Contract Specifications
Know your specs before you trade
What are Contract Specifications?
The trading details of each instrument that Alpari International offers are laid out in the Contract Specifications below.
Forex and CFD trading is all about careful preparation and forward thinking, which is why a good broker is a transparent broker when it comes to valuable information on the instruments on offer.
Find out what the minimum spreads, pip value, swaps and trading session times are for your instrument before you get started.
FX majors
| Ticker | Name | Minimum Spreads | Pip value /0.01 lot | Swap | Trading Sessions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swap Short | Swap Long | Start Trading | Close Trading | ||||
| AUDJPY | Australian Dollar/Japanese Yen | 0.1 | 0.1 | -36.28 | -36.28 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| AUDUSD | Australian Dollar/US Dollar | 0.1 | 0.001 | -8.64 | -8.64 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| CHFJPY | Swiss Franc/Japanese Yen | 0.5 | 0.1 | -46.18 | -46.18 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| EURAUD | Euro/Australian Dollar | 0.3 | 0.001 | -20.82 | -20.82 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| EURCAD | Euro/Canadian Dollar | 0.4 | 0.001 | -17.92 | -17.92 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| EURCHF | Euro/Swiss Franc | 0.3 | 0.001 | -42.68 | -42.68 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| EURGBP | Euro/Great Britain Pound | 0.1 | 0.001 | -15.8 | -15.8 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| EURJPY | Euro/Japanese Yen | 0.1 | 0.1 | -53.02 | -53.02 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| EURUSD | Euro/US Dollar | 0.1 | 0.001 | -16.42 | -16.42 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| GBPAUD | Great Britain Pound/Australian Dollar | 0.7 | 0.001 | -22.4 | -22.4 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| GBPCAD | Great Britain Pound/Canadian Dollar | 0.3 | 0.001 | -21.56 | -21.56 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| GBPCHF | Great Britain Pound/Swiss Franc | 0.6 | 0.001 | -71 | -71 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| GBPJPY | Great Britain Pound/Japanese Yen | 0.2 | 0.1 | -79.8 | -79.8 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| GBPUSD | Great Britain Pound/US Dollar | 0.0 | 0.001 | -6.5 | -6.5 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| NZDJPY | New Zealand Dollar/Japanese Yen | 0.5 | 0.1 | -38.24 | -38.24 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| NZDUSD | New Zealand Dollar/US Dollar | 0.0 | 0.001 | -2.6 | -2.6 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| USDCAD | US Dollar/Canadian Dollar | 0.1 | 0.001 | -13.96 | -13.96 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| USDCHF | US Dollar/Swiss Franc | 0.0 | 0.001 | -55.98 | -55.98 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| USDJPY | US Dollar/Japanese Yen | 0.2 | 0.1 | -57.06 | -57.06 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
FX minors
| Ticker | Name | Minimum Spreads | Pip value /0.01 lot | Swap | Trading Sessions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swap Short | Swap Long | Start Trading | Close Trading | ||||
| AUDCAD | Australian Dollar/Canadian Dollar | 0.6 | 0.001 | -6.54 | -6.54 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| AUDCHF | Australian Dollar/Swiss Franc | 0.4 | 0.001 | -31.38 | -31.38 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| AUDNZD | Australian Dollar/New Zealand Dollar | 0.3 | 0.001 | -15.12 | -15.12 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| AUDSGD | Australian Dollar/Singapore Dollar | 4.