MC Level and Stop Out at XM Broker

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Windhu
03 Aug 2020, 01:18 996 Views
At XM broker, the margin call level is 50% and the stop out is 20%.
1. if equity is 1000 dollars
2. If equity is 3000 dollars

Leverage 1:888 standard account, with a contract value of 0.1 lot.

How many pips of floating loss do I have until it reaches the margin call and stop out. Thank you

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martin 04 Aug 2020, 21:27

@ Windhu:

Margin Level = (Equity / Total Margin) x 100%
In this case you will get a Margin Call (MC) if Margin Level = 50%, and will get a stop out (SO) if Margin Level = 20%.

Leverage 1:888, or = (1/888), or 0.11% of the contract value. Contract value in forex trading = USD 100,000.
Trading volume = 0.1 lot.

For example: You are trading EUR/USD. You buy or sell 0.1 lot EUR/USD at a price of 1.1700, then the margin = (USD 100,000) x 0.1 x 0.11% x 1.1700 = USD 12.87.

You will get MC when Margin Level = 50%, or (Equity / USD 12.87) = 50%, which is when your Equity = USD 12.87 x 50% = USD 6.44.
You will get SO when Margin Level = 20%, or (Equity / USD 12.87) = 20%, which is when your Equity = USD 12.87 x 20% = USD 2.57.

Value per pip of 0.1 lot EUR/USD is USD 1.
1. If initial capital = USD 1,000, then you will get MC when the floating loss reaches = (USD 1,000 - USD 6.44) / USD 1 = 993 pips. And will get SO when the floating loss reaches = (USD 1,000 - USD 2.57) / USD 1 = 997 pips.

2. If initial capital = USD 3,000, then you will get MC when the floating loss reaches = (USD 3,000 - USD 6.44) / USD 1 = 2993 pips. And will get SO when the floating loss reaches = (USD 3,000 - USD 2.57) / USD 1 = 2997 pips.
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Windhu 12 Aug 2020, 14:44
Okay, thank you for the explanation. As I was a bit confused with calculations like this, I didn't quite understand. With this explanation I understand a little more. I will digest the information I received. Thank you, Mr. Martin.

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