Last Update: 26.05.2020 - 10:00am CET

Forex Margin Requirements

Due to the current market environment, FX & CFD margin requirements are regularly adjusted. You can consult the rates that currently apply in the table below.
 
Please note that for the list of instruments below, our FX Product Guide will not be updated. However, apart from the concerned margin rates, all other terms and conditions set forth in the guide will remain valid.

Important information on trading #USOIL Forward CFD:

  • The June forward contract (#USOILM) will remain open for trading until 15 May 2020.
  • The July forward contract (#USOILN) has been opened early and will remain open for trading until 18 June 2020.
  • Swissquote will early expire and close all open positions if the product trades as low as 5 Dollars. In such a case, we will open the next #USOIL contract within 24 hours.
Currency PairsCurrent Forex Margin Requirements
EURUSD1%
USDJPY1%
USDCHF1%
GBPUSD1%
AUDCAD1%
AUDCHF1%
AUDJPY1%
AUDNZD1%
AUDUSD1%
CADCHF1%
CADJPY1%
CADSGD4%
CHFDKK10%
CHFHUF2%
CHFJPY1%
CHFNOK2%
CHFPLN2%
CHFSEK2%
CHFSGD4%
CNHJPY4%
DKKSEK10%
EURAUD1%
EURCAD1%
EURCHF1%
EURCZK4%
EURDKK10%
EURGBP1%
EURHKD10%
EURHUF2%
EURILS1%
EURJPY1%
EURNOK2%
EURNZD1%
EURPLN2%
EURRUB4%
EURSEK2%
EURSGD4%
EURTRY20%
EURZAR5%
GBPAUD1%
GBPCAD1%
GBPCHF1%
GBPDKK10%
GBPHUF1%
GBPJPY1%
GBPNOK1%
GBPNZD1%
GBPPLN1%
GBPSEK1%
GBPSGD4%
GBPTRY20%
HKDJPY10%
MXNJPY4%
NOKJPY4%
NOKSEK4%
NZDCAD1%
NZDCHF1%
NZDDKK10%
NZDJPY1%
NZDSEK2%
NZDSGD4%
NZDUSD1%
PLNJPY2%
SEKJPY2%
SGDHKD4%
SGDJPY4%
TRYJPY20%
USDCAD1%
USDCNH4%
USDCZK4%
USDDKK10%
USDHKD10%
USDHUF2%
USDILS1%
USDMXN4%
USDNOK4%
USDPLN2%
USDRUB4%
USDSEK2%
USDSGD4%
USDTRY20%
USDZAR5%
ZARJPY5%
Precious Metals 
XAGAUD4%
XAGCAD4%
XAGCHF4%
XAGEUR4%
XAGGBP4%
XAGTRY20%
XAGUSD4%
XAUAUD2%
XAUCAD2%
XAUCHF2%
XAUEUR2%
XAUGBP2%
XAUTRY20%
XAUUSD2%
XPDUSD10%
XPTUSD10%
Forex Forward CFDs 
#CHFUSD*1%
#EURUSD*1%
#GBPUSD*1%
#XAGUSD*4%
#XAUUSD*2%
CFDs Indices (Spot, Synthetic & Forward) 
#AU200*2%
#CH2%
#CH*2%
SMICHF2%
#DE302%
#DE30*2%
DAXEUR2%
#US302%
#US30*2%
#ES2%
#ES*2%
#EU502%
#EU50*2%
ESXEUR2%
#FR402%
#FR40*2%
#GB1002%
#GB100*2%
#NAS1002%
#NAS100*2%
#NIK225*2%
#NL*2%
#RUS*2%
#US5002%
#US500*2%
CFDs Commodities (Spot, Synthetic & Forward) 
#GAS*4%
#GSO*4%
#HG*4%
#HGC*4%
#HSI*4%
#NG*4%
#UKOIL*4%
#USOIL*4%
CUCUSD4%
LCOUSD4%
NGCUSD4%
OIL1002%
Forward CFDs Bonds 
#BUND*4%
#LGILT*4%
#USBND*4%

* Forward CFDs