Margin calculator
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How much of your balance a position ties up at your leverage.
Position
notional = units x contract multiplier x pricemargin = notional / leverageFutures are the exception and do not work this way. They carry a flat margin per contract set by the exchange and your broker, so the calculator asks for that figure directly instead of dividing by a ratio.
- One standard lot of EURUSD at 1.0850.
- 100,000 units x 1.0850 = $108,500 of notional exposure.
- At 30:1 leverage, $108,500 / 30 = $3,616.67 of margin.
Worth knowing
No. It is your own money held aside while the position is open and returned when you close it. What it costs you is flexibility, because margin held on one trade cannot be used for another.
Leverage caps vary by regulator, by instrument and sometimes by account tier, and some brokers raise margin on exotic pairs or over a weekend. Use this to plan, then check the figure your platform shows before you commit.
Futures margin is set per contract by the exchange rather than derived from leverage, so enter the initial margin your broker publishes and the calculator scales it by your contract count.
The calculation is the easy half
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