Available Spreads & Margins
GCI offers the most competitive spreads in the industry.
All products are commission-free.
Stock Market Indices
| ActTrader Spreads | Spread $ Value ActTrader | MT4 Spreads* | Spread $ Value MT4* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 50 ticks | 2.50 | 50 ticks | 25.00 |
| Nasdaq 100 | 75 ticks | 3.75 | 75 ticks | 15.00 |
| Dow Jones Ind. | 4 ticks | 4.00 | 4 ticks | 20.00 |
| Russell 2000 | 50 ticks | 5.00 | 50 ticks | 50.00 |
| QQQ (Nasdaq 100 Trust) | 4 ticks | 4.00 | 4 ticks | 8.00 |
| DAX 30 | 4 ticks | 20.00 | 4 ticks | 150.00 |
| DJ Euro Stoxx 50 | 3 ticks | 6.00 | 3 ticks | 47.25 |
| CAC 40 | 3 ticks | 15.00 | 3 ticks | 48.00 |
| FTSE 100 | 3 ticks | 3.00 | 3 ticks | 60.00 |
| IBEX 35 | 10 ticks | 10.00 | 10 ticks | 16.00 |
| Swiss Market Index (SMI) | 5 ticks | 5.00 | 5 ticks | 70.00 |
| Nikkei 225 | 5 ticks | 5.00 | 5 ticks | 5.00 |
| SPI 200 (S&P ASX 200) | 3 ticks | 6.00 | 3 ticks | 72.00 |
| Bovespa Index | 75 ticks | 37.50 | 75 ticks | 45.00 |
| MSCI Taiwan | 10 ticks | 5.00 | 10 ticks | 10.00 |
| Hang Seng (HSI) | 5 ticks | 5.00 | 5 ticks | 31.25 |
| NSE Nifty Index | 10 ticks | 2.50 | 10 ticks | 10.00 |
North American Shares
| ActTrader Spreads | Spread $ Value ActTrader | MT4 Spreads* | Spread $ Value MT4* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 M Company | 9 cents | 9.00 | 9 cents | 90.00 |
| Activision Blizzard Inc | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Adobe Systems | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Adobe Systems | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Advanced Micro Devices | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Aetna Inc | 6 cents | 6.00 | 6 cents | 60.00 |
| Agilent Technologies Inc | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| AIG | 8 cents | 8.00 | 8 cents | 80.00 |
| Alcoa Inc | 4 cents | 4.00 | 10 cents | 40.00 |
| Altera Corporation | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Altria Group | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Amazon.com Inc | 9 cents | 9.00 | 9 cents | 90.00 |
| American Express Co | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Amgen Int'l | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Analog Devices | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Apple Computer Inc | 35 cents | 35.00 | 35 cents | 350.00 |
| Applied Materials | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| AT&T Corp | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| AT&T Corp | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Baidu | 30 cents | 30.00 | 30 cents | 300.00 |
| Bank of America | 10 cents | 10.00 | 10 cents | 100.00 |
| Boeing Co | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Broadcom Corp | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Caterpillar | 9 cents | 9.00 | 9 cents | 90.00 |
| Charles Schwab Corp | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Chevron Corp | 10 cents | 10.00 | 10 cents | 100.00 |
| Cisco Systems | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Citigroup Inc | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| CME Group Inc | 30 cents | 30.00 | 30 cents | 300.00 |
| Coca Cola Company | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Comcast Corp | 6 cents | 6.00 | 6 cents | 60.00 |
| ConocoPhillips | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Costco Wholesale | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Dell Computer | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| DirecTV Group Inc | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Disney | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Dupont Co | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| E*Trade Financial Corp | 2 cents | 2.00 | 2 cents | 20.00 |
| eBay Inc | 8 cents | 8.00 | 8 cents | 80.00 |
| EMC Corp | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| ExxonMobil | 11 cents | 11.00 | 11 cents | 110.00 |
| First Solar Inc | 15 cents | 15.00 | 15 cents | 150.00 |
