Leverage Information
The maximum leverage offered by Skilling is explained below in more detail according to client’s account type and asset class. Margin use will be re-calculated based on the adjusted leverage, make sure your account is funded to avoid potential stop-outs.
| Financial Instruments | Margin Requirement |
|---|---|
| Major FX | 0.10% |
| Minor FX | 0.50% |
| Gold | 0.50% |
| Major Indices | 0.10% |
| Minor Indices | 1% |
| Commodities | 1% |
| Stocks | 10% |
Dynamic Leverage
Skilling uses a dynamic leverage model on FX, Indices, Commodities and Shares which automatically adapts to the clients trading CFD positions. For instance, if the USD volume per instrument of a client increases, the maximum leverage decreases accordingly as per the below table.
This model is applied per trading symbol, thus if a client has positions open across multiple instruments the leverage will be calculated separately on each symbol. Consider a EUR account opening 12,000,000 on EUR/USD (please refer to FX Leverage Tiers table)
| Tier | Open USD Volume |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 0-10,000,000 |
| Tier 2 | 10,000,000-15,000,000 |
| Tier 3 | 15,000,000-20,000,000 |
| Tier | Open USD Volume |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 0-5,000,000 |
| Tier 2 | 5,000,000-10,000,000 |
| Tier 3 | 10,000,000-15,000,000 |
| Tier | Open USD Volume |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 0-5,000,000 |
| Tier 2 | 5,000,000-10,000,000 |
| Tier 3 | 10,000,000-15,000,000 |
An example of Dynamic Leverage
Consider a EUR account opening 12,000,000 on EUR/USD (please refer to FX Leverage Tiers table)
| Symbol | Units | Dynamic Leverage | Margin Used | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position 1 | EUR/USD | 2,000,000 | 100% in Tier 1 | 2,000,000/500 = € 4,000 |
| Position 2 | EUR/USD | 3,000,000 | 100% in Tier 2 | 3,000,000/200 = € 15,000 |
| Position 3 | EUR/USD | 5,000,000 | 100% in Tier 3 | 5,000,000/100 = € 50,000 |
| Position 4 | EUR/USD | 6,000,000 | 100% in Tier 4 | 6,000,000/50 = € 120,000 |
| Total | 16,000,000 | € 189,000 |
| Symbol | Volume | Dynamic Leverage | Margin Used | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position 1 | SPX500 | 25 | 100% in Tier 1 | (25*3,600)/500 = $ 180 |
| Position 2 | SPX500 | 30 | 10% in Tier 1 90% in Tier 2 |
(2.8*3,600)/500 = $ 200 (27.2*3,600)/200 = $ 490 |
| Position 3 | SPX500 | 100 | 30% in Tier 2 55% in Tier 3 15% in Tier 4 |
(28*3,600)/200 = $ 510 (55*3,600)/100 = $ 2,000 (16*3,600)/50 = $ 1,160 |
| Position 4 | SPX500 | 100 | 100% in Tier 4 | (100*3,600)/50 = $ 7,200 |
| Total | 255 | $ 11,560.00 |
| Symbol | Volume | Dynamic Leverage | Margin Used | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position 1 | Gold | 50 | 100% in Tier 1 | (50*1,800)/200 = $ 450 |
