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DAX (GER40) Margin Calculator (2026)

Calculate required margin collateral for any leveraged position. Pre-loaded for DAX.

Prices update from live market feeds, but your broker's quotes, contract sizes and spreads can differ — check them before placing a trade.

Currency Pair

25,233.2loading live price…

Lot Size

Account Balance

USD

Leverage

* 20:1 is the FCA/ESMA retail maximum for major stock indices

Required Margin (USD)

$1,418.99

Notional value

$28,380

Leverage

20:1

Units

Hedge Scenario

Margin Call Distance

Free Margin

$8,581.01

Pips to Margin Call

7630 pips

Pips to Stop-Out

8260 pips

Assumes one open position. MC at ~100% margin level, stop-out at ~50%. Exact thresholds vary by broker.

Max Safe Position Size — $10,000 balance at 20:1

Profile	Max Lots	Margin Used	Notional
Conservative 10% of balance as margin · 2.0× effective · 90% of the balance stays free	0.70	$993 (9.9%)	$19,866
Moderate 25% of balance as margin · 5.0× effective · room for drawdown and a second trade	1.76	$2,497 (25.0%)	$49,948
Aggressive 50% of balance as margin · 10.0× effective · half the balance tied up as margin	3.52	$4,995 (49.9%)	$99,897

Click any row to apply. % = share of balance committed as margin. Remaining balance absorbs floating losses.

Formula: (contract size × lots × price) ÷ leverage. Margin is collateral — returned when position closes.

GER40 (DAX) at a glance

Pip Size

1 point

Pip Value (1 lot)

$1.12

Avg Spread

1–2 points

Active Session

Frankfurt 09:00–17:30 CET

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Featured

Deriv

4.0

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Capital at risk · T&Cs apply

Quick Answer

GER40 is priced in euros: on a 1 lot = €1 per point contract, a 100-point move is €100 per lot, which the calculator converts to your account currency at the live EUR rate. Brokers also use €5 or €10 per point — set yours in the calculator above.

Margin Calculator Formula

Margin = (Contract Size × Lots × Price × USD Rate) ÷ Leverage

Example (GER40): 1 lot at 25,233.2 = $28,380 position; at 20:1 leverage: $28,380 ÷ 20 = $1,419

About GER40 — DAX 40 — the 40 largest German companies

The DAX tracks the 40 largest companies on the Frankfurt exchange and is Europe's most traded index CFD. Export-heavy constituents make it sensitive to global trade, the euro and ECB policy. The busiest hour is usually the Frankfurt open.

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