Find out the contract specifications on all our available energies trading instruments below:
For more information on swap values for Energies, refer to the Swap values updated daily on our website.
USOIL:
| Account types | Standard, Pro, Raw spread, Zero |
| Available suffixes |
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| Trading terminals | MT4, MT5 |
| Execution type |
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| Pip size | 0.01 |
| Contract size | 1000 BBL |
| Average spread (in pips) |
Updated daily; follow the link for the current average. |
| Minimum trading volume (per order) | 0.01 lot |
| Maximum trading volume (per order) |
20 lots |
| Fixed leverage | 1:200 |
| Increased margin requirements |
5% (1:20) |
| Hedged margin | 0% |
| Triple swap day | Friday |
UKOIL:
| Account types | Standard, Pro, Raw Spread, Zero |
| Available suffixes |
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| Trading Terminals | MT4, MT5 |
| Execution type |
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| Pip size | 0.01 |
| Contract size | 1000 BBL |
| Average spread (in pips) |
Updated daily; follow the link for the current average. |
| Minimum lot size (per position) | 0.01 lot |
| Maximum lot size (per position) |
20 lots |
| Fixed Leverage | 1:200 |
| Increased margin requirements |
5% (1:20) |
| Hedged margin | 0% |
| Triple swap day | Friday |
XNGUSD (Natural gas):
| Account types | Standard, Pro, Raw Spread, Zero |
| Available suffixes |
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| Trading Terminals | MT4, MT5 |
| Execution type |
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| Pip size | 0.001 |
| Contract size | 10000 MMBtu (Metric Million British thermal units) |
| Average spread (in pips) | Updated daily; follow the link for the current average. |
| Minimum lot size (per position) | 0.01 lot |
| Maximum lot size (per position) |
20 lots: (07:00 – 20:59 GMT) |
| Fixed Leverage | 1:20 |
| Increased margin requirements |
5% (1:20) |
| Hedged margin | 0% |
| Triple swap day | Friday |
Margin Calculation:
Example : Buy 5 lots US Oil at 52.934/52.992
Margin = (No. of Lots x Contract Size) / Leverage
= (5 x 1000) / 200 = 25 BBL
Convert margin to USD using the opening price (Ask price for Buy order)
Margin in USD = 25 x 52.992 = 1324.80 USD