Forex Trading
Forex trading is the buying or selling of one country’s currency in exchange for another. We offer forex trading as a CFD, which allows you to speculate on price movements in the forex markets.
Popular Forex Pairs
Different margin rates may apply depending on the size of your position. As your position size increases, so does the incremental margin rate on a tiered basis.
| Instrument | Sell | Buy | Spread | % Change | Today High | Today Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 1.15095 | 1.15119 | 0.9 | 0.3% | 1.15743 | 1.13933 |
| USD/JPY | 140.716 | 140.748 | 0.3 | -0.1% | 142.210 | 140.459 |
| GBP/USD | 1.15095 | 1.15119 | 0.9 | 0.3% | 1.15743 | 1.13933 |
| AUD/USD | 1.15095 | 1.15119 | 0.9 | 0.3% | 1.15743 | 1.13933 |
| USD/CAD | 1.15095 | 1.15119 | 0.9 | 0.3% | 1.15743 | 1.13933 |
Benefits of FX trading with Assexmarkets
Pricing
Our pricing engine aggregates live incoming prices from our tier one banks and liquidity providers, and dynamically selects the best bid and offer for each instrument in real time.
Cost of Trading
Fairness and transparency are at the heart of everything we do. We are upfront about our charges and fees, so you always know exactly how much you are paying when you trade with us.
Funding and Withdrawals
It is simple and straightforward to deposit and withdraw funds to and from your Assexmarkets trading account. Funds can be deposited using a number of methods, including credit and debit card and bank wire transfer.
Forex CFD Trading
Trading Forex CFDs (Contracts for Difference) lets you speculate on the price movements of currency pairs without owning the underlying assets. At AssexMarkets, we make it simple, fast, and secure to get started — whether you're a beginner or ready to scale your strategy.
Open an Assexmarkets Live Account or try Demo.
Develop your trading strategy
Choose your trading platform
Select the currency pair you want to trade
Place your first trade
Forex Market Conditions
The forex market is the largest financial market in the world. With over $5.5 trillion in daily trading volume, currency pair trading presents endless opportunities 24 hours a day, 5 days a week.
Forex market trading hours is from Sunday 21:05 to Friday 20:59, however, currency pairs below have their own trading hours:
- USDCNH, USDTHB: Sunday 23:05 to Friday 20:59
- USDILS, GBPILS: Monday 05:00 to Friday 15:00 (daily break 15:00–05:00)
All timings are in server time (GMT+0).
Spreads are always floating. Because of this, the spreads in the above table are averages based on the previous trading day. For live spreads, please refer to the trading platform Please note that spreads may widen when the markets experience lower liquidity, including rollover time. This may persist until liquidity levels are restored. Our lowest spreads are on Zero account and remain fixed at 0.0 pips for 95% of the trading day. These instruments are marked with an asterisk in the table.
Swap is the interest that is applied to all forex trading positions that are left open overnight. Swaps occur at 21:00 GMT+0 each day, excluding the weekend, until the position is closed. To help you estimate your swap costs, you can use our handy Assexmarkets calculator. Please bear in mind that when trading forex pairs, triple swaps are charged on Wednesdays to cover financing costs incurred over the weekend. We do not charge swaps for the instruments marked in the table above if you have Extended swap- free status. If you are a resident of a Muslim country, all accounts are automatically swap-free.
The margin requirement for your account is tied to the amount of leverage you use. Changing leverage will cause margin requirements to change. Just as spreads may change depending on market conditions, the amount of leverage available to you can also vary. You can read more about the changes in margin requirements in the FAQ section below
Margin requirements for exotic currency pairs always remain fixed, regardless of the leverage you use. The margin for these instruments is held in accordance with the instruments&apoos; margin requirements and is not affected by the leverage on your account.
Please note that the stop level values in the table above are subject to change and may not be available for traders using certain high-frequency trading strategies or Expert Advisors.
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