ActivMarkets - Empresa De Investimento, S.A. — GBP/USD symbol, specs and trading conditions
GBPUSD. Contract size is 100,000, minimum trade size 0.01 lots and the price quotes to 5 digits. Overnight swap is -3.7 long / -3.7 short.| Symbol on this broker | GBPUSD |
| Platform | MT4 |
| Instrument class | FX major |
| Contract size | 100,000 |
| Digits | 5 |
| Minimum lot | 0.01 |
| Lot step | 0.01 |
| Maximum lot | 50 |
| Swap long | -3.7 |
| Swap short | -3.7 |
| Tick value | — |
| Trade mode | Full access |
| Execution | Instant |
| Fill policy | — |
| Stops level (points) | 0 |
| Freeze level (points) | 0 |
| Measured spread (points, median) | 13 |
| Commission per lot, round turn (USD) | 0 |
| All-in cost per lot (USD) | 13 |
| Orders filled at or better than the quoted price | 100.0% |
What is GBP/USD called on ActivMarkets - Empresa De Investimento, S.A.?
GBP/USD is called GBPUSD on ActivMarkets - Empresa De Investimento, S.A.. Use that exact string in SymbolSelect() or iCustom() — MetaTrader symbol names are case-sensitive and will not resolve a close match.
Broker symbol names diverge because each one configures its own market watch. The same instrument can appear as a plain code, with a letter suffix for an account type, or under a legacy vendor name. The code above was read from ActivMarkets - Empresa De Investimento, S.A.'s live server, not copied from marketing material.
What is the minimum lot size for GBP/USD on ActivMarkets - Empresa De Investimento, S.A.?
The minimum trade size for GBP/USD on ActivMarkets - Empresa De Investimento, S.A. is 0.01 lots, and size increases in steps of 0.01 lots — 1,000 units of the underlying at minimum.
An EA that sends a volume below this, or one that is not a whole multiple of the lot step, is rejected with error 131 (invalid trade volume) — normalise your lot size against both numbers before calling OrderSend.
What is the swap on GBP/USD at ActivMarkets - Empresa De Investimento, S.A.?
ActivMarkets - Empresa De Investimento, S.A. charges -3.7 to hold GBP/USD long overnight and -3.7 to hold it short. Long and short carry the same overnight charge.
Swap is applied at the broker's daily rollover and is charged at triple rate on one weekday to cover the weekend. Work out the real cost for your position size with the swap carry calculator.
What is ActivMarkets - Empresa De Investimento, S.A.'s stops level for GBP/USD?
ActivMarkets - Empresa De Investimento, S.A. sets no minimum stop distance on GBP/USD — a stop loss or take profit may sit arbitrarily close to the current price.
A stop or limit closer than this is refused with error 130 (invalid stops). This is the single most common reason a working EA breaks when moved to a new broker. Check any distance against it with the stops-level checker.
Will my EA run on ActivMarkets - Empresa De Investimento, S.A. for GBP/USD?
On ActivMarkets - Empresa De Investimento, S.A., trading is set to Full access, orders execute in Instant mode.
Instant execution means the server can reject your order and return a requote rather than filling at a moved price. An EA written for market execution needs explicit requote handling here, or it will silently stop placing trades.
Run the full compatibility check for this broker with the EA compatibility checker.