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 | -5 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| CADCHF | Canadian Dollar/Swiss Franc | 0.5 | 0.001 | -34.38 | -34.38 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| CADJPY | Canadian Dollar/Japanese Yen | 0.4 | 0.1 | -42.48 | -42.48 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| CHFSGD | Swiss Franc/Singapore Dollar | 7.5 | 0.1 | 4 | -13.3 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| EURDKK | Euro/Danish Krone | 1.8 | 0.1 | -7.67 | -1.71 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| EURNOK | Euro/Norwegian Krone | 11.1 | 0.1 | -273.94 | -375.64 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| EURNZD | Euro/New Zealand Dollar | 0.6 | 0.001 | -35.06 | -35.06 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| EURSEK | Euro/Swedish Krone | 11.4 | 0.1 | -321.2 | -304.4 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| EURSGD | Euro/Singapore Dollar | 0.8 | 0.1 | -11.6 | -5.5 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| NZDCAD | New Zealand Dollar/Canadian Dollar | 0.1 | 0.1 | -4.5 | -2.06 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| NZDCHF | New Zealand Dollar/ Swiss Franc | 1.6 | 0.1 | -24.97 | 13.01 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| NZDSGD | New Zealand Dollar/Singapore Dollar | 0.4 | 0.1 | -12.83 | -3.13 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| SGDJPY | Singapore Dollar/Japanese Yen | 3.0 | 10 | -6.4 | 1.1 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| USDDKK | US Dollar/Danish Krone | 0.7 | 0.1 | -144.03 | -51.36 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| USDHKD | US Dollar/Hong Kong Dollar | 0.7 | 0.1 | -89.19 | -3.59 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| USDNOK | US Dollar/Norwegian Krone | 2.0 | 0.1 | -258 | -95.4 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| USDSEK | US Dollar/Swedish Krone | 7.0 | 0.1 | -301.32 | -30.72 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| USDSGD | US Dollar/Singapore Dollar | 1.2 | 0.1 | -19.41 | -6.61 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
FX exotics
| Ticker | Name | Minimum Spreads | Pip value /0.01 lot | Swap | Trading Sessions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swap Short | Swap Long | Start Trading | Close Trading | ||||
| CHFNOK | Swiss Franc/Norwegian Krone | 38.5 | 0.1 | 0.16 | -7.06 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| CHFPLN | Swiss Franc/Polish Zloty | 23.0 | 0.1 | - | - | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| EURHKD | Euro/Hong Kong Dollar | 2.8 | 0.1 | -192.04 | -192.04 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| EURPLN | Euro/Polish Zloty | 3.0 | 0.1 | -94.56 | -94.56 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| EURTRY | Euro/Turkish Lira | 8.0 | 0.01 | 2729.34 | -5072.16 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| GBPDKK | Great Britain Pound/Danish Krone | 4.5 | 0.1 | -161.85 | -58.75 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| GBPHUF | Great Britain Pound/Forint | 22.0 | 10 | -128.66 | -128.66 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| GBPNOK | Great Britain Pound/Norwegian Krone | 119.4 | 0.1 | -0.75 | -0.84 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| GBPNZD | Great Britain Pound vs Zealand Dollar | 1.1 | 0.1 | -5.81 | -8.35 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| GBPPLN | Great Britain Pound /Polish Zloty | 3.1 | 0.1 | -104.86 | -104.86 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| GBPSEK | Great Britain Pound/Swedish Krone | 6.0 | 0.1 | -7.73 | -3.22 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| GBPSGD | Great Britain Pound/Singapore Dollar | 1.0 | 0.1 | -23 | -10.4 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| USDCNH | US Dollar vs. Chinese Renminbi | 1.5 | 0.1 | -144.82 | 29.18 | 04:00:00 | 23:55:00 |
