How does margin requirement is calculated?
There are three types of margin calculation modes to calculate the margin requirement.
Forex
Contract size * Lot * (the exchange rate of base currency, exchange to account currency) * Margin Percentage / (Account Leverage)
CFD – Leverage
Contract size * Lot * Open Price * (the exchange rate of quote currency, exchange to account currency) *Margin Percentage / (Account Leverage)
CFD
Contract size * Open Price * Lot * (the exchange rate of quote currency, exchange to account currency) * Margin Percentage
*Note: Margin calculation mode and margin percentage can be found in the product specifications of MT4/MT5.