Margin requirements for Crypto are provided below:
| Instrument | Description | Margin requirements | Leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTC/USD | Bitcoin vs US Dollar | 20% | 1:5 |
| ETH/USD | Ether vs US Dollar | 20% | 1:5 |
| LTC/USD | Litecoin vs US Dollar | 20% | 1:5 |
| BCH/USD | Bitcoin Cash vs US Dollar | 20% | 1:5 |
| XLM/USD | Stellar vs US Dollar | 20% | 1:5 |
The minimum margin required to open a position depends on the desired leverage, instrument and current market prices.
- *The minimum margin requirements will differ if the initial leverage is changed
- **See section "Over-the-weekend leverage" for additional information
- ***If equity for the self trade account is less than CHF 20 or equivalent in foreign currency, the account may be blocked by Dukascopy Bank
Attention: Currently CFDs on cryptocurrencies trading is available for regular self trading accounts only.
Maximum instrument exposure
Maximum net exposure of each currency pair on one trading account is limited to a position of 25 million of primary currency with an exception for USD/HUF, EUR/HUF, USD/CZK, EUR/CZK, USD/RON, USD/ILS, USD/THB which max exposure is limited by 1 million of primary currency. For precious metals and CFDs maximum net exposure is specified in the table below:
| Instrument | Maximum exposure in contracts (for CFDs) / Oz (for precious metals) / USD (for crypto) |
|---|---|
| BRENT.CMD/USD | 650 |
| LIGHT.CMD/USD | 650 |
| GAS.CMD/USD | 4'500 |
| DIESEL.CMD/USD | 1'800 |
| COFFEE.CMD/USX | 940'000 |
| COCOA.CMD/USD | 225 |
| SUGAR.CMD/USD | 1'430 |
| COTTON.CMD/USX | 685'000 |
| OJUICE.CMD/USX | 410'000 |
| SOYBEAN.CMD/USX | 223'500 |
| COPPER.CMD/USD | 8'000 |
| USA500.IDX/USD | 1'000 |
| USATECH.IDX/USD | 300 |
| USA30.IDX/USD | 100 |
| USSC2000.IDX/USD | 2'000 |
| DEU.IDX/EUR | 250 |
| GBR.IDX/GBP | 350 |
| FRA.IDX/EUR | 500 |
| AUS.IDX/AUD | 750 |
| JPN.IDX/JPY | 20'000 |
| HKG.IDX/HKD | 1'000 |
| CHE.IDX/CHF | 350 |
| ESP.IDX/EUR | 300 |
| EUS.IDX/EUR | 900 |
| XAU/USD | 1'500 |
| XAG/USD | 40'000 |
| BTC/USD | 100'000 USD equivalent |
| ETH/USD | 100'000 USD equivalent |
| LTC/USD | 50'000 USD equivalent |
| BCH/USD | 50'000 USD equivalent |
| XLM/USD | 50'000 USD equivalent |
| CHI.IDX/USD | 200 |
| DOLLAR.IDX/USD | 25'000 |
| NLD.IDX/EUR | 4'550 |
| SGD.IDX/SGD | 11'220 |
| IND.IDX/USD | 270 |
| PLN.IDX/PLN | 1'545 |
| BUND.TR/EUR | 10'000 |
| USTBOND.TR/USD | 10'000 |
| UKGILT.TR/GBP | 10'000 |
Clients may request to wave/increase the maximum exposure limit for particular instruments with high leverage.
In this case the account leverage will be reduced to 1:20 (1:10 over-the-weekend).
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