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Margin rates
Our tiered margining system means we can offer rates that remain competitive while reflecting the size of your position and associated liquidity of the market.
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What is margin?
CFDs are leveraged products, meaning you don’t have to pay the full value of your exposure to deal. Instead, you only need to put up a fraction of your trade’s total value to open your position. This opening amount is called initial margin – it is also sometimes referred to as deposit margin.
Our margin rates
At IG Bank, we offer tiered margining, applying different margin requirements at different levels of exposure. Smaller deal sizes generally benefit from better market liquidity, so these positions attract our lowest margin rates. Our tiers start at one, with the lowest margin rates, and go up to four, with the highest margin rates.
You can see a summary of tier one margins for some of our most popular markets below. For all tier one margins, you can reduce your margin requirement by using stops. Adding a stop reduces your exposure by limiting your potential losses.
- Indices
- Forex
- Commodities
- Shares
- Cryptos
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| Stock index | Margin per contract | Leverage equivalent |
| Switzerland Blue Chip | 0.75% | 1:135 |
| Wall Street | 0.5% | 1:200 |
| Germany 40 | 0.5% | 1:200 |
| US 500 | 0.5% | 1:200 |
| US Tech 100 | 0.5% | 1:200 |
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| Commodities | Margin per contract | Leverage equivalent |
| Spot Gold | 0.5% | 1:200 |
| Spot Silver (5000oz) | 2% | 1:50 |
| High Grade Copper | 2% | 1:50 |
| Oil - US Crude | The higher of 1.5% and 60pts based on opening level | 1:66 |
| Oil - Brent Crude | The higher of 1.5% and 60pts based on opening level | 1:66 |
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| Shares | Margin per contract | Leverage equivalent |
| Nestle SA | 5% | 1:20 |
| UBS-CH | 5% | 1:20 |
| Credit Suisse Group AG (CH) | 5% | 1:20 |
| Roche Holding AG (Participation) | 5% | 1:20 |
| Novartis AG | 5% | 1:20 |
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| Cryptocurrencies | Margin per contract | Leverage equivalent |
| Bitcoin (USD) | 10% | 1:10 |
| Ether (USD) | 10% | 1:10 |
| Bitcoin Cash (USD) | 10% | 1:10 |
| Litecoin (USD) | 10% | 1:10 |
Find our margin rates for all markets here
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Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to 17 000 global markets, with reliable execution
Deal seamlessly, wherever you are
Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app2
Feel secure with a trusted provider
With 50 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
Maintenance margin
Maintenance margin, also known as variation margin, is extra money that we might need to request if the market moves against you. It ensures that you have enough money in your account to fund the present value of the position – covering any running losses.
Maintenance margin is charged via a margin call, which is a status applied to your account when it has fallen below the minimum required to keep a position open. We will notify you of this by email.
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