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Most Actively Traded Currencies:Most Actively Traded Currencies

Currency Instrument Typical Spread Spread As Low As Margin Rate
AUD/CAD 6 4.2 1%
AUD/CHF 5 4.8 1%
AUD/JPY 4.6 4.4 1%
AUD/NZD 5 4.3 1%
AUD/USD 2.5 2.1 1%
EUR/AUD 6.1 4.5 1%
EUR/GBP 3.2 2.9 1%
EUR/NZD 9.1 3.5 1%
EUR/USD 2.5 1.6 1%
GBP/JPY 5.5 5.2 1%
GBP/USD 3 2.3 1%
NZD/USD 3.8 3.3 1%
USD/CAD 3.4 2.7 1%
USD/CHF 3.8 3 1%
USD/HKD 17.5 12 1%
USD/JPY 2.5 2.2 1%

 

Other Currency Pairs Offered:

Currency Instrument Margin Rate Currency Instrument Margin Rate
AUD/SGD 1% EUR/CAD 1%
EUR/CHF 1% EUR/CZK 1%
EUR/DKK 1% EUR/HKD 1%
EUR/HUF 1% EUR/JPY 1%
EUR/MXN 1% EUR/NOK 1%
EUR/PLN 1% EUR/SEK 1%
EUR/SGD 1% EUR/TRY 1%
EUR/ZAR 1% GBP/AUD 1%
GBP/CAD 1% GBP/CHF 1%
GBP/HUF 1% GBP/NOK 1%
GBP/NZD 1% GBP/SEK 1%
GBP/SGD 1% NZD/CAD 1%
NZD/CHF 1% NZD/JPY 1%
USD/CZK 1% USD/DKK 1%
USD/HUF 1% USD/ILS 1%
USD/MXN 1% USD/NOK 1%
USD/PLN 1% USD/SEK 1%
USD/SGD 1% USD/TRY 1%
USD/ZAR 1% CAD/CHF 1%
CAD/JPY 1% CHF/JPY 1%
HKD/JPY 1% NOK/JPY 1%
NOK/SEK 1% SEK/JPY 1%
SGD/JPY 1%    

 

*Please not that exotic pairs are prone to wider spreads outside of normal market conditions.

ROLLOVER ON NET-BASED ACCOUNTS

All positions held at 17:00PM ET will be rolled to the next value date.
  • If you are holding the currency pair with the higher rate of interest, you will generally receive financing as follows: your positions will be closed at the current rate and reopened at a new opening rate. This rate will be determined by the price the position was closed at plus a maximum of .5 ticks, if you have a short position, and minus a maximum of .5 ticks, if you have a long position.
  • If you are holding the foreign currency with the lower rate of interest, you will generally pay financing as follows: your positions will be closed at the current rate and reinstated at the current institutional swap rate plus a minimum of .5 ticks, if you have a long position, and minus a minimum of .5 ticks, if you have a short position.

POSITION-BASED ACCOUNTS

We do not close and open the positions to account for these swap rates. Instead, we simply apply the equivalent financial consideration to the position if it were rolled over.

  • If the first currency has a higher interest rate, then you are generally credited for holding a long position and debited interest for holding a short position.
  • If the first currency has a lower interest rate, then you are generally debited for holding a long position and credited interest for holding a short position.

Below is the formula to show how the financing amounts are calculated for currency pairs.

For a short position:
F = S * V * P
 
For a long position:
F = S * V * P * -1
 
F = Finance charge/credit
S = Swap Rate ( which includes a small charge to cover any trading costs) 
V = Nominal value of trade
P = Pip value in account base currency
 
Examples:
 
Retail USD based account short 150,000 EUR/USD on 14 January, 2011:
-9.45 USD = -.63 (swap rate) * 1.5 (lots) * 10 USD (pip value)
 
Retail GBP based account long 100,000 USD/JPY on 14 January, 2011:
0.23 GBP = -.03 (swap rate) * 1 (lots) * 7.59 GBP (pip value) * -1

 

Commodities:
 

