<![CDATA[Forex Software — How to calculate margin?]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/topic/4853/how-to-calculate-margin/ Sat, 21 Jun 2014 11:43:01 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: How to calculate margin?]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/post/25444/#p25444

1) How to calculate margin?;

        public static double RequiredMargin(double lots, int bar)
        {
            double amount = lots*InstrProperties.LotSize;
            double exchangeRate = Close[bar]/AccountExchangeRate(Close[bar]);
            double requiredMargin = amount*exchangeRate/Configs.Leverage;

            return requiredMargin;
        }

You can check the source code here: https://github.com/PopovMP/Forex-Strate … tistics.cs Line: 757


2) Why does the program show opening 0.01 lot, and actually calculates the margin, spread and profit as of 1 lot? (XAUUSD)

I don't think the program does that. As you see in the formula:

Required Margin = Lots * Lot Size * Exchange Rate / Leverage;


So if you set lots = 0.01, it must not use 1.0. Probably you are missing some of the other parameters.


Can you post the exact numbers?

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2) Why does the program show opening 0.01 lot, and actually calculates the margin, spread and profit as of 1 lot? (XAUUSD)

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