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How can I activate one-click trading?
To enable one-click trading on the left corner of your chart, you will find an arrow. By clicking that arrow you enable one-click trading and a window appears on the left corner of the chart. Than you need to activate One click Trading visting Tools/Options/Trade - check the box One click trading.
Can I delete my pending order?
If market situation has been changed, there can occur a necessity to delete a pending order. To do so, one has to execute the "Modify or Delete Order" pending order context menu command or double-click with the left mouse button on the status bar of the pending order in the "Terminal — Trade" window. The window that manages orders will open. To delete an order, the button of the same name must be pressed in it. Pending orders can also be deleted automatically at the time that has been given in t...
How can I modify pending order?
When working at the market, one often needs to modify or delete the placed pending order. To do so, one has to execute the pending order context menu command of "Modify or Delete Order" or double-click with the left mouse button on the pending order status bar in the "Terminal — Trade" window. The window for order managing will open. New price of the pending order triggering, new levels of Stop Loss and Take Profit, as well as expiry time of the order can be set in this window. After the order h...
What is spike?
Spike is a non-market quote.It is the price level inside the gap. It represents several price ticks of similar value which form a price gap. It pertains to appearance of quotes due to the noise; the price level which occurs without any macroeconomic statistics having a great impact on the trading instrument quote.
Can I change the account type?
Account type cannot be changed, but you can register a new account, choosing new account type.
Do you have a dealing desk?
We don’t have a dealing desk because we are a NDD broker and all our procedures are automated.
What is margin level?
Margin level is calculated with the formula Equity/Margin * 100%.
What is Take profit?
Take profit is meant for closing a position as soon as the financial instrument price starts moving in the right direction. The order is always connected with a specific open position or a pending order.
What is stop loss?
Stop loss, or safety order, is an order placed with a broker to automatically close a position when the price reaches a certain level. You can set the safety order to minimize losses in case of unexpected market moves.
What is Free margin?
Free margin is the funds which are not used for the security of the open positions. It is calculated by the following formula: free margin = equity – margin.
What is Swap?
Swap is the money either deducted from or credited to the customer account for drawing an open position overnight.
What is stop out?
Stop out refers to the point at which the client's deals are closed automatically. This restriction is designed to make sure that losses will not exceed the available funds of a client.
How to calculate the margin?
Note that 1 InstaForex lot is 10000 units of base currency. Please find below a formula to calculate the value of one pip for currency pairs and CFDs: Calculation of 1 pip value: 1. XXX/USD p.v. = 0,1 * (trade volume) 2. USD/XXX p.v. = 0,1 / (USD/XXX) * (trade volume) For USD/JPY p.v. = 10 / (USD/JPY) * (trade volume) For USD/RUB and EUR/RUB p.v. = 10 / (USD/RUB) * (trade volume) 3. AAA/BBB p.v. = 0,1 * (AAA/USD) / (AAA/BBB) * (trade volume) Calculation of 1 pip value for a CFD:...
What is Sell Stop order?
It is a pending order, which means to sell when the bid price gets equal to the specified value. Herewith, the current price level is higher than the value of the set order. Typically, the orders of this type are set in reliance on the assumption that the instrument price, having dropped to a certain level, will continue to decline. It is impossible to set sell stop orders above the current bid price, you have to use sell limit orders for this.
What is Sell Limit order?
It is a pending order, which means to sell when the bid price gets equal to the specified value. Herewith, the current price level is lower than the value of the set order. Typically, the orders of this type are set in reliance on the assumption that the instrument price, having risen to a certain level, will stop its uptrend and start to decline. It is impossible to set sell limit orders below the current bid price, you have to use sell stop orders for this.
What is Buy Stop order?
It is a pending order, which means to buy when the ask price gets equal to the specified value. Herewith, the current price level is lower than the value of the set order. Typically, the orders of this type are set in reliance on the assumption that the instrument price will overcome some level and continue to grow. It is impossible to set buy stop orders below the current ask price, you have to use buy limit orders for this.
What is Buy Limit order?
It is pending order, which means to buy when the ask price gets equal to the specified value. Herewith, the current price is higher than the value of the set order. Typically, the orders of this type are set in reliance on the assumption that the instrument price, having declined to a certain level, will stop its fall and start to grow. It is impossible to set buy limit orders above the current ask price, you have to use buy stop orders for this.
What is pending order?
Pending order is set (placed) for the position opening. It represents a request for a currency pair purchase/sale as soon as the pair reaches a current (market) rate (the value, mentioned in the order). To set a pending order, you have to click on the New Order window and change the order type from Immediate Execution to Pending Order.
