Swap rates are affected by market conditions and the interest rate of the affiliated countries of the chosen Forex currency pair. Rates are released weekly by the financial institutions we work with and are calculated based on risk-management analysis.
Important Elements of Swap Rates
- Swap rates are applied only when there are positions kept open overnight.
- Swap rates are applied at the end of the trading day or at 00:00 platform time.
- Swap rates are calculated in points and can be positive or negative depending on the interest rate of the two currencies.
- Swap rates are calculated and applied on every trading night, however on Wednesday night swap rates are charged at triple the usual rate to account for the weekend. (Standard 2 day settlement for all transactions)
- Each currency pair has its own swap charge and is measured on a standard size of 1 standard lot (100,000 base units).