| Ford Motor Co | 2 cents | 2.00 | 2 cents | 20.00 |
| General Electric | 2 cents | 2.00 | 2 cents | 20.00 |
| Goldman Sachs | 25 cents | 25.00 | 25 cents | 250.00 |
| 90 cents | 90.00 | 90 cents | 900.00 | |
| Halliburton | 6 cents | 6.00 | 6 cents | 60.00 |
| Hewlett-Packard | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Home Depot | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Honeywell Int. | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| IBM | 14 cents | 14.00 | 14 cents | 140.00 |
| Intel Corp | 6 cents | 6.00 | 6 cents | 60.00 |
| International Paper Co | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc | 60 cents | 60.00 | 60 cents | 600.00 |
| JDS Uniphase | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| JPMorgan Chase | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Kraft Foods Inc | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp | 2 cents | 2.00 | 2 cents | 20.00 |
| Level 3 Communication | 2 cents | 2.00 | 2 cents | 20.00 |
| Lockheed Martin | 12 cents | 12.00 | 12 cents | 120.00 |
| Lowe's Companies Inc | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| McDonalds | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Merck & Co | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| MGIC Investment Corp. | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Micron Technology | 2 cents | 2.00 | 2 cents | 20.00 |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Morgan Stanley | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| National Semiconductor | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Newmont Mining | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Nokia Corp | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Nvidia Corp | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| ON Semiconductor Corp | 2 cents | 2.00 | 2 cents | 20.00 |
| Oracle Corp | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| PepsiCo Inc | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Pfizer | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Procter & Gamble | 8 cents | 8.00 | 8 cents | 80.00 |
| Qualcomm | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Research in Motion | 14 cents | 14.00 | 14 cents | 140.00 |
| Sears Holdings Corp | 14 cents | 14.00 | 14 cents | 140.00 |
| Sprint Nextel Corp | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Staples | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Starbucks | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Symantec Corp | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Sysco Corp | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Target Corp | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Ltd | 12 cents | 12.00 | 12 cents | 120.00 |
| Texas Instruments | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Time Warner Inc | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| United Technologies Corp | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| United Therapeutics Corp | 15 cents | 15.00 | 15 cents | 150.00 |
| US Steel Corp | 18 cents | 18.00 | 18 cents | 180.00 |
| Valero Energy | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Verizon Communications | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Visa Inc | 9 cents | 9.00 | 9 cents | 90.00 |
| VMware Inc | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Walt Disney Company | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Western Digital Corp | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Whirlpool Corp | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Whole Foods Market | 8 cents | 8.00 | 8 cents | 80.00 |
| Yahoo Inc | 2 cents | 2.00 | 2 cents | 20.00 |
European Shares*
| ActTrader Spreads | Spread $ Value ActTrader | MT4 Spreads* | Spread $ Value MT4* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3i Group Plc | 25 cents | 25.00 | 25 cents | 250.00 |
