Cardiff Global Markets Limited — USD/CHF symbol, specs and trading conditions
USDCHF. Contract size is 100,000, minimum trade size 0.1 lots and the price quotes to 5 digits. Overnight swap is 4.31 long / -11.62 short.| Symbol on this broker | USDCHF |
| Platform | MT4 |
| Instrument class | FX major |
| Contract size | 100,000 |
| Digits | 5 |
| Minimum lot | 0.1 |
| Lot step | 0.1 |
| Maximum lot | 10 |
| Swap long | 4.31 |
| Swap short | -11.62 |
| Tick value | — |
| Trade mode | Disabled |
| Execution | Market |
| Fill policy | — |
What is USD/CHF called on Cardiff Global Markets Limited?
USD/CHF is called USDCHF on Cardiff Global Markets Limited. 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 Cardiff Global Markets Limited's live server, not copied from marketing material.
What is the minimum lot size for USD/CHF on Cardiff Global Markets Limited?
The minimum trade size for USD/CHF on Cardiff Global Markets Limited is 0.1 lots, and size increases in steps of 0.1 lots — 10,000 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 USD/CHF at Cardiff Global Markets Limited?
Cardiff Global Markets Limited charges 4.31 to hold USD/CHF long overnight and -11.62 to hold it short. Holding short costs more than holding long. Note that the long side is positive — Cardiff Global Markets Limited pays you to hold it overnight, which is what a carry strategy looks for.
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 Cardiff Global Markets Limited for USD/CHF?
On Cardiff Global Markets Limited, trading is set to Disabled, 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.
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