Margin Requirements
Leverage available on each asset class, and the overnight and weekend margin rules that apply to open positions.
Starting Monday, 29 December 2025, MintCFD will offer 1:500 leverage on selected instruments during trading sessions, giving traders increased flexibility to capitalise on market movements.
Overnight and weekend margin requirements will remain in force in order to enhance risk management and ensure a stable trading environment.
Specifically:
- Trading session leverage will increase to 1:500 for commodities (e.g. gold), and forex instruments.
- US stocks remain at 1:200 leverage during trading sessions.
- Overnight and weekend leverage remains at 1:50 for US stocks.
- Weekend leverage remains at 1:50, except for the instruments that trade 24/7, which remain at 1:500 leverage.
The full set of margin requirements is as follows:
Quick answer
What is a margin requirement?
A margin requirement is the amount of your own money you must hold in your account to open and keep a leveraged position. MintCFD states it as a ratio: at 1:500 leverage the position is five hundred times the margin you post. Margin is what you put up to trade — it is not a fee.
- Overnight and weekend rules raise the margin needed on open positions.
- Short of free margin, the system closes positions automatically, largest losing trades first.
Ratios by asset class are in the matrix below. How margin works in practice is explained in margin trading, and what funding an account costs is on charges & fees.
| Asset Class | Trading Session | Overnight | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commodities | 1:500 | 1:500 | 1:50 |
| Forex | 1:500 | 1:500 | 1:50 |
| Indices | 1:200 | 1:200 | 1:50 |
| US Stocks | 1:200 | 1:50 | 1:50 |
Margin requirements by asset class and period
Timing & risk management for overnight and weekend margin requirements
- Overnight and weekend margin requirements take effect 10 minutes before the respective market close and will remain in force overnight or through the weekend, as applicable. Clients are responsible for monitoring the market close times for the instruments they trade.
- If you plan to hold positions overnight or over the weekend, please ensure that you have sufficient funds in your account to maintain your positions. Insufficient margin will result in the system automatically closing positions, starting with the largest losing trades.
- If you are using high leverage, we strongly recommend reviewing your account free margin and open positions before the close of each trading day to ensure your positions are not at risk of being liquidated.