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Forex Major Pairs

Spot Forex (Major Pairs)

Our dealing spread on a spot forex bet is significantly narrower than on the corresponding Forward forex bet. Spot bets have the additional advantage that there is no need to worry about any premium or discount for a forward date. [f]

Notes in [square brackets] are detailed in the 'Notes' tab.

Pair	Dealing hours [a]	One point means	Minimum bet	Typical Spread [b]	Minimum spread [b]	Controlled Risk premium [c]	Deposit Factor [d]
AUD/USD	24 hours	0.0001 $/A$	50p	2	0.8	3	50
EUR/CHF	24 hours	0.0001 SF/€	50p	4	2	3	120
EUR/GBP	24 hours	0.0001 £/€	50p	2.5	1	3	40
EUR/JPY	24 hours	0.01 Y/€	50p	2.5	1.7	3	55
EUR/USD	24 hours	0.0001 $/€	50p	2	0.8	3	65
GBP/EUR	24 hours	0.0001 €/£	50p	5	3	3	60
GBP/USD	24 hours	0.0001 $/£	50p	2.5	1	3	75
USD/CAD	24 hours	0.0001 CD/$	50p	3.5	2.5	3	50
USD/CHF	24 hours	0.0001 SF/$	50p	3.5	1.9	3	45
USD/JPY	24 hours	0.01 y/$	50p	2.5	0.8	3	40
GBP/JPY	24 hours	0.01 Y/£	50p	6	2.8	5	65

Forward Forex (Major Pairs)

Forward Forex bets allow you to take longer term positions. The Forward Forex bets listed below are bets for the quarterly value dates. You can place bets on forex for the next two quarters. [e]

Notes in [square brackets] are detailed in the 'Notes' tab.

Pair	Dealing hours (a)	One point means	Minimum bet	IG Spread (b)	Controlled Risk premium (c)	Deposit Factor (d)
GBP/USD	24 hours	0.0001 $/£	50p	12	6	55
EUR/USD	24 hours	0.0001 $/€	50p	12	6	65
USD/CHF	24 hours	0.0001 $/SF	50p	12	6	45
EUR/GBP	24 hours	0.0001 £/€	50p	11	4	40
USD/JPY	24 hours	0.01 Y/$	50p	12	6	40
USD/CAD	24 hours	0.0001 CD/$	50p	12(10)	6	50
EUR/CHF	24 hours	0.0001 SF/€	50p	12	6	60
EUR/JPY	24 hours	0.01 Y/€	50p	12	6	55
GBP/EUR	24 hours	0.0001 €/£	50p	24	6	60
GBP/JPY	24 hours	0.01 Y/£	50p	24	12	65

Forex Minor Pairs

Spot Forex (Minor Pairs)

Our dealing spread on a Spot forex bet is significantly narrower than on the corresponding Forward forex bet. Spot bets have the additional advantage that there is no need to worry about any premium or discount for a forward date. [f]

Notes in [square brackets] are detailed in the 'Notes' tab.

Pair	Dealing hours [a]	One point means	Minimum bet	Typical Spread [b]	Minimum spread [b]	Controlled Risk premium [c]	Deposit Factor [d]
CAD/CHF	24 hours	0.0001 SF/CD	50p	7	5	4	45
CAD/JPY	24 hours	0.01 Y/CD	50p	6	4	3	40
CHF/JPY	24 hours	0.01 Y/SF	50p	4	2	3	45
EUR/CAD	24 hours	0.0001 CD/€	50p	10	6	8	65
EUR/SGD	24 hours	0.0001 SD/€	50p	15	10	15	160
EUR/ZAR	24 hours	0.0001 €/£	10p	300	150	200	1000
GBP/CAD	24 hours	0.0001 CD/£	50p	13	10	8	75
GBP/CHF	24 hours	0.0001 SF/£	50p	7	3	5	70
GBP/SGD	24 hours	0.01 SG/£	50p	20	16	10	190
GBP/ZAR	24 hours	0.01 SR/£	10p	400	200	200	1200
SGD/JPY	24 hours	0.01 Y/SG	50p	10	8	4	65
USD/SGD	24 hours	0.01 SD/$	50p	7	5	4	120
USD/ZAR	24 hours	0.01 SR/$	10p	300	200	200	760

