What is required margin?

The collateral your broker holds to open a position: notional value divided by leverage. It is returned when you close.

No. It is your own money set aside as collateral, not a charge. Spreads, commissions, and swaps are the actual costs.

How is the liquidation price found?

A simplified estimate of the price at which losses consume your margin. Real brokers liquidate at a maintenance level, often a little earlier.

Margin Calculator

How much margin a position ties up, how much free margin is left, and the price that would wipe it out. Know the cost of leverage before you use it.

Your position

Position size (units)1 standard forex lot = 100,000 units.

Entry priceLeverage

Account balance (USD)Direction

Required margin

$3,683.33

3.33% of $110,500.00 notional

Notional value

$110,500.00

Free margin left

$6,316.67

Liquidation price

1.0682

Margin rate

3.33%

Liquidation is a simplified estimate (margin fully consumed, isolated position, fees excluded). Your broker's maintenance margin may trigger earlier.

Ready to place the trade?

Open a regulated Pepperstone account with tight spreads and execute the plan you just sized.

Open a Pepperstone account

Affiliate link. You support Tenetize at no extra cost to you.

How margin works

Margin is the deposit your broker holds to let you control a larger position. It is not a cost or a fee, it is collateral. Higher leverage means a smaller deposit, but also a closer liquidation price.

required margin = (position size x price) / leverage

Leverage cuts both ways

At 30x leverage a roughly 3.3% move against you can wipe the margin on an isolated position. The higher the leverage, the less room price has to breathe. Size the trade with the Position Size Calculator so a normal pullback never reaches liquidation.

Disclaimer

Educational tool only, not investment advice. Trading on margin can lead to losses exceeding your deposit.

Common questions

What is required margin?: The collateral your broker holds to open a position: notional value divided by leverage. It is returned when you close.
Is margin a fee?: No. It is your own money set aside as collateral, not a charge. Spreads, commissions, and swaps are the actual costs.
How is the liquidation price found?: A simplified estimate of the price at which losses consume your margin. Real brokers liquidate at a maintenance level, often a little earlier.