| Adidas AG | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Alcatel-Lucent | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Allianz SE | 16 cents | 16.00 | 16 cents | 160.00 |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| ArcelorMittal | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Astrazeneca Plc | 200 cents | 200.00 | 200 cents | 2,000.00 |
| AXA SA | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| BAE Systems Plc | 25 cents | 25.00 | 25 cents | 250.00 |
| Barclays Plc | 75 cents | 75.00 | 75 cents | 750.00 |
| BASF SE | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Bayer AG | 6 cents | 6.00 | 6 cents | 60.00 |
| Beiersdorf AG | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| BMW AG | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| BNP Paribas | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Bouygues | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| BP Plc | 95 cents | 95.00 | 95 cents | 950.00 |
| BT Group Plc | 35 cents | 35.00 | 35 cents | 350.00 |
| Cable & Wireless Plc | 20 cents | 20.00 | 20 cents | 200.00 |
| Carrefour | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Commerzbank AG | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Continental AG | 15 cents | 15.00 | 15 cents | 150.00 |
| Credit Agricole | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Daimler AG | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Deutsche Bank | 6 cents | 6.00 | 6 cents | 60.00 |
| Deutsche Boerse | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Deutsche Lufthansa | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Deutsche Post | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Deutsche Postbank AG | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Deutsche Telekom | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Dixon's Retail Plc | 15 cents | 15.00 | 15 cents | 150.00 |
| E.ON AG | 16 cents | 16.00 | 16 cents | 160.00 |
| EADS | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Ericsson | 6 cents | 6.00 | 6 cents | 60.00 |
| France Telecom | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Fresenius Medical Care KGaA | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| GDF Suez | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| GEA Group AG | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| GlaxoSmithKline Plc | 150 cents | 150.00 | 150 cents | 1,500.00 |
| Groupe Danone | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| HeidelbergCement AG | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Henkel AG & Co KGaA | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| HSBC Holdings Plc | 150 cents | 150.00 | 150 cents | 1,500.00 |
| Infineon Tech AG | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| ING Groep | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Invensys Plc | 38 cents | 38.00 | 38 cents | 380.00 |
| J Sainsbury Plc | 45 cents | 45.00 | 45 cents | 450.00 |
| K+S AG | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Lanxess AG | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Linde AG | 10 cents | 10.00 | 10 cents | 100.00 |
| Lloyds Banking Group Plc | 75 cents | 75.00 | 75 cents | 750.00 |
| MAN SE | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Marks & Spencer Plc | 55 cents | 55.00 | 55 cents | 550.00 |
| Merck KGaA | 6 cents | 6.00 | 6 cents | 60.00 |
| Metro AG | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Muenchener Rueck AG | 18 cents | 18.00 | 18 cents | 180.00 |
| Prudential Plc | 85 cents | 85.00 | 85 cents | 850.00 |
| Puma AG | 20 cents | 20.00 | 20 cents | 200.00 |
| Renault | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Rolls Royce Group Plc | 50 cents | 50.00 | 50 cents | 500.00 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Group | 25 cents | 25.00 | 25 cents | 250.00 |
| Royal Dutch Shell | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| RSA Insurance Group Plc | 35 cents | 35.00 | 35 cents | 350.00 |
| RWE AG | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| SABMiller Plc | 125 cents | 125.00 | 125 cents | 1,250.00 |
