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Gold Margin Level Meaning in the MetaTrader 5 Platform

Illustrations covering gold margin within the MT5 software, the nature of XAUUSD Gold Margin, the necessary XAU USD Margin, the concept termed Gold Equity, the utilized XAU USD Margin, and the available Free Gold margin.

XAU/USD Margin, Required Gold Margin, Equity, Used XAU USD Margin and Free Margin

Required XAUUSD Margin refers to the percentage of funds your broker requires for opening or executing a trade position in XAUUSD.

What is Gold Equity? XAUUSD equity refers to the total amount of capital available in your trading account.

What is Used XAU USD Margin? : Used XAU USD Margin is the amount of money in your account that has already been used when buying a contract, this xauusd contract is the one that's shown and displayed in open position transactions. You can't use this amount of money after starting a trade because you've already used it, and it's not available for you to start or do another trade with.

In simple terms, your broker uses borrowed funds for your position. You must keep the margin as security. This lets you hold the leverage your broker gives.

What's XAUUSD Free Margin? : XAUUSD Free Margin is the money in your account that you can use to start new trades. Free Margin is the money in your trading account that isn't being used because you haven't started a trade with it yet - this Free Margin is very important because it lets you keep your current trades open, as shown below.

Example of What is XAUUSD Gold Margin on MT5 Gold Trading

The margin illustration in MT5 below shows a set trading leverage of 100:1, where the associated margin, representing 1%, is $2,683.07. Consequently, the total capital value under the trader's control is $268,307. This is a result of the trader deploying only a small fraction of their personal capital and borrowing the remainder from the gold broker. With the xauusd leverage set at 100:1, a gold trader is utilizing just 1% of their equity, which is $2,683.07: therefore, if 1% equals $2,683.07, then 100% equates to $268,307.

What is Margin Level Meaning in MT5? - Gold MT5 Margin Calculation

MetaTrader 5 Leverage Margin Calculator - What does the Gold Margin Level mean in the MetaTrader 5 platform? - How to Calculate Margin for XAUUSD in MT5

Free Margin - $13,433.48 dollars

Free Margin is the money a trader can use to start new trades in MT5, as seen in the trading example above.

Used XAU USD Margin - $2683.07

XAU/USD Margin which has already been used by the Gold trader to open positions in MT5 platform software just as is shown and illustrated and shown on the above example.

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