OANDA caps leverage at a maximum of As a new trader, you should consider limiting your leverage even further to a maximum of Trading with too high a leverage ratio is one of the most common errors committed by new forex traders.

Therefore, until you become more experienced, OANDA strongly urges you to trade with a lower ratio. The profit or loss for a trade is not realized until the trade is closed.

An open trade or position is said to be unrealized. Net Asset Value NAV refers to the value of all assets, minus all liabilities.

When you have open positions, your NAV is calculated as the total assets in your account, plus the theoretical value of your open positions.

This value is obtained by calculating the value of your positons if they were closed at the current market rate. Benefits of Trading Forex. Risks Involved in Forex Trading. Putting It All Together.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC limits leverage available to retail forex traders in the United States to OANDA Asia Pacific offers maximum leverage of Maximum leverage for OANDA Canada clients is determined by IIROC and is subject to change.

For more information refer to our regulatory and financial compliance section.

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We advise you to carefully consider whether trading is appropriate for you in light of your personal circumstances. You may lose more than you invest. Information on this website is general in nature. We recommend that you seek independent financial advice and ensure you fully understand the risks involved before trading. Trading through an online platform carries additional risks.

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Leverage Ratio and Minimum Margin Requirements Leverage is expressed as a ratio and is based on the margin requirements imposed by your broker.

The following table shows the relationship between leverages and minimum margin requirements: Comparison of leverage ratios and the minimum margin requirements expressed as a percentage. If Leverage Ratio is Then, the Minimum Required Margin equals Using a ratio of Margin Closeout When trading on leverage, the funds in your account the minimum margin serve as your collateral.

Therefore, it is only natural that your broker will not allow your account balance to fall below the minimum margin. When you have one or more open trades, your broker continually calculates the unrealized value of your positions to determine your Net Asset Value NAV.

At OANDA, a margin closeout will cause all tradable, open positions in your account to automatically close at the current fxTrade rates at the time of closing.

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For this reason, it is to your advantage to avoid margin closeout. We'll discuss strategies to avoid a margin closeout in Lesson 4 — Making That First Trade. Benefits of Trading Forex 3. Understanding Leverage — What You Don't Know Can Hurt You. Forex Market Participants 5. Risks Involved in Forex Trading 6.

Losses can exceed investment.