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Dynamic Leverage During News Periods
NOTIFICATIONS
To keep you informed, Vantage will temporarily adjust leverage settings during periods of heightened market volatility, starting 13 March 2026 on both MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) servers:
About the Dynamic Leverage Feature
This feature is designed to temporarily cap maximum leverage and increasing margin requirements during high-volatility periods, such as major news events or market open/close sessions.
How it works:
- During major news announcements or specific time periods, newly opened positions for different products will be temporarily adjusted to the corresponding leverage limits as shown below:
| Symbol Type | Leverage |
| Forex | 1:200 |
| Gold | 1:200 |
| Silver | 1:50 |
| Oil | 1:20 |
| Commodities | 1:5 |
| Indices | 1:50 |
- Dynamic leverage will apply during the following periods:
- 15 minutes before to 5 minutes after major news releases
- 3 hours before market close on Fridays
- 30 minutes before market close from Monday to Thursday
- 30 minutes after market opening on Mondays
- After the period ends, your original leverage settings will automatically resume.
- This applies only to accounts and products with leverage above 1:200, including forex, gold, oil, and index CFDs.
How Dynamic Leverage Applies During News Periods
Scenario example:
At 15:30 (GMT+3) on 12 August 2025, the CPI data is released. The affected period is 15:15 – 15:35.
| Case | Details | Conclusion |
| Case 1 | Client A opens a Gold position at 15:10 (before the news period). • Gold price: 3,000 • Leverage: 1:1000 • Margin = 3,000 × 100 ÷ 1000 = $300 | Client opened position before the news period, so leverage is not affected. Margin remains $300. |
| Case 2 | Client B opens a Gold position at 15:20 (during the news period). • Gold price: 3,000 • Leverage temporarily reduced to 1:200 • Margin = 3,000 × 100 ÷ 200 = $1,500 | Leverage temporarily reduced to 1:200 during the news period with $1500 Margin. After 15:35, margin returns to $300. |
| Case 3 | Client C opens a BVSPX position at 15:20 (during the news period). • BVSPX price: 120,000 • Fixed leverage: 1:50 (below 1:200) • Margin = 120,000 × 1 ÷ 50 = $2,400 | Since the product’s leverage is already below 1:200, it is not affected by the temporary leverage adjustment. Margin remains $2,400. |
1. Clients opening positions during the affected news period with products having leverage greater than 1:200 will be subject to temporary leverage adjustments.
2. For hedge position changes during special time periods :
- When net exposure increases:
Any additional net exposure created during the special (news) period will be margined using the special-period leverage.
Example:
Assume the margin requirement per 1 lot is:
- 100 before the news period
- 300 during the news period
| Before | After | |
| Buy | 3 | 3 |
| Sell | 2 | 1 |
| Net Exposure | 1 lot | 2 lots |
| Margin Calculation | 100 | 100 + 300 |
| Total Margin | 100 | 400 |
- When net exposure decreases:
The margin will be reduced proportionally, based on the change in net exposure before and after the adjustment.
Example:
| Before | After | |
| Buy | 3 | 3 |
| Sell | 1 | 2 |
| Net Exposure | 2 lots | 1 lot |
| Margin Calculation | 100 | 100 * (1/2) |
| Total Margin | 100 | 50 |
Applicable Market Events
The leverage limit will apply to key market announcements, including (but not limited to):
- USD-related news (affecting Gold, Forex, Indices CFDs): FOMC interest rate decisions, CPI, PMI, NMI, PPI, GDP, PCE, Retail Sales, NFP (Non-Farm Payrolls), ADP (Private Payrolls)
- Oil-related news (affecting Oil CFDs): Crude Oil Inventories
- Other countries’ economic data (affecting Forex CFDs): CPI, PMI, GDP, and other major releases
We encourage clients to plan their trading activities accordingly and monitor margin levels when trading around major news events.
If you have any questions or require assistance, please contact our Support team at [email protected].