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Alpari (US), LLC is dually registered with the CFTC as a FCM and RFED and is a member of the NFA. NFA Member ID: 0379678.
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Contract Specifications
Effective October 7, 2009 at 1:00PM EST, Alpari (US) will have flexible currency pairs available on Demo and Live accounts.
We offer the possibility to trade micro lots. Minimum contract size for Alpari Retail Account (Demo and Live) is 0.1 of a lot (10,000 units of base currency). But minimum step is 0.01 of a lot (1,000 units of base currency). Minimum contract size for Alpari Micro Account is 0.01 of a lot and minimum step is also 0.01 of a lot (1,000 units of base currency).
|
Ticker |
Minimum |
Typical |
Instant Execution** |
Size of |
|
EURUSD |
1.6 pips |
1.7 pips |
50 lots |
EUR 100,000 |
|
USDCHF |
2.6 pips |
2.8 pips |
50 lots |
USD 100,000 |
|
USDJPY |
2.0 pips |
2.0 pips |
50 lots |
USD 100,000 |
|
GBPUSD |
2.5 pips |
2.9 pips |
50 lots |
GBP 100,000 |
|
AUDUSD |
2.8 pips |
2.8 pips |
50 lots |
AUD 100,000 |
|
USDCAD |
3.5 pips |
4.0 pips |
50 lots |
USD 100,000 |
|
EURGBP |
2.0 pips |
2.1 pips |
50 lots |
EUR 100,000 |
|
EURCHF |
2.8 pips |
2.9 pips |
50 lots |
EUR 100,000 |
|
EURJPY |
3.2 pips |
3.2 pips |
50 lots |
EUR 100,000 |
|
GBPJPY |
5.5 pips |
5.6 pips |
20 lots |
GBP 100,000 |
|
GBPCHF |
5.5 pips |
5.8 pips |
30 lots |
GBP 100,000 |
|
EURCAD |
7.0 pips |
7.4 pips |
30 lots |
EUR 100,000 |
|
EURAUD |
7.0 pips |
7.0 pips |
30 lots |
EUR 100,000 |
|
CHFJPY |
6.0 pips |
6.0 pips |
50 lots |
CHF 100,000 |
|
EURNZD |
15.0 pips |
15.5 pips |
10 lots |
EUR 100,000 |
|
AUDJPY |
5.0 pips |
5.0 pips |
25 lots |
AUD 100,000 |
|
AUDNZD |
12.0 pips |
12.6 pips |
30 lots |
AUD 100,000 |
|
AUDCAD |
7.0 pips |
7.0 pips |
20 lots |
AUD 100,000 |
|
AUDCHF |
7.0 pips |
7.0 pips |
30 lots |
AUD 100,000 |
|
CADCHF |
6.0 pips |
6.1 pips |
30 lots |
CAD 100,000 |
|
CADJPY |
5.0 pips |
5.0 pips |
30 lots |
CAD 100,000 |
|
NZDUSD |
6.0 pips |
6.1 pips |
10 lots |
NZD 100,000 |
|
NZDJPY |
7.0 pips |
7.0 pips |
25 lots |
NZD 100,000 |
Initial Margin:
- 1% of transaction size for account balances below $ 100,000
- 2% of transaction size for account balances up to $ 250,000
- 4% of transaction size for account balances above $ 250,000
Rollover/Swap Policy
Please refer to our "Rollover/Swap Policy" for details.
*Under normal market conditions
**High volume deals are executed by request
