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Swiss forex bank Dukascopy Bank said on Wednesday it has increased the maximum leverage for UK Brent Oil and US Crude Oil to 100:1 from 30:1. The new trading conditions will come into effect from 9 September,2016, at 1400 GMT.
Meanwhile, the broker will cut the maximum net exposure on contracts for difference (CFDs) and precious metals. Following are the new exposure limits that come into effect on 9 September:
| Instrument | Maximum exposure in contracts (for CFDs) / Oz (for precious metals) |
|---|---|
| BRENT.CMD | 650 |
| LIGHT.CMD | 650 |
| USA500.IDX | 1 400 |
| USATECH.IDX | 650 |
| USA30.IDX | 160 |
| DEU.IDX | 250 |
| GBR.IDX | 350 |
| FRA.IDX | 600 |
| AUS.IDX | 750 |
| JPN.IDX | 20 000 |
| HKG.IDX | 1 000 |
| CHE.IDX | 350 |
| ESP.IDX | 300 |
| EUS.IDX | 900 |
| XAU/USD | 17 000 |
| XAG/USD | 160 000 |
Dukascopy Bank noted that clients may request to increase or wave the maximum exposure levels, but if they do so they will trade with a lower maximum leverage of 20:1 (10:1 on weekends).
Dukascopy Bank, set up in 2004, is based in Switzerland’s Geneva and operated globally through offices in Zurich, Riga, Kiev, Moscow, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. It is licensed as a bank and as a securities dealer by Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). Its services include banking, trading in forex, CFDs, binary options, and business-to-business solutions.
The company owns 100% in brokerage Dukascopy Europe IBS, e-payments provider Dukascopy Payments, both based in Latvia, as well as Japanese broker Dukascopy Japan K.K., formerly Alpari Japan K.K.