Question: Is the highest leverage 1:3000 available to anyone? Any restrictions/conditions?
FBS now offers top in the world leverage 1:3000 which is available to everyone with no country restrictions.
But please note that there are some conditions on it.
Account types
The leverage 1:3000 is available for only Micro and Standard account.
For other account types, different maximum leverage will be applied as follows:
Cent | Micro | Standard | Zero Spread | Unlimited | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maximum Leverage | 1:1000 | 1:3000 | 1:3000 | 1:2000 | 1:500 |
Account Balance
FBS offers NBP(Negative Balance Protection) to all its traders.
And to avoid too much risks by the financial markets, FBS needs to restrict leverage according to the account balances.
The leverage restrictions on the account balances are as follows:
Account Balance | Maximum Leverage Available |
---|---|
200 USD | 1:3000 |
2,000 USD | 1:2000 |
5,000 USD | 1:1000 |
30,000 USD | 1:500 |
150,000 USD | 1:200 |
No limitation | 1:100 |
No limitation | 1:50 |
Bonus Promotions
FBS offers about 10 different bonus promotions though, some of them include leverage condition in the T&C, so you may want to read through these conditions before joining any promotions.
For example, 100% Deposit Bonus and FBS insurance program will reduce the leverage to 500:1 or less.
CFDs instruments
CFD instruments’ leverage(margin requirement) are set to 1:100 or lower.
This is a common thing among brokers though, you may need to look into the contract specification provided by FBS to confirm the margin requirements.