How to calculate margin (collateral) used to Transact
In General 1 lot = quantity contract size $ 100,000 (regular); and 0.1 lot = quantity contract size $ 10,000 (mini) (you can ask your broker will be the magnitude of quantity contract size in units of lotnya)
The base currency is USD currencynya (USD/...): (example: USD/JPY, USD/CHF), then the method of calculating the margin collateral that is:
Margin = 100000 x Lot x Amount% margin (for wearing unit Lot) or Margin = Quantity Contract Size x% margin (to use the units of Quantity)
Example 1: you do order BUY in USD/JPY currency by as much as 2 lots with the leverage 1: 100, then the calculation of the marginnya are:
Margin = 100000 x 1 x 1% = $ 1000
Example 2: you make a SELL order in the currency of USD/CHF is as much as 0.2 lots with the leverage 1: 200, then the calculation of the marginnya are:
Margin = 100000 x 0.3 x 0.3% = $ 150
The base currency is not USD currencynya (../USD): (example: EUR/USD, GBP/USD), the method of calculating the margin collateral should be made to the exchange rate first, the USDollar in a manner:
(for wearing unit Lot) Margin = 100000 x Lot x Amount% margin x price quote current rate
Or (to use the units of Quantity)
Margin = Quantity x Contract Size x price% margin current rate quote
Example 1: you do order BUY (Ask) in the EUR/USD currency by as much as 1 lots with the leverage 1: 100 and the price Bid/Ask rate-his time was 1.2998/1.3000, then the calculation of the marginnya are:
Margin = 100000 x 1 x x 1% = $ 1300 1.3000
Example 2: you do your SELL order (Bid) on the GBP/USD currency by as much as 0.1 lots with the leverage 1: 500 and the price Bid/Ask rate-his time was 1.9010/1.9014, then the calculation of the marginnya are:
Margin = 100000 x 0.2 x 0.2% x 76 = $ 1.9010
How to calculate margin (collateral) used to Transact
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