Name Group Margin Rate Trading Hours Min/Max Size Currency Spread Financing Commission
Brent Spot Brent
Crude Oil
2% 01:00 - 23:00 London time (close at 22:00 London time on Fridays and open at 23:00 Sundays) (can change around Daylight Savings switch). 1/100 USD 7 * 0
WTI Spot WTI
Light Crude Oil
2% 18:00 - 17:15 ET. Sunday open at 18:00 ET, Friday close at 17:00 ET. One trading day prior to GFT's last dealing day, trading ceases at 14:30 ET and recommences at 18:00 ET 1/100 USD 10 * 0
XAU/USD Spot Gold 1% 18:00 - 17:15 ET (i.e. 24 hours with a 45 minute break) 1/500 USD 0.6 * 0
XAU/EUR Spot Gold 1% 18:00 - 17:15 ET (i.e. 24 hours with a 45 minute break) 1/500 USD 0.6 * 0
XAG/USD Spot Silver 1% 18:00 - 17:15 ET (i.e. 24 hours with a 45 minute break) 1/250 USD 0.05 * 0

** Spot Gold and Silver are traded as "Spot" currencies on the Terminal Velocity Platform.

MINIMUM / MAXIMUM TRADE SIZES

Maximum trading sizes vary according to underlying liquidity, market conditions and whether the underlying market is classed as being quoted by Velocity Trade as "out of hours", i.e. outside of regular trading hours. The market information sheets indicate the usual minimum and maximum trading sizes in GBP; currency equivalents apply for non-GBP accounts, or when trading on markets denominated in a currency other than GBP. Restrictions may be applied to maximum trade sizes whether opening or closing.

The lot size of the corresponding underlying market is provided for your information, as a guide to minimum market trading size.
When you trade CFDs you are always trading the in "base" currency of the underlying market. E.g. if you trade a US share, you are trading in US dollars per one cent movement.

TRADING HOURS
Times shown are Velocity Trade's usual times for trading a market; these may vary e.g. on market holidays and where daylight saving applies. Our normal dealing hours are from 17:00 Sunday to 17:00 on Friday Eastern Time.

FINANCE ADJUSTMENTS 

All finance adjustments for open positions in cash indices are carried out at or after 17:00 ET. Finance adjustments are not made on open positions on CFD futures markets.
 
As you hold a position overnight, (i.e. after 17:00 ET) a finance adjustment is made to your account. This is calculated as follows:
F= (S * P * R) / D
 
where
F = daily financing charge
S = your stake
P = closing price as determined by  Velocity Trade
R = relevant overnight LIBOR rate, PLUS 300 basis points for long positions, or MINUS 300 basis points for short positions
D = number of days, i.e. 365 for UK and Australian indices and 360 for all others
 
  • Long (buy) trade positions are debited the daily financing charge
  • Short (sell) positions are credited the daily financing charge

When you trade CFDs you are always trading the in "base" currency of the underlying market. E.g. if you trade a US share, you are trading in US dollars per one cent movement.

SPREADS
The spreads shown may vary according to underlying market liquidity, or in "fast markets".
 
 

Indices:

