What is the prime4x Margin Requirement?
Foreign currency online exchange and commodity trading is usually based on ‘margin’. The required cash deposit for an online trading execution is usually less than the underlying value of the currency or commodity contract. For example, a TSP might require only $1,000 in the trader’s account in order to trade a $100,000 currency position. The $1,000 is referred to as ‘margin’. This margin is used to assure reducing the predicted loss risk. The main purpose of having margin deposit in your forex trading account is creating a sufficient margin as all the purchasing and selling is not real. Margin resembles rational assessment of expected risk in each executed position. So, unstable changeable currencies need a higher margin. For example if a $100,000 currency position is changing by more than 1% (or $1,000) in a 24 hour period, the suitable margin in this case is $1,000. Also if the currency is highly volatile and regularly changes by $3,000 or more or 3% it would require a suitable marg