After the U.S. presidential elections, margin requirements on selected currency pairs have been reduced, and will be implemented on Friday, 11 Nov 2016, 02:00 GMT.

Below is the full list of instruments and their margin requirements after this revision:

Forex (Majors)
Affected Instruments		Margin Requirements
USDCHF		2 times
AUDUSD		1 times
EURUSD		1 times
GBPUSD		1 times
NZDUSD		1 times
USDCAD		1 times
USDJPY		1 times
Forex (Crosses & Exotics)
Affected Instruments	Margin Requirements	Affected Instruments	Margin Requirements
AUDCHF	2 times	EURCAD	1 times
CADCHF	2 times	EURGBP	1 times
CHFSGD	2 times	EURJPY	1 times
CHFJPY	2 times	EURNZD	1 times
EURCHF	2 times	EURSGD	1 times
GBPCHF	2 times	GBPAUD	1 times
AUDCAD	1 times	GBPCAD	1 times
AUDJPY	1 times	GBPJPY	1 times
AUDNZD	1 times	GBPSGD	1 times
AUDSGD	1 times	NZDJPY	1 times
CADJPY	1 times	SGDJPY	1 times
EURAUD	1 times	USDSGD	1 times
Precious Metals
Affected Instruments		Margin Requirements
XAGUSD		1 times
XAUUSD		1 times
Futures CFDs
Affected Instruments		Margin Requirements
#FDX		1 times
#NKD		1 times
#CL		1 times
#DX		1 times
#ES		1 times
#FFI		1 times
#YM		1 times
Cash CFDs
Affected Instruments		Margin Requirements
AUS200		1 times
DE30		1 times
ES35		1 times
STOXX50		1 times
F40		1 times
HK50		1 times
JP225		1 times
UK100		1 times
US30		1 times
US100		1 times
US500		1 times
USOil		1 times
UKOil		1 times

Please note that Blackwell Global server time is set to GMT+1.

This revision is subject to market volatility. Blackwell Global will continue to monitor the markets. We will keep you updated should there be any further changes.

 

Do not hesitate to contact us at cs@blackwellglobal.co.nz if you have any queries.

All information is made as accurate as possible, but it is intended for guidance only, and is subject to change.

 

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