Margin Calculator
Calculate required margin before opening a trade
The Ohio Markets Margin Calculator helps traders instantly calculate the margin required to open and maintain a leveraged trading position. This tool allows you to plan trades efficiently, manage risk effectively, and avoid unnecessary margin calls.
Understanding margin requirements is essential when trading leveraged products such as Forex, Indices, Commodities, Shares, and Cryptocurrencies.
What Is a Margin Calculator?
A Margin Calculator estimates how much capital is required in your trading account to open a position based on:
Trading instrument
Trade size (lot size)
Leverage
Account currency
It helps traders understand how leverage impacts margin usage before placing a trade.
What Is Margin in Trading?
Margin is the amount of funds required to open a leveraged position. It is not a fee or cost—it is a portion of your account balance set aside to maintain the trade.
Example:
With 1:100 leverage, you need 1% margin
With 1:500 leverage, you need 0.2% margin
How to Use the Margin Calculator
Select the trading instrument
Choose your lot size
Enter the trade volume
Select your leverage
Choose your account currency
Instantly view the required margin
This allows you to plan trades without risking over-leveraging your account.
Example Margin Calculation
If you trade:
EUR/USD
1.00 lot
Price: 1.1000
Leverage: 1:100
Required Margin = $1,100
This means $1,100 is required to open the position.