| Position 2 | Gold | 100 | 5% in Tier 1 95% in Tier 2 |
(5.5*1,800)/200 = $ 50 (94.5*1,800)/100 = $ 1,600 |
| Position 3 | Gold | 100 | 17% in Tier 2 83% in Tier 3 |
(17*1,800)/100 = $ 300 (83*1,800)/50= $ 3,000 |
| Position 4 | Gold | 100 | 28% in Tier 3 72% in Tier 4 |
(28*1,800)/50 = $ 1,000 (72*1,800)/20 = $ 6,500 |
| Total | 350 | $ 12,900.00 |
Leverage
| Symbol | Max Leverage |
|---|---|
| EURUSD | *1000:1 |
| GBPUSD | *1000:1 |
| EURJPY | *1000:1 |
| USDJPY | *1000:1 |
| AUDUSD | *1000:1 |
| USDCHF | 200:1 |
| GBPJPY | *1000:1 |
| USDCAD | *1000:1 |
| EURGBP | *1000:1 |
| EURCHF | 200:1 |
| AUDJPY | *1000:1 |
| NZDUSD | *1000:1 |
| CHFJPY | 200:1 |
| EURAUD | 500:1 |
| CADJPY | *1000:1 |
| GBPAUD | *1000:1 |
| EURCAD | *1000:1 |
| AUDCAD | *1000:1 |
| GBPCAD | *1000:1 |
| AUDNZD | *1000:1 |
| NZDJPY | *1000:1 |
| USDNOK | 200:1 |
| AUDCHF | 200:1 |
| USDMXN | 200:1 |
| GBPNZD | *1000:1 |
| EURNZD | *1000:1 |
| CADCHF | 500:1 |
| USDSGD | 20:1 |
| USDSEK | 200:1 |
| NZDCAD | *1000:1 |
| EURSEK | 200:1 |
| GBPSGD | 20:1 |
| EURNOK | 200:1 |
| EURHUF | 20:1 |
| USDPLN | 20:1 |
| USDDKK | 20:1 |
| GBPNOK | 200:1 |
| NZDCHF | 200:1 |
| GBPCHF | 200:1 |
| USDTRY | 50:1 |
| EURTRY | 50:1 |
| EURHKD | 20:1 |
| EURZAR | 20:1 |
| SGDJPY | 20:1 |
| USDHKD | 20:1 |
| USDZAR | 20:1 |
| EURMXN | 20:1 |
| EURPLN | 20:1 |
| GBPZAR | 20:1 |
| USDHUF | 20:1 |
| EURCZK | 20:1 |
| USDCZK | 20:1 |
| EURDKK | 20:1 |
| EURRUB | 50:1 |
| USDRUB | 50:1 |
| USDCNH | 20:1 |
| GBPSEK | 200:1 |
| AUDSGD | 20:1 |
| CADNOK | 200:1 |
| CHFNOK | 200:1 |
| CHFPLN | 20:1 |
| EURSGD | 20:1 |
| GBPDKK | 20:1 |
| NOKJPY | 200:1 |
| NOKSEK | 200:1 |
| TRYJPY | 50:1 |
| USDRON | 20:1 |
| USDTHB | 20:1 |
| ZARJPY | 20:1 |
| AUDNOK | 200:1 |
| AUDPLN | 20:1 |
| NOKDKK | 20:1 |
| USDILS | 20:1 |
*Increased leverage may apply to specific instruments from Monday 0900 CET to Friday at 1200 CET.
| Symbol | Max Leverage |
|---|---|
| Gold | 200:1 |
| Silver | 100:1 |
| Oil WTI | 100:1 |
| Oil Brent | 100:1 |
| Natural Gas | 50:1 |
| Platinum | 50:1 |
| Coffee | 20:1 |
| Cotton | 20:1 |
| Sugar | 20:1 |
| Cocoa | 20:1 |
| Corn | 20:1 |
| Soybean | 20:1 |
| Wheat | 20:1 |
| Palladium | 50:1 |
| XAUEUR | 200:1 |
| XAUAUD | 200:1 |
| Aluminum | 50:1 |
| Copper | 50:1 |
| Zinc | 50:1 |
| Carbon Emissions | 50:1 |
| Nickel | 50:1 |
| Symbol | Max Leverage |
|---|---|
| Australia 200 | *1000:1 |
| EU Stocks 50 | *1000:1 |
| France 40 | *1000:1 |
| SPX500 | *1000:1 |
| US 100 | *1000:1 |
| DOWJONES 30 | *1000:1 |
| China A50 | 100:1 |
| Germany 40 | *1000:1 |
| Hong Kong 50 | 100:1 |
| Italy 40 | 100:1 |
| Japan 225 | 100:1 |
| Netherlands 25 | 100:1 |
| Poland 20 | 100:1 |
| Singapore Index | 100:1 |
| Spain 35 | 100:1 |
| Switzerland 20 | 100:1 |
| UK 100 | *1000:1 |
*Increased leverage may apply to specific instruments from Monday 0900 CET to Friday at 1200 CET.