Abstract:The Japanese branch of OANDA Corporation, OANDA Securities, will change the margin rates for the USD/SEK currency pair.
Beginning November 7, 2022, the margin rate for USD/SEK (US dollar/Swedish krona) for corporate accounts on the Tokyo and New York servers will be modified. The margin requirement will be raised from 2% to 3%, up from 2% before.
Customers who have positions in the affected currency pairs are warned by OANDA that they may lose money because of the change in the margin rate. These traders should reduce their holdings ahead of time or make sure their accounts have enough cash.
On October 10, 2022, the margin rates for GBP/USD and GBP/JPY for corporate accounts on the Tokyo and New York servers were increased from 2% to 3%.
About OANDA
OANDA was founded in 1996, making it one of the first online forex brokers. The name is now well-known in the retail trading world, and it offers a wide range of forex products, worldwide corporate FX data services, and currency management solutions.
The company's main office is in Toronto, Canada, but it also has offices in other cities like Tokyo and London. In reality, OANDA has customers in more than 196 countries and operates in eight financial hubs around the world. The company has also gotten licenses in countries with important regulations, such as the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, and Japan.
Despite being overlooked on many OANDA review boards, the FxTrade platform, which debuted in 2001, was the first completely automated forex trading platform.
More information on OANDA may be found at https://www.wikifx.com/en/dealer/0001134561.html.
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