Index Name Index Group Margin Rate Trading Hours Min/Max Size Currency Spread Financing Commission
AUS200 Australian 200 Index 0.5% 09:50 - 16:30 and 17:10 - 07:00 Sydney time 1/250 AUD Day session 2
Night Session 4
+ Underlying market spread
* 0
DE30 German 30 Index 0.5% 23:05 - 23:00 CET (ie 24 hours with a 5 min break); (Friday
close 22:15 CET, Monday open 00:00 CET)
1/1000 EUR From 1 (day) to 8 (night) points * 0
ES35 Spain 35 Index 1% 09:00 - 17:35 CET 1/250 EUR 8 * 0
FR40 French 40 Index 0.5% 23:05 - 23:00 CET (ie 24 hours with a 5 min break); (Friday
close 22:15 CET, Monday open 00:00 CET)
1/1000 EUR From 1 to 6 points * 0
HK40 Hong Kong 40 Index 1% 09:45 - 12:30 Hong Kong Time; 14:30 - 16:15 Hong Kong Time 1/2500 HKD 17 * 0
IT40 Italy 40 Index 1% 09:00 - 17:40 CET 1/250 EUR 15 * 0
JP225 Japan 225 Index 1% 24 hours but we do not quote the break in CME hours from
15:15 to 15:30 ET-1. Sundays open 17:00 ET-1, Fridays close
15:15 ET-1
100/2500 JPY From 5 to 8 points * 0
N25 Netherlands 25 Index 1% 23:05 - 23:00 CET (ie 24 hours with a 5 min break); (Friday
close 22:15 CET, Monday open 00:00 CET)
100/2500 EUR 1 * 0
SW120 Swizerland 20 Index 1% 08:00 - 22:00 CET 1/500 CHF 5 * 0
STOXX50 EU Stocks 50 Index 1% 08:00 - 22:00 CET 1/500 EUR 4 * 0
UK100 UK 100 Index 0.75% 22:05 - 22:00 London time (i.e. 24 hours with a 5 minute gap)
(Friday close 21:15, Sunday open 23:00 London time)
1/1000 GBP From 1 to 6 points * 0
UK250 UK 250 Index 1% 08:15 - 16:30 London Time 1/100 GBP 6 * 0
US30 US 30 Index 0.75% 24 hours, with a break from 15:15 to 15:30 ET-1 and 16:30 to
17:00 ET-1. Sundays open 17:00 and Fridays close 15:15 ET-1.
1/1000 USD 6 * 0
US500 US 500 Index 1% 24 hours, with a break from 15:15 to 15:30 Chicago time and
16:30 to 17:00 Chicago time. Sundays open 17:00 and Fridays
close 15:15 Chicago time
1/5000 USD 0.7 * 0
US2000 US 2000 Index 1% 20:00 - 18:00 (Friday closes 17:00) ET; Sunday opens 18:00 ET 1/500 USD 0.6 * 0
USTEC US Tech 100 Index 1% 24 hours, with a break from 15:15 to 15:30 ET-1 and 16:30 to
17:00 ET-1. Sundays open 17:00 and Fridays close 15:15 ET-1.
1/2500 USD 2.5 * 0

 

MINIMUM / MAXIMUM TRADE SIZES

Maximum trading sizes vary according to underlying liquidity, market conditions and whether the underlying market is classed as being quoted by Velocity Trade as "out of hours", i.e. outside of regular trading hours. The market information sheets indicate the usual minimum and maximum trading sizes in GBP; currency equivalents apply for non-GBP accounts, or when trading on markets denominated in a currency other than GBP. Restrictions may be applied to maximum trade sizes whether opening or closing.

The lot size of the corresponding underlying market is provided for your information, as a guide to minimum market trading size.
When you trade CFDs you are always trading the in "base" currency of the underlying market. E.g. if you trade a US share, you are trading in US dollars per one cent movement.

TRADING HOURS
Times shown are Velocity Trade's usual times for trading a market; these may vary e.g. on market holidays and where daylight saving applies. Our normal dealing hours are from 17:00 Sunday to 17:00 on Friday Eastern Time.

SPREADS

The spreads shown may vary according to underlying market liquidity, or in "fast markets" and are based on the time of day in the timezone in which the Index is in; the spread of the Index tightens during the day and can widen overnight. All spreads shown are in the Index's respective currency (eg. HK40 with a spread of 17 points is roughly equivalent to a 2 point spread in AUS).

FINANCE ADJUSTMENTS 

All finance adjustments for open positions in cash indices are carried out at or after 17:00 ET. Finance adjustments are not made on open positions on CFD futures markets.
 
As you hold a position overnight, (i.e. after 17:00 ET) a finance adjustment is made to your account. This is calculated as follows:
F= (S * P * R) / D
 
where
F = daily financing charge
S = your stake
P = closing price as determined by Velocity Trade
R = relevant overnight LIBOR rate, PLUS 300 basis points for long positions, or MINUS 300 basis points for short positions
D = number of days, i.e. 365 for UK and Australian indices and 360 for all others
 
  • Long (buy) trade positions are debited the daily financing charge
  • Short (sell) positions are credited the daily financing charge

When you trade CFDs you are always trading the in "base" currency of the underlying market. E.g. if you trade a US share, you are trading in US dollars per one cent movement.

 


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Last updated Dec 28, 2011

 

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