Forward Forex (Minor Pairs)

Forward Forex bets allow you to take longer term positions. The Forward Forex bets listed below are bets for the quarterly value dates. You can place bets on forex for the next two quarters. [e]

Notes in [square brackets] are detailed in the 'Notes' tab.

Pair	Dealing hours [a]	One point means	Minimum bet	IG Spread [b]	Controlled Risk premium [c]	Deposit Factor [d]
CAD/JPY	24 hours	0.01 Y/CD	50p	16	6	40
CHF/JPY	24 hours	0.01 Y/SF	50p	12	4	45
EUR/CAD	24 hours	0.0001 CD/€	50p	24	10	65
GBP/CAD	24 hours	0.0001 CD/£	50p	24	15	75
GBP/CHF	24 hours	0.01 SF/£	50p	24	8	70
GBP/ZAR	24 hours	0.0001 SR/£	50p	600	400	1200
USD/SGD	24 hours	0.0001 $/CD	50p	30	8	120
USD/ZAR	24 hours	0.0001 $/SF	50p	500	300	760

Forex Australasian Pairs

Spot Forex (Australasian Pairs)

Our dealing spread on a Spot forex bet is significantly narrower than on the corresponding Forward forex bet. Spot bets have the additional advantage that there is no need to worry about any premium or discount for a forward date. [f]

Notes in [square brackets] are detailed in the 'Notes' tab.

Pair	Dealing hours [a]	One point means	Minimum bet	Typical Spread [b]	Minimum spread [b]	Controlled Risk premium [c]	Deposit Factor [d]
AUD/CAD	24 hours	0.0001 CD/A$	50p	6	6	3	50
AUD/CHF	24 hours	0.0001 SF/A$	50p	6	4	3	45
AUD/EUR	24 hours	0.0001 €/A$	50p	4	3	3	40
AUD/GBP	24 hours	0.0001 £/A$	50p	4	3	3	30
AUD/JPY	24 hours	0.01 Y/A$	50p	4.5	3.5	3	40
AUD/NZD	24 hours	0.0001 NZ/A$	50p	20	12	10	120
AUD/SGD	24 hours	0.0001 SD/A$	10p	12	8	6	130
EUR/AUD	24 hours	0.0001 A$/€	50p	10	8	8	60
EUR/NZD	24 hours	0.0001 NZ/€	50p	22	14	15	160
GBP/AUD	24 hours	0.0001 A$/£	50p	14	11	12	75
GBP/NZD	24 hours	0.0001 NZ/£	50p	15	10	20	190
NZD/CHF	24 hours	0.0001 SF/NZ	50p	8	6	4	75
NZD/EUR	24 hours	0.0001 €/NZ	50p	2	1	3	60
NZD/GBP	24 hours	0.0001 £/NZ	50p	3	2	3	50
NZD/JPY	24 hours	0.01 Y/NZ	50p	7	5	4	65
NZD/USD	24 hours	0.0001 $/NZ	50p	3	2	3	80

Forward Forex (Australasian Pairs)

Forward Forex bets allow you to take longer term positions. The Forward Forex bets listed below are bets for the quarterly value dates. You can place bets on forex for the next two quarters. [e]

Notes in [square brackets] are detailed in the 'Notes' tab.

