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What is the minimum trade amount in the MetaTrader terminals?

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In MetaTrader terminals, the minimum trade amount is determined by the margin required to open a trade. It depends on next factors:

  • The trading instrument

  • The lot size

  • The current price of the asset

  • The margin requirements set for the instrument


What is the minimum amount to open a trade?

For several instruments, the lowest margin requirement is just 1 USD. For example, to open a trade for such instruments as EURUSD, GBPUSD, AUDUSD, NZDUSD only 1 USD margin is required. You can read about how margin is calculated in this article.

You can also check the minimum trading amounts for each instrument on the Specifications page.

Please note: the company reserves the right to change trading conditions — including the minimum trade amount — at any time and at its sole discretion.

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