Toàn quốc: Leverage And Forex Trading

In forex trading, margin requirements vary as a percentage of the notional value. Margin requirements at Schwab are typically between 3% and 5% of the notional value, although certain pairs can be as low as 2% or higher than 5%. Leverage can magnify losses as well as profits. A small amount of market movement can have a large effect—positive or negative—on an account's profit and loss1 (P&L).

 

Large companies that operate internationally are also substantially involved in forex trading, trading up to hundreds of billions of dollars annually. Corporations can use the forex market to hedge their primary business operations in foreign countries. For example, if a U.S.-based company is doing a significant amount of business in Singapore, requiring it to conduct large business transactions in Singapore dollars, then it might hedge against a decline in the relative value of the Singapore dollar by buying the currency pair Usd/Sgd (US dollar vs. Singapore dollar).