Pair	Dealing hours [a]	One point means	Minimum bet	IG Spread [b]	Controlled Risk premium [c]	Deposit Factor [d]
AUD/JPY	24 hours	0.01 Y/A$	50p	12	5	40
AUD/NZD	24 hours	0.01 NZ/A$	50p	12(22)	2	45
AUD/USD	24 hours	0.0001 $/A$	50p	12	2	50
EUR/AUD	24 hours	0.0001 A$/€	50p	24	10	60
EUR/NZD	24 hours	0.0001 NZ/€	50p	40	25	160
GBP/AUD	24 hours	0.0001 A$/£	50p	30	15	75
GBP/NZD	24 hours	0.0001 NZ/£	50p	35	15	190
NZD/JPY	24 hours	0.01 Y/NZ	50p	18	7	65
NZD/USD	24 hours	0.0001 $/NZ	50p	7	3	80

Forex Scandinavian Pairs

Spot Forex (Scandinavian Pairs)

Our dealing spread on a Spot forex bet is significantly narrower than on the corresponding Forward forex bet. Spot bets have the additional advantage that there is no need to worry about any premium or discount for a forward date. [f]

Notes in [square brackets] are detailed in the 'Notes' tab.

Pair	Dealing hours [a]	One point means	Minimum bet	Typical Spread [b]	Minimum spread [b]	Controlled Risk premium [c]	Deposit Factor [d]
CHF/NOK	24 hours	0.0001 NK/SF	10p	60	40	60	630
EUR/DKK	24 hours	0.0001 DK/€	20p	18	14	200	1100
EUR/NOK	24 hours	0.0001 NK/€	10p	60	40	60	750
EUR/SEK	24 hours	0.0001 SK/€	10p	60	40	60	890
GBP/DKK	24 hours	0.0001 DK/£	10p	80	40	45	1300
GBP/NOK	24 hours	0.0001 NK/£	10p	90	60	100	910
GBP/SEK	24 hours	0.0001 SK/£	10p	90	60	100	1050
NOK/SEK	24 hours	0.0001 SK/NK	50p	20	15	15	110
USD/DKK	24 hours	0.0001 $/DK	20p	30	20	20	850
USD/NOK	24 hours	0.0001 NK/$	10p	60	40	60	580
USD/SEK	24 hours	0.0001 SK/$	10p	60	40	60	680

Forward Forex (Scandinavian Pairs)

Forward Forex bets allow you to take longer term positions. The Forward Forex bets listed below are bets for the quarterly value dates. You can place bets on forex for the next two quarters. [e]

Notes in [square brackets] are detailed in the 'Notes' tab.

Pair	Dealing hours [a]	One point means	Minimum bet	IG Spread [b]	Controlled Risk premium [c]	Deposit Factor [d]
EUR/NOK	24 hours	0.0001 NK/€	10p	160	80	750
EUR/SEK	24 hours	0.0001 SK/€	50p	160	80	890
GBP/NOK	24 hours	0.0001 NK/£	50p	200	100	910
GBP/SEK	24 hours	0.0001 SK/£	10p	200	120	1050
USD/DKK	24 hours	0.0001 DK/$	10p	60	30	850
USD/NOK	24 hours	0.0001 NK/$	10p	120	60	580
USD/SEK	24 hours	0.0001 SK/$	50p	120	80	680

Forex Emerging and Exotic Pairs

Spot Forex (Emerging Pairs)

Our dealing spread on a Spot forex bet is significantly narrower than on the corresponding Forward forex bet. Spot bets have the additional advantage that there is no need to worry about any premium or discount for a forward date. [f]

Notes in [square brackets] are detailed in the 'Notes' tab.

