Error - Not enough money

 

Hi

I started with AUD200 thro pepperstone with a leverage of 1:1. When I try to buy 0.01 of AUDUSD, I get "Not enough Money"?

What am i doing wrong? 

I can see Balance:200 Equity:200 Free Margin:200

Ta

G

 
ganioz:

I started with AUD200 thro pepperstone with a leverage of 1:1. When I try to buy 0.01 of AUDUSD, I get "Not enough Money"?

What am i doing wrong?

With a leverage of 1:1 you need a lot more capital!

If you only have a small amount of capital, then you should start with either a cent account or more leverage.

EDIT: For AUD/USD and a AUD Balance, at 1:1 Leverage, you will need 1000 AUD to open 0.01 Lots, not to mention the actual S/L risk and other costs such as spread and commission that you will need to consider.

 
Please check your broker trading specification. It's need more than 100k to trade with 1:1 leverage.
 
ganioz:

Hi

I started with AUD200 thro pepperstone with a leverage of 1:1. When I try to buy 0.01 of AUDUSD, I get "Not enough Money"?

What am i doing wrong? 

I can see Balance:200 Equity:200 Free Margin:200

Ta

G

1 lot = 100,000 contracts

Example (Leverage 1:1)

0.01 lot = 1,000 contracts x AUDUSD (Ask price is 0.72391) = 723.91 USD (exposure) so you have 200 USD which is not enough money. We cannot buy 1,000 AUDUSD for 200 USD when the leverage is 1:1.