Equity-based dynamic leverage or dynamic leverage based on equity is a dynamic leverage model that automatically adapts to the equity of your trading account. As the equity of the trading account increases the leverage decreases accordingly.

XS offers equity based dynamic leverage up to 1:2000 on some account types, where the leverage level automatically adapts to the equity of your trading account. As the equity of the trading account increases the leverage decreases accordingly.

This model is currently available on MT5 platform only for all account types except cent and micro.

All account types that has “EQ” at the end of the account type name have dynamic leverage based on equity. Example: “Standard EQ”, “Pro EQ”, “Elite EQ”, etc.

We apply risk management measures to protect positions from possible high volatility during key events and specific time periods which impact the general volatility of the market.

Higher amounts of margin are required to open an order during these periods which are known as HMR (higher margin requirements) periods.

The HMR periods includes 15 minutes before major news releases until 10 minutes after, and 2 hours before markets closing on Friday and for 1 hour after market opening on Monday.

Please note that the restrictions will apply only to positions that are opened within these periods. The margin requirements of positions that were opened prior to HMR period will not be affected.

Closing an open hedged position during HMR periods can fail if there is insufficient free margin to cover the higher margin requirements, specifically the higher margin requirements on the latter half of a hedged order at the time of closing.