Margin and cost per point calculation

Margin calculation depends on the type of trading instrument: “foreign exchange”, “metal”, “energy”, “index”, “cryptocurrency”.

For the instruments mentioned on the “Foreign Exchange Trading” tab, the margin depends on the leverage of the trading account, the base currency, the contract size and the margin percentage of the specific trading instrument. In the MT4 specification, this margin calculation mode is called “foreign exchange”.

Margin: Lot * Base Currency * Contract Size / Leverage * Margin Percentage / 100

For example: 1 lot margin of EUR/JPY under 1:3000 leverage = 1 * 1.2152 * 100000/3000 * 100/100 = 40.5 USD

For “metals”, the margin depends on the leverage of the trading account, contract size, market price and the percentage of margin for a particular trading instrument. In the MT4 specification, this margin calculation mode is called “CFD leverage”.

Margin: lot * contract size * market price / leverage * margin percentage / 100

For example: XAU / USD 1 lot margin under 1:3000 leverage = 1 * 1808 * 100/3000 * 100/100 = 60.26 USD

For the tools in the tabs: “Energy”, “Index”, “Cryptocurrency” Margin depends on the contract size, market price and margin percentage of the specific trading instrument. In the MT4 specification, this type of margin calculation mode is called “CFD”.

Margin: lot * contract size * market price * margin percentage / 100

For example: BTC / USD 0.01 lot margin (account leverage does not affect the calculation) = 0.01 * 1 * 54380 * 10/100 = 54.38 USD

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