Example of "Sell" (Cross currency)

A customer expects that there will be a depreciation on GBD and an appreciation in JPY. With a margin deposit of HKD80,000 and a leverage ratio of 5x, the customer creates a deal of selling GBD against JPY at an exchange rate of 155.57

Margin deposit
HKD 80,000.00
Leverage ratio
5X
GBP/HKD Quote
12.100 / 12.125
Sell
GBP33,057.85
Buy
JPY5,142,810
Net deal interest rate (GBP against JPY)
Pay out 1.365% p.a.
Margin Deposit interest rate
0.125%p.a.
Call Margin reference rate *
168.0026
Cut loss rate #
177.3270

 

Suppose the customer squares the deal after 10 days at an exchange rate of 155.00

JPY/HKD Quote
0.07768 / 0.07786
FX Gain
HKD 1,463.72
Net Deal Interest
HKD -104.72
Margin Deposit Interest
HKD 1.89
Contract Net Gain

HKD 1,360.89

 

Since the exchange rate fluctuates, based on the example above, if GBP appreciates against JPY and the customer squares the deal at an exchange rate of 156, it will result in a total net loss of HKD1,209.61.

 

The illustrative example above is hypothetical and provided for illustration purpose only. It does not represent any guaranteed future returns.
* Call Margin rate is the rate that Margin Deposit reduces to 60% of the initial amount due to the fluctuation of the FX rate
# Cut Loss rate is the rate that Margin Deposit reduces to 30% of the initial amount due to the fluctuation of the FX rate.


A client expects a plunge in GBP and a rise in JPY some day, so he sells a GBP contract and buys in a JPY contract instead at 155.57 with margin deposit of HKD80,000 at 5X leverage:

Margin deposit
HKD 80,000.00
Leverage ratio
5X
Rate of GBP to HKD
12.100 / 12.125
Sell
GBP33,057.85
Buy
JPY5,142,810
GBP to JPY buy down position ratio
Paying annual interest rate 1.365%
Deposit rate
Annual rate 0.125%
Reference cost for margin call*
168.0026
Forced margin call #
177.3270

 

Suppose the client will close the position 7 days later with FX rate at 155.00

JPY to HKD
0.07768 / 0.07786
Net income from FX
HKD 1,463.72
Interest earned/owed
HKD -104.72
Deposit interest
HKD 1.89
Net contract income

HKD 1,360.89

 

As the exchange rate may go up and down, if GBP to JPY goes up in the example above, the client would lose HKD1,209.61 in total when the position is closed at FX rate 156.00.

 

The above information is for reference only and does not constitute any guarantee of future returns.
*The margin call price is the price at which the exchange rate changes with the net margin value falling to 60% of the initial deposit.
#The price for forced margin call is at which the exchange rate changes with the net margin value falling to 30% of the initial deposit.