| USDCZK | US Dollar/Czech Koruna | 7.1 | 0.1 | -273.6 | -273.6 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| USDHUF | US Dollar/Forint | 4.0 | 10 | -97.32 | -97.32 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| USDMXN | US Dollar/Mexican Peso | 8.0 | 0.1 | 101.32 | -420.68 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| USDPLN | US Dollar/Polish Zloty | 4.0 | 0.1 | -106.64 | -191.44 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| USDTRY | US Dollar/Turkish Lira | 13.6 | 0.01 | 1685.67 | -3511.23 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
| USDZAR | US Dollar/South Africa Rand | 22.6 | 0.1 | -53.92 | -316.82 | 00:15:00 | 23:55:00 |
FX RUB
| Ticker | Name | Minimum Spreads | Swap | Trading Sessions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swap Short | Swap Long | Start Trading | Close Trading | Trading Break | |||
| XAGEUR | Silver vs. Euro | 7.0 | -0.04 | -0.14 | 01:05:00 | 23:55:00 | 23:55:00 - 01:05:00 |
| XAGUSD | Silver vs. US Dollar | 3.3 | -13.94 | -13.94 | 01:05:00 | 23:55:00 | 23:55:00 - 01:05:00 |
| XAUEUR | Gold vs. Euro | 33.0 | -77.68 | -77.68 | 01:05:00 | 23:55:00 | 23:55:00 - 01:05:00 |
| XAUGBP | Gold vs. British Pound | 47.0 | -3.60 | -7.20 | 01:05:00 | 23:55:00 | 23:55:00 - 01:05:00 |
| XAUUSD | Gold vs. US Dollar | 7.0 | -85.08 | -85.08 | 01:05:00 | 23:55:00 | 23:55:00 - 01:05:00 |
| Ticker | Name | S | Typical Spreads | Trading Sessions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Trading | Close Trading | ||||
| #AAPL_Cash | APPLE Inc. | - | 17 | 16:31:00 | 22:59:59 |
| #AMZN_Cash | Amazon.com Inc | - | 84 | 16:31:00 | 22:59:59 |
| #BABA_Cash | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | - | 54 | 16:31:00 | 22:59:59 |
| #BRK.B_Cash | Berkshite Hathaway Inc. | - | 7 | 16:31:00 | 22:59:59 |
| #FB_Cash | Meta Platforms Inc | - | 26 | 16:31:00 | 22:59:59 |
| #GOOGL_Cash | Alphabet Inc. | - | 130 | 16:31:00 | 22:59:59 |
| #JNJ_Cash | Johnson & Johnson | - | 19 | 16:31:00 | 22:59:59 |
| #JPM_Cash | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | - | 22 | 16:31:00 | 22:59:59 |
| #MSFT_Cash | Microsoft Corporation | - | 20 | 16:31:00 | 22:59:59 |
| #XOM_Cash | Exxon Mobil Corporation | - | 30 | 16:31:00 | 22:59:59 |
| Ticker | Name | Minimum Spreads | Trading Sessions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Trading | Close Trading | Trading Break | |||
| AUD200 | Australia 200 | - | 01:01:00 | 23:59:00 | 23:59:00 - 01:01:00 |
| AUS200_m | Australia 200 Mini | - | 01:01:00 | 23:59:00 | 23:59:00 - 01:01:00 |
| CHNA50_m | FTSE China A 50 Index | - | 01:01:00 | 23:59:00 | 23:59:00 - 01:01:00 |
| Europe50 | Europe 50 | - | 01:01:00 | 23:59:00 | 23:59:00 - 01:01:00 |
| FCHI40_m | France 40 Mini | - | 01:01:00 | 23:59:00 | 23:59:00 - 01:01:00 |
| France40 | France 40 | - | 01:01:00 | 23:59:00 | 23:59:00 - 01:01:00 |
| GER40_m | Germany40 (Mini) | - | 01:01:00 | 23:59:00 | 23:59:00 - 01:01:00 |
| HngKng50 | Hong Kong 50 | - | 01:01:00 | 23:59:00 | 23:59:00 - 01:01:00 |
| HSI50_m | Hong Kong 50 Mini | - | 01:01:00 | 23:59:00 | 23:59:00 - 01:01:00 |
| Jap225_m | Japan 225 Mini | - | 01:01:00 | 23:59:00 | - |
| Japan225 | Japan 225 | - | 01:01:00 | 23:59:00 | 23:59:00 - 01:01:00 |
| NQ100_m | NASDAQ 100 Index | - | 01:01:00 | 23:59:00 | 23:59:00 - 01:01:00 |
| Spain35 | Spain 35 | - | 09:01:00 | 20:59:00 | 20:59:00 - 09:01:00 |
| SPN35_m | Spain 35 Mini | - | 09:01:00 | 20:59:00 | 20:59:00 - 09:01:00 |
| SPX500_m | Standard & Poor's 500 | - | 01:01:00 | 23:59:00 | 23:59:00 - 01:01:00 |
| STOX50_m | Europe 50 Mini | - | 01:01:00 | 23:59:00 | 23:59:00 - 01:01:00 |
| UK100 | UK 100 | - | 01:01:00 | 23:59:00 | 23:59:00 - 01:01:00 |
| UK100_m | UK 100 Mini | - | 01:01:00 | 23:59:00 | 23:59:00 - 01:01:00 |
| USDInd | US Dollar Index | 1.0 | 03:00:00 | 23:55:00 | 23:55:00 - 03:00:00 |
| WSt30_m | Wall Street 30 (Mini) | - | 01:01:00 | 23:59:00 | 23:59:00 - 01:01:00 |