Tiered margins on precious metal CFDs
Leverage up to 500:1 on certain precious metals CFD pairs — available exclusively to GO Professional (wholesale) clients.
What are tiered precious metals CFD margins?
How it works
Tiered precious metals CFD margins are only available on MT4 and MT5 to GO professional (wholesale) clients.
Positions start with maximum leverage (up to 500:1 for certain asset classes).
As position size increases, leverage decreases in predetermined tiers.
There are four distinct tiers based on position size and the precious metals CFD pair being traded.
The table below shows the margin requirements for XAUUSD, which is tiered on a per standard lot basis.
| Tier | Leverage | Standard lots |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | 500:1 | 0-2 |
| T2 | 200:1 | 2.01-5 |
| T3 | 50:1 | 5.01-10 |
| T4 | 20:1 | 10.01+ |
The table below shows the margin requirements for XAGUSD, which is tiered on a per standard lot basis.
| Tier | Leverage | Standard lots |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | 100:1 | 0-1 |
| T2 | 50:1 | 1.01-3 |
| T3 | 30:1 | 3.01-5 |
| T4 | 20:1 | 5.01+ |
The table below shows the margin requirements for XPTUSD, which is tiered on a per standard lot basis.
| Tier | Leverage | Standard lots |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | 50:1 | 0-1 |
| T2 | 30:1 | 1.01-3 |
| T3 | 20:1 | 3.01-5 |
| T4 | 10:1 | 5.01+ |
The table below shows the margin requirements for XPDUSD, which is tiered on a per standard lot basis.
| Tier | Leverage | Standard lots |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | 50:1 | 0-1 |
| T2 | 30:1 | 1.01-3 |
| T3 | 20:1 | 3.01-5 |
| T4 | 10:1 | 5.01+ |
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