MetaTrader 4 Indices Trading Margin Level Percentage Calculator

Margin Level Indices Trading Calculator - MetaTrader 4 Indices Trading Margin Level Percentage Calculator - Calculating Indices Trading Margin Example on MT4.

This learn indices trading tutorial will explain What is Indices Trading Margin Requirement in stock indices trading and how it is calculated on the MT4 platform.

Margin Level Indices Trading Calculator

If indices trading leverage = 100:1

1,000 / 100,000 * 100= 1%

Margin required = 1%

(1/100 *100= 1%)

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(Simplify - your indices trading capital is $1,000 after stock indices leverage you control $100,000 - $1,000 is what percent of $100,000 - it is 1%) that is your indices trading margin requirement for your stock indices trading account.

The indices trading margin example on MT4 indices trading Platform below, the set stock indices leverage is 100:1, the indices trading margin which is 1% is $2683.07, therefore the total amount controlled by the indices trader is: $268,307 - this is because with this indices trading leverage the trader has used little of his money and borrowed the rest, with this set at 100:1, the trader is using 1 % of their trading capital, this 1% is $2683.07, if 1% is $2683.07 then 100% is $268,307

MetaTrader 4 indices trading margin level percentage calculator Example

Now if Your Indices Trading Leverage is 100:1

When trading if you have $1,000 and use option 100:1 and buy 1 Mini lot for $10,000 your margin on this transaction is the $1000 dollars in your indices trading Mini stock indices trading account, this margin is the money that you will lose if your open trade transaction goes against you - the other $99,000 that is borrowed, the stock indices broker will close the open indices trading transactions automatically once your $1,000 has been taken by the stock indices trading market.

But this is if your indices broker has set 0% Indices Trading Margin Requirement before closing your stock indices trades automatically.

For 20% margin requirement before closing your stock indices trades automatically, then your transactions will be closed once your balance gets to $200

For 50% margin requirement of this level before closing your stock indices trades automatically, then your transactions will be closed once your balance gets to $500

If your indices broker sets 100% margin requirement of this level before closing your open positions automatically, then your trades will be closed once your balance gets to $1,000: Meaning the trade will close out as soon as you execute it because even if you pay 1 pips spread your account balance will get to $990 and the needed percentage is 100% i.e. 1,000 dollars, therefore your trade orders will immediately get closed.

Most brokers do not set 100% requirement, but there are those brokers that set 100% are not suitable for you at all, choose those set 50% or 20% margin requirements, in fact, those that set at 20% are some of the best because the likely hood they close out your trade is reduced as shown in the examples above.

MetaTrader 4 Indices Trading Margin Level Percentage Calculator

In the above MetaTrader 4 indices trading screenshot example, the trader is using $2683.07, the total controlled amount is $268,307, but indices trading account equity is $16,116.55, therefore used stock indices leverage is ($268,307 divide by 16,116.55) = 16.64 : 1

16.64 : 1 Used Indices Trading Leverage

The Margin is 600% which is 580% above the required 20% Margin requirement by the stock indices trading broker.

To know about this margin level which is calculated by your MT4 platform automatically - the MT4 Indices Trading Platform will display this as "Indices Trading Margin Requirement", This will be displayed as a percentage the higher the percentage the less likely your trades are to get closed.

For Example if - (using a stock indices trading broker that requires 20% margin requirement)

Using 100:1 indices trading leverage

If stock indices leverage is 100:1 and you transact 10 Mini Lots, equal to $100,000

$100,000 dollars divide by 100:1, your used capital is $1000

Calculation:

= Capital Used * Percentage(100)

= $1,000/$1000 * Percentage(100)

Indices Trading Margin Requirement = 100 %

Investor has 80% above the required margin level amount

Using 10:1

If stock indices leverage is 10:1 and you transact 1 Mini Lot, equal to $10,000

$10,000 dollars divide by 100:1, your used capital is $100

Calculation:

= Capital Used * Percentage(100)

= $1,000/$100 * Percentage(100)

Indices Trading Margin Requirement = 1000 %

Investor has 980% above the required margin level amount

Using 1:1 indices trading leverage

If stock indices leverage is 1:1 and you transact 0.1 Mini Lot, equal to $1,000

$1,000 dollars divide by 100:1, your used capital is $10

Calculation:

= Capital Used * Percentage(100)

= $1,000/$10 * Percentage(100)

Indices Trading Margin Requirement = 10,000 %

Investor has 9800% above the required margin level amount