Dear clients, To streamline trading accounts’ servicing in the MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms, AMarkets will modify the contract size for indexes on the weekend of July 15-16. After the update, 1 lot will be equal to 1 contract for most indices. If you already have open positions, their volume will be increased proportionally*. These changes will allow you to calculate position value much faster and trade indices with a smaller deposit.
The contract size will be updated for the following instruments:
| Symbol | Current contract size | New contract size |
| Nasdaq100 | 20 | 1 |
| DowJones30 | 5 | 1 |
| S&P500 | 50 | 1 |
| DXY | 1000 | 100 |
| DAX30 | 25 | 1 |
| Russell2000 | 200 | 1 |
| ITA40 | 5 | 1 |
| VIX | 4000 | 400 |
| ASX200 | 25 | 1 |
| Nikkei225 | 10 | 1 |
| CAC40 | 10 | 1 |
| FTSE100 | 10 | 1 |
| EuroStoxx50 | 10 | 1 |
| China50 | 10 | 1 |
| IBEX35 | 10 | 1 |
| HK50 | 5 | 1 |
For example, you have a BUY position of 0.77 lot in the S&P 500 index. After the changes, the volume of your position will be increased 50-fold to 38.5 lots. At the same time, the contract size will be reduced by a factor of 50. As a result, you will still have a BUY position in S&P 500 with a position size of 38.5 contracts.
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