Bank Al Etihad — 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 -3.8 long / -3.9 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 | 1,000 |
| Swap long | -3.8 |
| Swap short | -3.9 |
| Tick value | — |
| Trade mode | Full access |
| Execution | Market |
| Fill policy | — |
| Stops level (points) | 10 |
| Freeze level (points) | 5 |
| Measured spread (points, median) | 9 |
| Commission per lot, round turn (USD) | 0 |
| All-in cost per lot (USD) | 9 |
| Orders filled at or better than the quoted price | 100.0% |
What is GBP/USD called on Bank Al Etihad?
GBP/USD is called GBPUSD on Bank Al Etihad. 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 Bank Al Etihad's live server, not copied from marketing material.
What is the minimum lot size for GBP/USD on Bank Al Etihad?
The minimum trade size for GBP/USD on Bank Al Etihad 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 Bank Al Etihad?
Bank Al Etihad charges -3.8 to hold GBP/USD long overnight and -3.9 to hold it short. Holding short costs more than holding long.
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 Bank Al Etihad's stops level for GBP/USD?
Bank Al Etihad requires stops on GBP/USD to sit at least 10 points (0.0001 in price terms) away from 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 Bank Al Etihad for GBP/USD?
On Bank Al Etihad, trading is set to Full access, orders execute in Market mode.
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.