Stock Indices
| Instrument Name | Minimum
Trade Size | Margin Requirement
Per Min Trade Size | Target FXCM Spread | Minimum
Stop
Distance (Points) | Trading Hours (GMT) | Break Time (GMT) |
| | | USD | GBP | EUR | | | | |
| US30 |
1 |
90 |
60 |
60 |
4(6) |
6 |
Sun 22.00 -
Fri 20.00 |
(daily from 20.15
until 20.30) |
| SPX500 |
1 |
120 |
75 |
80 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
Sun 22.00 -
Fri 20.00 |
(daily from 20.15
until 20.30) |
| NAS100 |
1 |
25 |
15 |
15 |
2 |
4 |
Sun 22.00 -
Fri 20.00 |
(daily from 20.15
until 20.30) |
| UK100 |
1 |
90 |
60 |
60 |
2(3) |
4 |
Daily 07.00 - 20.00 |
None |
| GER30 |
1 |
90 |
60 |
60 |
2(3) |
5 |
Daily 06.00 - 20.00 |
None |
| ITA40 |
1 |
250 |
160 |
170 |
15 |
20 |
Daily 07.00 - 15.40 |
None |
| ESP35 |
1 |
200 |
125 |
140 |
8 |
12 |
Daily 07.00 - 15.30 |
None |
| FRA40 |
1 |
60 |
40 |
40 |
2(3) |
5 |
Daily 06.00 - 20.00 |
None |
| HKG33 |
10 |
750 |
450 |
525 |
15 |
25 |
Daily 01.45 - 08.15 |
Daily 04.15-06.30
(market closes at 08.15) |
| JPN225 |
100 |
150 |
90 |
100 |
15 |
25 |
Daily 00.00 - 11:00 |
02.00 - 03.30; 06.10 - 07.30
(market closes at 11.00) |
| SWE30 |
1 |
90 |
60 |
60 |
1 |
2 |
Daily 07.00 - 15.20 |
None |
| SUI30 |
1 |
90 |
60 |
60 |
4 |
4 |
Daily 05.50 - 15.25 |
None |
| AUS200 |
1 |
60 |
40 |
40 |
2(4) |
7 |
Daily 23.50 - 21.00 |
06.30 - 07.10
(market closes at 20.00) |
Oil
Instrument
Name | Minimum
Trade
Size | Margin Requirement
Per Min Trade Size | Target
FXCM Spread | Minimum
Stop
Distance
(Points) | Trading Hours (GMT) | Break Time (GMT) |
| | | USD | GBP | EUR | | | | |
| USOil |
1 |
200 |
125 |
140 |
0.05 |
0.1 |
Sun 22.00 -
Fri 20.00 |
Daily from 21.15 until 22.00 |
| UKOil |
1 |
200 |
125 |
140 |
0.05 |
0.1 |
Sun 22.00 -
Fri 20.00 |
Daily from 22.00 until 00.00 |
Gold
Instrument
Name | Minimum
Trade
Size | Margin Requirement
Per Min Trade Size | Target Spread * | Minimum
Stop
Distance
(Points) | Trading Hours (GMT) | Break Time (GMT) |
| | | USD | GBP | EUR | | | | |
| XAU/USD |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
Sun 22.00 -
Fri 20.00 |
Daily 21:00 until 22:00 |
| XAG/USD |
50 |
7.5 |
5 |
5 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
Sun 22.00 -
Fri 20.00 |
Daily 21:00 until 22:00 |
(Market Closed Daily between 22:00 and 23:00 GMT)
* Please note that FXCM strives to provide traders with tight, competitive spreads; however, there may be instances when market conditions cause spreads to widen beyond the typical spreads displayed here. Additionally, typical spreads may not be applicable to Japanese-yen-denominated accounts or client accounts of referring brokers. Certain currency pairs may not be available for all account types. For additional information about widened spreads, click here.
