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Margin Required & Account Health

Calculate margin for a new trade and monitor your margin level. Know your distance to margin call before it becomes a problem.

03 Required Margin
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Margin Required
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Notional value
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Margin %
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Account Health
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Margin Level
847%
Stop-out 50%Margin call 80%Safe 200%+
Safe — well above margin call
Free margin—
Buffer to margin call—
FxPro margin levels

FxPro's specific thresholds: Margin Call at 80% margin level, Stop-Out at 50%. The account health panel above already shows your distance to these levels based on what you entered. Know your numbers before the market tests them.

At 1:200 leverage, a 0.5% adverse move on a 1-lot USD/ZAR position equals full margin. Always keep free margin well above your required margin.

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How to use this calculator

01

Calculate required margin for a new trade

Select the pair, lot size and leverage. The left panel shows exactly how much of your balance will be locked as margin collateral when this trade is open.
02

Check your account health

Enter your current account equity and total margin already in use. The right panel calculates your margin level percentage and shows your buffer before a margin call triggers.
03

Watch the margin level indicator

FxPro issues a margin call at 80% margin level and stops out positions at 50%. The gauge shows where you currently stand and how much equity buffer you have before reaching these thresholds.

Frequently asked questions

What is margin in forex?

Margin is collateral — a portion of your account balance that your broker holds as security while a position is open. It is not a fee. When you close the trade, the margin is released back to your free balance. The higher your leverage, the smaller the margin required.

What is margin level?

Margin level is equity divided by used margin, expressed as a percentage. A margin level of 200% means your equity is twice the margin you have in use — a comfortable buffer. As the market moves against open positions, equity falls and margin level drops.

What happens at a margin call?

At FxPro, a margin call is a warning that triggers when your margin level falls to 80%. Your positions are not closed yet, but you should either close trades manually or deposit more funds. If margin level falls further to 50% (stop-out level), the broker starts closing your positions automatically.

How can I avoid a margin call?

Three ways: use appropriate lot sizes for your account size (the lot size calculator helps with this), use stop-loss orders on every trade so positions close before eating too much margin, and monitor free margin regularly — especially when holding positions overnight or over the weekend.
The toolkit

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Lot Size

Size every position to a fixed % risk and stop-loss in pips.

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Margin

See the margin a trade locks up at 1:50 to 1:500 leverage.

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Profit & Loss

Model entry, exit and direction to project the rand outcome.

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Compound

Project account growth from a monthly return over time.

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Swap / Overnight

Calculate the overnight fee cost for holding a position past midnight.

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