| Sanofi-Aventis | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| SAP AG | 8 cents | 8.00 | 8 cents | 80.00 |
| SGL Carbon AG | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Siemens AG | 5 cents | 5.00 | 5 cents | 50.00 |
| Stada Arzneimittel AG | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Tesco Plc | 55 cents | 55.00 | 55 cents | 550.00 |
| ThyssenKrupp AG | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| TUI AG | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Unilever Plc | 175 cents | 175.00 | 300 cents | 1,750.00 |
| Vivendi | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Vodafone Group Plc | 45 cents | 45.00 | 45 cents | 450.00 |
| Volkswagen Group | 90 cents | 90.00 | 90 cents | 900.00 |
| Xstrata Plc | 75 cents | 75.00 | 75 cents | 750.00 |
Asia Pacific Shares
| ActTrader Spreads | Spread $ Value ActTrader | MT4 Spreads* | Spread $ Value MT4* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMP Limited | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| ANZ Bank | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Brambles Industries Ltd | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| National Australia Bank Ltd | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Origin Energy Ltd | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Qantas Airway Limited | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| QBE Insurance Group Ltd | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Telstra Corporation Ltd | 3 cents | 3.00 | 3 cents | 30.00 |
| Westfield Group | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Westpac Banking Corp | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Woolworth's Limited | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Canon Inc | 5 yens | 5.00 | 5 yens | 50.00 |
| Honda Motor Co | 5 yens | 5.00 | 5 yens | 50.00 |
| Panasonic Corp | 3 yens | 3.00 | 3 yens | 30.00 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | 3 yens | 3.00 | 3 yens | 30.00 |
| Mizuho Financial Group | 3 yens | 3.00 | 3 yens | 30.00 |
| Nintendo Company Ltd | 50 yens | 50.00 | 50 yens | 500.00 |
| Nippon Steel Corp | 4 yens | 4.00 | 4 yens | 40.00 |
| Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp | 5 yens | 5.00 | 5 yens | 50.00 |
| Nissan Motor Corp | 3 yens | 3.00 | 3 yens | 30.00 |
| Sony Corp | 5 yens | 5.00 | 5 yens | 50.00 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Corp | 5 yens | 5.00 | 5 yens | 50.00 |
| Toyota Motor Corp | 5 yens | 5.00 | 5 yens | 50.00 |
| Bharti Airtel | 1.25 rupees | 1.25 | 1.25 rupees | 12.50 |
| Infosys Technologies Limited | 2.50 rupees | 2.50 | 2.50 rupees | 25.00 |
| Reliance Communications | 1.00 rupees | 1.00 | 1.00 rupees | 10.00 |
| Reliance Industries Limited | 5.00 rupees | 5.00 | 5.00 rupees | 50.00 |
| Reliance Infrastructure | 1.50 rupees | 1.50 | 1.50 rupees | 15.00 |
| State Bank of India | 2.00 rupees | 2.00 | 2.00 rupees | 20.00 |
| Tata Motors Limited | 0.50 rupees | 0.50 | 0.50 rupees | 5.00 |
| Tata Power Company Limited | 1.50 rupees | 1.50 | 1.50 rupees | 15.00 |
| Tata Steel | 0.75 rupees | 0.75 | 0.75 rupees | 7.50 |
| Wipro Technologies | 0.75 rupees | 0.75 | 0.75 rupees | 7.50 |
Foreign Exchange
| ActTrader Spreads | Spread $ Value ActTrader | MT4 Spreads* | Spread $ Value MT4* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USD | 1 pip | 1.00 | 1 pips | 10.00 |
| USD/JPY | 2 pip | 2.00 | 2 pips | 20.40 |
| USD/CHF | 2 pips | 2.00 | 2 pips | 21.50 |
| GBP/USD | 3 pips | 3.00 | 3 pips | 30.00 |
| USD/CAD | 3 pips | 3.00 | 3 pips | 38.40 |
| AUD/USD | 3 pips | 3.00 | 3 pips | 30.00 |
| EUR/JPY | 3 pips | 3.00 | 3 pips | 38.40 |
| EUR/GBP | 3 pips | 3.00 | 3 pips | 46.50 |
| EUR/CHF | 3 pips | 3.00 | 3 pips | 42.00 |
| GBP/CHF | 4 pips | 4.00 | 4 pips | 84.00 |
| GBP/JPY | 7 pips | 7.00 | 7 pips | 89.60 |
| EUR/CAD | 7 pips | 7.00 | 7 pips | 67.20 |
| NZD/USD | 5 pips | 5.00 | 4 pips | 40.00 |
| USD/SEK | 40 pips | 4.00 | 75 pips | 127.50 |
| EUR/SEK | 40 pips | 5.60 | 75 pips | 127.50 |
