Forex Margin Calculator

Margin in forex isn't a fee you pay—it's a deposit your broker holds while your trade is open. Think of it like a security deposit on an apartment. You get it back when you close the position (minus any losses, of course). Here's where people get confused: margin and leverage are two sides of the same coin. If your broker offers 100:1 leverage, you're putting up 1% margin. 50:1 leverage means 2% margin. The math is simple, but the implications aren't. Say you want to control $100,000 worth of EUR/USD. With 100:1 leverage, you only need $1,000 in your account as margin. Sounds great until you realize a 1% move against you wipes out that entire $1,000. That's why margin calculators exist—to show you exactly what you're committing before you click buy. Most blown accounts don't happen because traders picked the wrong direction. They happen because traders didn't understand their margin requirements and got liquidated during normal market volatility.