Pair	Dealing hours [a]	One point means	Minimum bet	Typical Spread [b]	Minimum spread [b]	Deposit Factor [d]
CNY/JPY	01.30-21.00	0.01 JPY/CNY	50p	2	0.8	40
USD/BRL	13.05-22.00	0.0001 BRL/USD	50p	50	30	550
USD/CNY	01.30-21.00	0.0001 CNY/USD	50p	80	60	1890
USD/CLP	13.05-22.00	0.01 CLP/USD	50p	300	250	1450
USD/INR	02.00-21.00	0.01 INR/USD	50p	30	20	150
USD/KRW	01.00-21.00	0.01 KRW/USD	50p	300	250	3400
USD/MYR	02.00-21.00	0.0001 MYR/USD	50p	150	80	920
USD/PHP	02.00-21.00	0.01 PHP/USD	50p	20	15	125
USD/TWD	02.00-21.00	0.001 TWD/USD	50p	200	100	885
USD/RUB	02.00-17.00	0.0001 RUB/USD	10p	300	150	8880

Spot Forex (Exotic Pairs)

Our dealing spread on a Spot forex bet is significantly narrower than on the corresponding Forward forex bet. Spot bets have the additional advantage that there is no need to worry about any premium or discount for a forward date. [f]

Notes in [square brackets] are detailed in the 'Notes' tab.

Pair	Dealing hours [a]	One point means	Minimum bet	Typical Spread [b]	Minimum spread [b]	Controlled Risk premium [c]	Deposit Factor [d]
CHF/HUF	24 hours	0.01 HF/SF	10p	60	40	50	360
EUR/CZK	24 hours	0.01 CK/€	50p	50	30	50	370
EUR/HUF	24 hours	0.01 HF/€	10p	50	30	50	440
EUR/MXN	24 hours	0.0001 MP/€	10p	300	200	300	2450
EUR/PLN	24 hours	0.0001 PZ/€	10p	60	35	60	620
EUR/TRY	24 hours	0.0001 CK/$	50p	20	30	15	350
GBP/CZK	24 hours	0.01 CK/£	10p	50	30	50	440
GBP/HUF	24 hours	0.01 HF/£	10p	50	30	50	520
GBP/MXN	24 hours	0.0001 MP/£	10p	300	200	300	2950
GBP/PLN	24 hours	0.0001 PZ/£	10p	50	30	50	750
GBP/TRY	24 hours	0.0001 HF/$	50p	50	25	20	420
USD/CZK	24 hours	0.01 CK/$	10p	45	25	50	280
USD/HUF	24 hours	0.01 HF/$	10p	50	30	50	330
USD/MXN	24 hours	0.0001 MP/$	10p	100	60	100	1900
USD/PLN	24 hours	0.0001 PZ/$	10p	45	25	50	470
USD/TRY	24 hours	0.0001 CK/$	50p	15	20	15	270

Notes

Notes to Forex Information Tables

The following notes apply to all of the preceding Forex tables, wherever the corresponding letter is found.

a. Normal dealing hours for all pairs are from 21.00 (London time) on Sunday until 22.00 (London time) on Friday, with the exception of emerging-market pairs. All dealing times listed are London times.

b. Spreads are subject to variation, especially in volatile market conditions. Our spreads are derived from the spreads in the underlying market available to us from the banks with which we trade. We constantly monitor spreads in the underlying market, offering our minimum spread when the market spread is particularly tight. In most other conditions, our typical spread applies. If spreads move wider in the underlying market, we may match this.

c. On Controlled Risk bets a premium is charged on opening. It is either added to the offer price or subtracted from the bid price. Controlled Risk bets close at the normal closing price.

d. Please note that higher deposits may be required for large positions. See our Tiered Deposits page for further details. You can find the Tiered Deposits for each market from the Get Info section within each market in the PureDeal dealing platform.

e. When Forward Forex bets are rolled over, the initial bet is closed at the mid-price for the contract month, plus or minus half the normal IG Index spread. The new bet is then opened at the mid-price of our current quote for the next contract month. If the initial bet was Controlled Risk, the full Controlled Risk Premium is added to the opening price of the new bet.

f. Each day your DFB bet remains open, we make a cash adjustment to your account to reflect the funding costs of your bet. The funding adjustment is based on the tom-next spread for the currency pair involved including an admin fee of 0.0055% per day.