min trade size | Unit risk | Value of 1 pip/lot | Minimum Margin Required | Guaranteed Stop charge | Margin group | |
Retail | Professional from** | ||||||||
Brent Crude | 01:01-22:59 | 3 | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | $10 | 10% | 1% | 4 | 2nd Level |
US Crude | 23:00-22:00 | 3 | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | $10 | 10% | 1% | 4 | 2nd Level |
Metal Futures > | |||||||||
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Market | Trading hours | Min spread | Min trade size | Unit risk | Value of 1 pip/lot | Minimum Margin Required | Guaranteed Stop charge | Margin group | |
Retail | Professional from** | ||||||||
Gold | 23:00-22:00 | 0.6 | 0.01 lots | 1.00 | $100 | 5% | 0.5% | 0.4 | Top level |
Silver | 23:00-22:00 | 4 | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | $50 | 10% | 1% | 6 | 2nd level |
High Grade Copper | 23:00-22:00 | 40 | 0.01 lots | 0.0001 | $2.5 | 10% | 1% | 60 | 2nd level |
Softs Futures > | |||||||||
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Market | Trading hours | Min spread | Min trade size | Unit risk | Value of 1 pip/lot | Minimum Margin Required | Guaranteed Stop charge | Margin group | |
Retail | Professional from** | ||||||||
US Coffee | 09:15-18:30 | 36* | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | $10 | 10% | 2% | 20 | 3rd level |
World Sugar | 08:30-18:00 | 4* | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | $10 | 10% | 2% | 15 | 3rd level |
Cotton No.2 | 02:00-19:30 | 20* | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | $5 | 10% | 2% | 2 | 3rd level |
Orange juice | 13:00-19:00 | 30* | 0.01 lots | 0.01 | $1.5 | 10% | 4% | 30 | 4th level |
Soybean | 01:00-13:45 14:30-19:15 |
1.5* | 0.01 lots | 1.0 | $50 | 10% | 2% | 20 | 3rd level |
US Cocoa | 09:45-18:30 | 6* | 0.01 lots | 1.0 | $10 | 10% | 2% | 10 | 3rd level |
Wheat | 01:00-13:45 14:30-19:15 |
1* | 0.01 lots | 1.0 | $50 | 10% | 2% | 20 | 3rd level |
**Professional Margin Tiers below
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 | 200 | 1,000,000 | 100 | 3,000,000 | 20 | over 5,000,000 | 10 |
2nd Level | 500,000 | 100 | 1,500,000 | 50 | 3,000,000 | 12.5 | over 5,000,000 | 8 |
3rd Level | 250,000 | 50 | 750,000 | 20 | 1,000,000 | 10 | over 2,000,000 | 5 |
4th Level | 250,000 | 25 | 1,000,000 | 10 | over 1,250,000 | 4 |
Bonds > | ||||||
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Market | Min spread | Minimum Margin Required | Guaranteed Stop charge | Trading hours | Margin Group | |
Retail | Professional from* | |||||
BOBL | 2 | 20% | 0.5% | 3 | 07:02-21:00 | 2nd Level |
Bund | 3 | 20% | 0.5% | 3 | 07:02-21:00 | 3rd Level |
Gilt | 3 | 20% | 0.5% | 3 | 08:00-18:00 | 3rd Level |
Schatz | 2 | 20% | 0.5% | 3 | 07:02-21:00 | Top Level |
US 10 Year | 4 | 20% | 0.5% | 4 | 23:00-22:00 | 3rd Level |
US 30 Year | 6 | 20% | 0.5% | 4 | 23:00-22:00 | 3rd Level |
Interest rates > | ||||||
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Market | Min spread | Minimum Margin Required | Guaranteed Stop charge | Trading hours | Margin Group | |
Retail | Professional from* | |||||
Euribor | 2 | 20% | 0.5% | 2 | 01:00-21:00 | Top Level |
Short Sterling | 2 | 20% | 0.5% | 2 | 07:30-18:00 | Top Level |
Swiss Euroswiss | 2 | 20% | 0.5% | 2 | 07:30-18:00 | Top Level |
*Professional Margin Tiers below
Margin Group | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | ||||
Notional USD | Leverage | Notional USD | Leverage | Notional USD | Leverage | Notional USD | Leverage | |
Top Level | 3,000,000 | 200 | 3,000,000 | 100 | 6,000,000 | 50 | over 12,000,000 | 10 |
2nd Level | 2,500,000 | 200 | 3,000,000 | 50 | 3,000,000 | 20 | over 8,500,000 | 10 |
3rd Level | 500,000 | 200 | 2,000,000 | 100 | 3,000,000 | 20 | over 5,500,000 | 10 |
ETFs > | |||
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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.
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