Investing in complex securities requires knowledge and involves risk due to price fluctuations. If proper risk management is not used when trading, you may lose some or all of your invested capital.

Minimum trade sizes and lot sizes

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When trading on BlackBull Markets, each instrument has minimum trade requirements and is traded in lots.

Standard lot sizes may vary by instrument:

  • Forex: Standard lot = 100,000 units of base currency

  • Commodities & Indices: Size depends on the asset

  • Shares / Stocks: Typically 1 lot = 1 share

Minimum Trade Sizes

 

  • Each instrument has a minimum trade size you must meet to open a position.

Contract Specifications #

SymbolCurrency PairLot SizeMin. Trade sizeMin. Pip IncrementMax / Fixed LeverageMore
XAUUSDGold vs US-Dollar100 0.010.011:500More
BTCUSDBitcoin vs USD1 0.010.011:100More
EURUSDEuro vs US Dollar100,000 0.010.000011:500More
NAS100NAS1001 0.10.11:100More
XAGUSDSilver vs US-Dollar5,000 oz0.010.0011:500More
GBPUSDGreat Britain Pound vs US Dollar100,000 0.010.000011:500More
USDJPYUS Dollar vs Japanese Yen100,000 0.010.0011:500More
US30Dow Jones 301 0.10.11:100More
AUDUSDAustralian Dollar vs US Dollar100,000 0.010.000011:500More
ETHUSDEthereum vs USD1 0.10.011:100More
AUDCADAustralian Dollar vs Canadian Dollar100,000 0.010.000011:500More

*Max Leverage: For Forex and Metals, the maximum leverage is the lower of your account leverage and the symbol’s maximum leverage (e.g., 1:500).
*Fixed Leverage: For all other instruments, a fixed leverage applies, regardless of your account leverage.

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