{"id":45475,"date":"2025-01-09T12:44:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T04:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/114.34.37.161:8080\/?p=45475"},"modified":"2025-12-03T03:47:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:47:29","slug":"free-margin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mister.forex\/en\/free-margin\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Free Margin? \u2014 Important data in Forex trading"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45475\" class=\"elementor elementor-45475\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d74f97 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d74f97\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603e27d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html translation-block\" data-id=\"603e27d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\"><div style=\"padding:16px\"><span>\n<h2><strong>What is Free Margin?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\nFree Margin is an indicator that reflects the available funds in your account in foreign exchange trading. It represents the funds remaining for opening new trades beyond the margin required to maintain current open positions.\n\n<br><br>\n\n<h2><strong>How Free Margin Works:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\nFree Margin is the difference between your account equity and Used Margin. \n<br>\n<ul>\n <li>Account equity is your account balance plus floating profit and loss.<\/li>\n <li>Used Margin is the funds locked to maintain all open trades.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\nTherefore, Free Margin represents the funds currently available for opening new positions and can also be seen as a buffer of funds.\n\n<br><br>\n\n<h2><strong>Formula for Calculating Free Margin:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n<font color=\"green\"><strong>Free Margin = Account Equity - Used Margin<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/font> \n<br><br>\nFor example, if your account equity is $2,000 and Used Margin is $1,000, then your Free Margin is:&nbsp;\n<br><br>\n<font color=\"green\"><strong>Free Margin = 2,000 - 1,000 = $1,000<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/font> \n<br><br>\nThis means you have $1,000 of available funds to open new trades.\n\n<br><br>\n\n<h2><strong>Impact of Free Margin:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n<ul>\n <li><strong>Opening Capacity:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><br> The more Free Margin you have, the more trades you can open. If Free Margin becomes zero, you cannot open new positions.<\/li>\n <br>\n <li><strong>Margin Call Risk:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br><br> If the market moves against you, leading to increased floating losses, Free Margin will decrease, which may result in a Margin Call notification, requiring you to add funds or close some trades.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<br>\n\n<h2><strong>Example:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\nAssuming you have $2,000 in your account and have opened an open trade that uses $500 of margin. If that trade has a floating loss of $100, your Free Margin calculation is as follows:&nbsp;\n<br><br>\n<font color=\"green\">\n<strong>Free Margin = Account Equity - Used Margin<\/strong>&nbsp;\n<br><br>\n<strong>Account Equity = 2,000 - 100 = $1,900<\/strong>&nbsp;\n<br><br>\n<strong>Free Margin = 1,900 - 500 = $1,400<\/strong>&nbsp;\n<\/font> \n<br><br>\nTherefore, your Free Margin is $1,400, which is still sufficient to open new trades.\n\n<br><br>\n\n<h2><strong>Summary:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\nFree Margin is a key indicator in foreign exchange trading, representing the funds available for opening new positions while maintaining open positions. It is crucial for risk control and fund management, as once Free Margin drops to zero, you will no longer be able to make new trades. 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