Spreads and Market Conditions

Market Conditions

This page is intended to provide specific details and conditions regarding market instruments available for trading. Due to a constantly changing nature of financial markets, information provided on this page is subject to change at any moment and without prior notice. Portion of the information provided below is updated in real-time.

Price Spreads

Spreads between bid and offer (ask) prices are variable. They depend on current market conditions and can change at any time. Below is the list of standard price spreads on the market instruments available for trading. Current price spreads that are different from the standard ones are shown in brackets.

EUR/USD: 2, USD/JPY: 3, GBP/USD: 4, USD/CHF: 4, USD/CAD: 4, AUD/USD: 4, NZD/USD: 4, EUR/JPY: 4, EUR/GBP: 3, EUR/CHF: 4, GBP/JPY: 8, AUD/JPY: 5, CHF/JPY: 5, GBP/CHF: 8, EUR/CAD: 10, EUR/AUD: 10, AUD/CAD: 10, Constantine: 0.60%, Yangtze: 1.00%, Asiasset: 1.00%, Brasillion: 1.00%, Indiamond: 1.00%, Nippon: 1.00%, Columbus: 1.00%, Eastera: 1.00%, Dow Jones: 475 (19000), Nasdaq 100: 90 (3600), S&P 500: 50 (2000), DAX: 275 (550), FTSE 100: 450 (900), CAC 40: 200 (400), Russell 3000: 35 (1400), Gold: 80, Silver: 55, Platinum: 475 (2375), Palladium: 380 (1900).

Please note that price spreads often unexpectedly change and greatly increase during weekends, in after-hours trading, in case of market-related announcements or market turmoil.

Please check http://www.marketiva.com/index.ncre?page=market-conditions for the current spreads.

Trading Specifics and Facts

What is point and position point value?

Point is the smallest change in a market instrument's price. If a price changed from 1.2000 to 1.2001 or from 201.10 to 201.11, it changed for 1 point. Point value depends on your position size.

How do I calculate my profit?

Your profit depends on your position size and difference in prices traded. If you buy a market instrument for 129.38 (quantity of 10000) and later sell it for 129.52, your profit will be (129.52 - 129.38) * 10000 = 1400.

Are there any restrictions on quantity?

You can specify any position size in our trading system, as we don't have strict quantity specifications. For example, you can specify: 1, 3, 7, 23, 154, 837, 3497, 10000, 100000 or any other quantity when you send an entry order.

What is spread?

Spreads between bid and offer (ask) prices are variable. Price spreads often unexpectedly change and greatly increase during weekends, in after-hours trading, in case of market-related announcements or market turmoil.