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Currency Pairs

AVAILABLE CURRENCY PAIRS

The "majors" and the "commodity pairs" are the most liquid and most widely traded currency pairs in the forex market. These pairs and thally will have the tightest spreads.

• Majors: EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, USD/CHF
• Commodity Pairs: AUD/USD, USD/CAD, NZD/USD

There are however other currency pairs that allow you to take advantage of macroeconomic events in specific international markets, such as the USD/MXN (US Dollar/Mexican Peso). See all Currency Pairs.

SUBSCRIPTION LIST

By default the dealing rates window displays the most commonly traded pairs.elect the "SYMBOLS" button at the available currency pairs for trading. Add a check mark next to the pairs you are interested in trading, and remove a check ill automatically update with your selections.

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The Smart Margin Watcher was designed to monitor your positions and ALERTS you if the market goes against your trades and your account equity drops below your margin requirements.

Essentially the Smart Margin Watcher can give you a buffer between your Margin Warning and liquidation, allowing you to either deposit more funds or close out of positions to potentially avoid a margin call.

WHAT ARE FXCM MARGIN REQUIREMENTS?

By default FXCM LLC offers a maximum of approximately 50:1 leverage (or 2% margin)* on its forex trading accounts. Margin requirements (pMMR per 1k Lot.

Margin Requirements

SMART MARGIN WATCHER: MANAGE YOUR TRADING ACCOUNT SMARTER

FXCM is committed to increasing cubetter position to trade.

The Smart Margin Watcher was designed to monitor your positions and ALERTS you if the market goes against your trades and your account equity drops below your margin requirements.

Essentially the Smart Margin Watcher can give you a buffer between your Margin Warning and liquidation, allowing you to either deposit more funds or close out of positions to potentially avoid a margin call.

WHAT ARE FXCM MARGIN REQUIREMENTS?

By default FXCM LLC offers a maximum of approximately 50:1 leverage (or 2% margin)* on its forex trading accounts. Margin requirements (pMMR per 1k Lot.

WHEN IS MARGIN UPDATED?

Margin requirements are updated each month on the last Friday to account for price fluctuations. FXCM does not anticipate more than one update a month, however extreme market movements or event risk may necessitate unscheduled

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Forex Pricing

COMMISSIONSmmissions are based on instrument and trade size, and start as little as $0.04 per 1k lot.

SPREADS

The table below shows FXCM's average spreads for Standard Accounts. Our spreads are extremely low due to healthy competition in our vast network of global banks, financial institutions and other market makers that make up our renowned No Dealing Desk. You trade on the exact bid/ask quotes that stream from our liquidity providers.

TRANSACTION COSTS

Two components make up your total transaction costs when trading forex with an FXCM Standard Account: our low commissions and tight spreads.

HOW TO DETERMINE TRAN + $0.04 = $0.08) with the value of the spread (0.2 pips X $0.10) = $0.02.

To find the value of the spread, multip platform).

Spreads: Static spreads are time-weighted Standard account averages based on tradable FXCM prices from January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016. Live spreads apnly. FXCM is not liable for errors, omissions or delays, or for actions relying on this information.

Commissions: Commissions are charged at the open and close of trades in the denomination of the account.

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GO LONG OR SHORT

Unlike many otherLOW TRADING COSTS

Most forex accounts are made up of low, competitive commissions and super-tight spreads. You trade the direct quotes from our liquidity providers with no hidden markups.2

UNMATCHED LIQUIDITY

Because forex is a $5.3 trillion-a-day market, with most trading concentrated in only a few currencies, there are always aven in large sizes.

AVAILABLE LEVERAGE

Because of the deep liquidity available in the forex market, you can trade forex with considerable leverage (up to 50:1). This til 5 pm (ET).

2 Intermediary Markup: In some instances, accounts for clients of certain intermediaries are subject to a markup.

Spreads: Static spreads are time-weighted Standard account averages based on tradable FXCM prices from January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016. Live spreads apply to Standard accounts, are variable, and are subject to delay. Spread figures are for informational purposes only. FXCM is not liable for errors, omissions or delays, or for actions relying on this information.

Commissions: Commissions are charged at the open and close of trades in the denomination of the account

Execution: FXCM aggregates bid and ask prices from a pool of liquidity providers and is the final counterparty when trading forex on FXCM's dealing desk and No Dealing Desk (NDD) execution models. With NDD, FXCM's platforms display the best-availabdealer. 

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For example, on January 3, 2011, one euro was worth about $1.33.  By May 3, 2011, one euro was worth about $1.48.  The euro increased in value by about 10% relative to the U.S. dollar during this time.that currency to fall.

• A decrease in the supply or an increase in demand for a currency can cause the value of that currency to rise.

A big benefit to forex trading is that you can buy or sell any currency pair, at any time subject to available liquidity. So if you think the Eurozone is going to break apart, you can sell the euro and buy the dollar (sell EUR/USD). If you think the price of gold is going to go up, based on historical correlation patterns you can buy the Australian dollar and sell the U.S. dollar (buy AUD/USD).

This also means that there really is no such thing as a "bear market," in the traditional sense. You can make (or lose) money when the market is trending up or down.

HOW DO YOU READ A QUOTE?

Because you are always comparing one currency to another, forex is quoted in pairs. This may seem confusing at first, but it is actually pretty straightforward. For example, the EUR/USD at 1.4022 shows how much one euro (EUR) is worth in U.S. dollars (USD).

WHAT IS A LOT?

A lot is the smallest trade size available. FXCM accounts have a standard lot size of 1,000 units of currency. Account holders can however place trades of different sizes, so long as they are in increments of 1,000 units like, 2pips.

WHAT IS LEVERAGE/MARGIN?

As mentioned before, all trades are executed using borrowed money. This allows you to take advantage of leverage. Leveragee may not be suitable for all investors.