Changes at IG Index

[teewoods]

i can deposit 1 $ from my credit card , what r u talking about ?!

Ah I meant margin deposit - for a minimum bet

 

[tar]

Ah I meant margin deposit - for a minimum bet

They lowered margin req for bets without stops , but they raised it for bets with stop orders on some markets compared with few weeks ago , for example b4 the FTSE margin for a bet with 10 points stop was 10 ! now it is 22 , and 60 if u dont use stop , it is still very tight margin if u use stops it is the lowest , u dont need lower than this it is ridiculously risky ...

 

[montmorencyt2w]

They lowered margin req for bets without stops , but they raised it for bets with stop orders on some markets compared with few weeks ago , for example b4 the FTSE margin for a bet with 10 points stop was 10 ! now it is 22 , and 60 if u dont use stop , it is still very tight margin if u use stops it is the lowest , u dont need lower than this it is ridiculously risky ...

Does it make a difference to your margin if those are guaranteed stops or not?
(I would think it would).

 

[tar]

Does it make a difference to your margin if those are guaranteed stops or not?
(I would think it would).

if it is G stop u pay only the risk , example : if u bet on the ftse w a 10 point G stop then your margin is 10 x stake but u will pay extra spread as a premium ...

 

[montmorencyt2w]

if it is G stop u pay only the risk , example : if u bet on the ftse w a 10 point G stop then your margin is 10 x stake but u will pay extra spread as a premium ...

That's exactly how it was when I joined them in early 2008. I had a limited risk account and so all my stops were guaranteed.

What I don't know is how big the margins were then for non-guaranteed stops, since I never had non-guaranteed stops, but it sounds as though it was less than it is now.

 

[tar]

That's exactly how it was when I joined them in early 2008. I had a limited risk account and so all my stops were guaranteed.

What I don't know is how big the margins were then for non-guaranteed stops, since I never had non-guaranteed stops, but it sounds as though it was less than it is now.

Margins for bets without any stop it is lower now

 

[montmorencyt2w]

Margins for bets without any stop it is lower now

For those brave enough to trade without a parachute

 

[tar]

For those brave enough to trade without a parachute

Yeah , margins for normal stop is still low , for example a bet on the FTSE with a 10 point N stop requires a margin of 22

 

[midtermtrader]

like I said....the punter is put at greater risk.....