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 trade. 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, 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. Adding a stop reduces your exposure by limiting your potential losses and may reduce your margin requirement.
- Indices
- Forex
- Commodities
- Shares
- Cryptos
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| Stock index | Retail1 | Leverage equivalent |
| FTSE 100 | 0.5% | 1:200 |
| Wall Street | 0.5% | 1:200 |
| Germany 40 | 0.5% | 1:200 |
| US 500 | 0.5% | 1:200 |
| Australia 200 | 0.5% | 1:200 |
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| Commodities | Retail1 | Leverage equivalent |
| Spot Gold | 0.5% | 1:200 |
| Spot Silver (5000oz) | 2% | 1:50 |
| High Grade Copper | 2% | 1:50 |
| Oil - US Crude | 1.5% | 1:67 |
| Oil - Brent Crude | 1.5% | 1:67 |
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| Shares | Retail1 | Leverage equivalent |
| Apple | 10% | 1:10 |
| Tesla Motors Inc (All Sessions) | 10% | 1:10 |
| BHP Group Limited (ASX) | 10% | 1:10 |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 10% | 1:10 |
| Amazon.com Inc (All Sessions) | 10% | 1:10 |
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| Cryptocurrencies | Retail1 | Leverage equivalent |
| Bitcoin (USD) | 10% | 1:10 |
| Ether (USD) | 10% | 1:10 |
| XRPUSD | 10% | 1:10 |
| Bitcoin Cash (USD) | 10% | 1:10 |
| Litecoin (USD) | 10% | 1:10 |
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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 occurs when your account equity has fallen below the minimum required to keep a position open. You should monitor your account balance and ensure that it is sufficiently funded at all times.
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