What is the Oil Trading Margin Requirement for 1:100 Oil Trading Leverage?

• If = 1:100 - Oil Leverage

Then the oil margin requirement is = 1/100 *100= 1%

If you have $1,000,

1,000* 100 = $100,000.

1,000 / 100,000 * 100= 1%

(Simplify - your oil trading capital is $1,000 after oil leverage you control $100,000 - $1,000 is what percentage of $100,000 - it's 1% margin) that is your oil trading margin requirement.

Your margin requirement is 1% - This means to open a oil trade position you only need to deposit 1% of the position value & the rest of the money you will borrow from your oil broker using the 100:1 oil trading leverage option.