| USD/NOK | 40 pips | 6.80 | 75 pips | 127.50 |
| EUR/NOK | 40 pips | 6.80 | 75 pips | 127.50 |
| USD/ZAR | 80 pips | 9.40 | 70 pips | 140.00 |
| USD/MXN | 30 pips | 2.50 | 35 pips | 70.00 |
| CHF/JPY | 4 pips | 4.00 | 4 pips | 51.20 |
| NZD/JPY | n.a. | n.a. | 5 pips | 64.00 |
| AUD/JPY | n.a. | n.a. | 3 pips | 38.40 |
| CAD/JPY | n.a. | n.a. | 4 pips | 51.20 |
| EUR/AUD | n.a. | n.a. | 9 pips | 90.00 |
| AUD/NZD | n.a. | n.a. | 20 pips | 150.00 |
| AUD/CAD | n.a. | n.a. | 6 pips | 57.60 |
| GBP/CAD | n.a. | n.a. | 8 pips | 76.80 |
| GBP/NZD | n.a. | n.a. | 25 pips | 187.50 |
| GBP/AUD | n.a. | n.a. | 11 pips | 110.00 |
| AUD/CHF | n.a. | n.a. | 4 pips | 42.40 |
| CAD/CHF | n.a. | n.a. | 4 pips | 42.40 |
| NZD/CHF | n.a. | n.a. | 8 pips | 84.80 |
Forex Futures
| ActTrader Spreads | Spread $ Value ActTrader | MT4 Spreads* | Spread $ Value MT4* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | 3 pips | 3.00 | 10 pips | 100.00 |
| JPY | 3 pips | 3.00 | 10 pips | 100.00 |
| CHF | 4 pips | 4.00 | 10 pips | 100.00 |
| GBP | 4 pips | 4.00 | 10 pips | 100.00 |
| AUD | 4 pips | 4.00 | 10 pips | 100.00 |
| CAD | 4 pips | 4.00 | 10 pips | 100.00 |
| NZD | 4 pips | 4.00 | 10 pips | 100.00 |
Commodities
| ActTrader Spreads | Spread $ Value ActTrader | MT4 Spreads* | Spread $ Value MT4* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. 30 Year T-Bond (Futures) | 50/1,000ths | 2.50 | 50/1,000ths | 100.00 |
| U.S. 10 Year T-Note (Futures) | 50/1,000ths | 2.50 | 50/1,000ths | 100.00 |
| German Bund | 6 ticks | 6.00 | 6 ticks | 94.50 |
| Crude Oil (Light Sweet) | 4 cents | 4.00 | 4 cents | 40.00 |
| Natural Gas | 3 cents | 15.00 | 3 cents | 300.00 |
| Gold (Spot) | 45 cents | 4.50 | 45 cents | 45.00 |
| Silver (Spot) | 5 cents | 50.00 | 4 cents | 200.00 |
| Platinum (Spot) | 5 dollars | 25.00 | 5 dollars | 250.00 |
| Palladium (Spot) | 5 dollars | 50.00 | 5 dollars | 500.00 |
| Copper Futures | 2 cents | 200.00 | 2 cents | 2,000.00 |
*The spreads shown above are typical spreads available under normal market conditions. Please note that spreads depend on current market conditions and they may vary causing the spreads to be narrower or wider.
MARGIN REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES
GCI's margin requirements are the most advantageous in the industry:
ActTrader Account
5% on individual shares, $25 per lot on Forex instruments. Click here for exact margin requirements on each product.
MetaTrader Account
$250 per lot on Forex, $25 per 0.1 lots. Equivalent to approximately 0.25% margin or 400:1 leverage. 5% on individual shares. About 1% for indices and commodities. Click here for exact margin requirements on each product.
GCI is able to maintain these low margin requirements by enabling automatic liquidation of positions once a margin call is reached. This policy also provides for the protection of client account balances in the event of rapid price movements.
A margin call is reached if a client's account equity falls below the required margin. For example, in an ICTS Forex account, if a client has 10 lots of open positions a margin call will occur if account equity drops below $500. At this point, some or all of the client's open positions will be closed immediately at current prices.
Traders are also able to monitor both usable margin and used margin in real-time from the "Account Information" window of the online trading platform. Positions will be automatically closed once usable margin drops below zero.
GCI encourages clients to avoid margin calls by either using stop loss orders or maintaining adequate funds in the account relative to position size.
More on CFD Margins
Share CFDs are traded in lots that are equivalent in size to 100 shares each. For example, a trader can purchase 1 lot of a CFD on IBM at $90, for a total position value of $9,000. The required margin for this trade is $450. Indices, Forex and Commodities are traded in "lots". Please see specifications for further information on contract sizes.