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Forex Account & Margin Requirements

Minimum Initial Account Balance

$2,000

IRA Minimum Account Balance

$5,500

Forex Margin Requirements

(sample quotes as of 9/26/2011)
Currency Pair Sample Quote Leverage Approx. Margin Requirement(USD)
for 10,000 Unit Trades
EUR / USD
Euro - U.S. Dollar 		1.34911 50:1 269.82
USD / JPY
U.S. Dollar - Japanese Yen 		76.446 50:1 200.00
GBP / USD
British Pound - U.S. Dollar 		1.55445 50:1 310.89
USD / CHF
U.S. Dollar - Swiss Franc		 0.90292 50:1 200.00
AUD / USD
Australian Dollar - U.S. Dollar 		0.98088 50:1 196.18
EUR / JPY
Euro - Japanese Yen 		103.139 50:1 269.82
NZD / USD
New Zealand Dollar - U.S. Dollar		 0.77865 50:1 155.73
USD / CAD
U.S. Dollar - Canadian Dollar		 1.02867 50:1 200.00
GBP / JPY
British Pound - Japanese Yen 		118.831 50:1 310.89
AUD / JPY
Australian Dollar - Japanese Yen 		74.990 50:1 196.18
EUR / CHF
Euro - Swiss Franc 		1.21821 50:1 269.82
EUR / GBP
Euro - British Pound 		0.86783 50:1 269.82
CHF / JPY
Swiss Franc - Japanese Yen 		84.658 50:1 221.50
NZD / JPY
New Zealand Dollar - Japanese Yen 		59.524 50:1 155.73
GBP / CHF
British Pound - Swiss Franc 		1.40352 50:1 310.89
GBP / CAD
British Pound - Canadian Dollar 		1.59919 50:1 310.89
GBP / NZD
British Pound - New Zealand Dollar 		1.99579 50:1 310.89
EUR / AUD
Euro - Australian Dollar 		1.37519 50:1 269.82
EUR / CAD
Euro - Canadian Dollar 		1.38789 50:1 269.82
GBP / AUD
British Pound - Australian Dollar 		1.58456 50:1 310.89
EUR / NZD
Euro - New Zealand Dollar 		1.73184 50:1 269.82
AUD / CAD
Australian Dollar - Canadian Dollar 		1.00906 50:1 196.18
AUD / CHF
Australian Dollar - Swiss Franc 		0.88566 50:1 196.18
AUD / NZD
Australian Dollar - New Zealand Dollar		 1.25921 50:1 196.18
CAD / JPY
Canadian Dollar - Japanese Yen 		74.304 50:1 194.43
CAD / CHF
Canadian Dollar - Swiss Franc 		0.87759 50:1 194.43
NZD / CAD
New Zealand Dollar - Canadian Dollar 		0.80087 50:1 155.73
NZD / CHF
New Zealand Dollar - Swiss Franc 		0.703 50:1 155.73
EUR / DKK
Euro - Danish Krone		 7.44038 50:1 269.82
EUR / NOK
Euro - Norwegian Krone		 7.77731 50:1 269.82
EUR / SEK
Euro - Swedish Krona		 9.20985 50:1 269.82
USD / DKK
U.S. Dollar - Danish Krone		 5.51458 50:1 200.00
USD / NOK
U.S. Dollar - Norwegian Krone		 5.76388 50:1 200.00
USD / SEK
U.S. Dollar - Swedish Krona		 6.82595 50:1 200.00

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