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Interest rates
Interest rates
Instruments
The tab contains information about the existing swap rates for instruments within the broker's system.
The table includes filters for Date, Instrument, and instrument Category.
Click Edit in the instrument row to modify its swap rates by filling in the Swap short or Swap long fields.
To manually enter swap rates, click Swap Short/Long, and in the side page that opens, enter the required data for the selected instruments. Click Add and specify values for each instrument.
Important! When entering swap rates, they will be applied to the specified date and all subsequent dates. If swap rates are empty before the specified date, the entered values will also be applied to them.
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The
Export instrument ratesfunction allows you to download instrument swap rates in.xlsformat for saving. -
The
Import instrument ratesfunction allows you to upload instrument swap rates in.xlsformat for use in the system.
If needed, you can upload your own swap rates in MT5 format. To do this, enable the Mirror long option during import. This will automatically invert the uploaded Long rates (multiply them by -1), ensuring they are displayed correctly on the platform.
Client interest rates
This subsection displays swap rates on provider accounts of the Real type, already adjusted for the markup applied to the provider:
Please note! To display the table for a specific client, you must first select their account in the filter.
Table Contents:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ID | Instrument ID in the system |
| Instrument | Name of the instrument's ticker |
| Tenor | Tenor of the instrument |
| MPI | Minimum possible price increment of the instrument |
| Pip size | Instrument's pip size |
| Swap short | Swap rate for short positions |
| Swap long | Swap rate for long positions |
The table includes filters for:
- Account
- Date
- Instrument
- Category
Click Save as XLS to download instruments in .xls format.
Values of interest rates in relation to accounts
- If
Swap Shortis positive - the broker pays to the client account on which the swap is executed. TThe swap cost at execution is positive. - If
Swap Shortis negative - the broker charges funds from the account on which the swap is executed. The swap cost at execution is negative. - If
Swap longis positive - the broker charges funds from the account on which the swap is executed. The swap cost at execution is negative. - If
Swap longis negative - the broker pays to the client account on which the swap is executed. The swap cost at execution is positive.
Swap cost calculations
The calculation is carried out according to the formulas described in a separate article Swap calculation.