Ava Trade Ltd. — DAX 40 symbol, specs and trading conditions
DAX30. Contract size is 10, minimum trade size 0.01 lots and the price quotes to 1 digits. Overnight swap is -7.9 long / -1.1 short. Note the broker-specific form — an EA hard-coded to DAX will not find DAX30.| Symbol on this broker | DAX30 |
| Platform | MT5 |
| Instrument class | index CFD |
| Contract size | 10 |
| Digits | 1 |
| Minimum lot | 0.01 |
| Lot step | 0.01 |
| Maximum lot | 100 |
| Swap long | -7.9 |
| Swap short | -1.1 |
| Tick value | — |
| Trade mode | Disabled |
| Execution | Market |
| Fill policy | FOK |
What is DAX 40 called on Ava Trade Ltd.?
DAX 40 is called DAX30 on Ava Trade Ltd.. 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 Ava Trade Ltd.'s live server, not copied from marketing material.
What is the minimum lot size for DAX 40 on Ava Trade Ltd.?
The minimum trade size for DAX 40 on Ava Trade Ltd. is 0.01 lots, and size increases in steps of 0.01 lots — 0.1 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 DAX 40 at Ava Trade Ltd.?
Ava Trade Ltd. charges -7.9 to hold DAX 40 long overnight and -1.1 to hold it short. Holding long costs more than holding short.
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.
Will my EA run on Ava Trade Ltd. for DAX 40?
On Ava Trade Ltd., trading is set to Disabled, orders execute in Market mode, the fill policy is FOK.
Market execution fills at the available price rather than requoting, so an EA does not need requote handling — but it must tolerate slippage, and stop loss / take profit usually cannot be attached in the same call.
Run the full compatibility check for this broker with the EA compatibility checker.