Key to Securities (Pty) Ltd — Crude Oil WTI symbol, specs and trading conditions
WTI. Contract size is 10 and the price quotes to 3 digits. Overnight swap is 39.93 long / -64.38 short.| Symbol on this broker | WTI |
| Platform | MT4 |
| Instrument class | energy CFD |
| Contract size | 10 |
| Digits | 3 |
| Minimum lot | 0 |
| Lot step | 0.1 |
| Maximum lot | 1,000 |
| Swap long | 39.93 |
| Swap short | -64.38 |
| Tick value | — |
| Trade mode | Disabled |
| Execution | Market |
| Fill policy | — |
What is Crude Oil WTI called on Key to Securities (Pty) Ltd?
Crude Oil WTI is called WTI on Key to Securities (Pty) 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 Key to Securities (Pty) Ltd's live server, not copied from marketing material.
What is the swap on Crude Oil WTI at Key to Securities (Pty) Ltd?
Key to Securities (Pty) Ltd charges 39.93 to hold Crude Oil WTI long overnight and -64.38 to hold it short. Holding short costs more than holding long. Note that the long side is positive — Key to Securities (Pty) Ltd 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 Key to Securities (Pty) Ltd for Crude Oil WTI?
On Key to Securities (Pty) Ltd, 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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