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What are the lot sizes for each instrument?

Overview of contract / lot sizes for Forex, indices, metals, energies, cryptocurrencies, and stocks at Pips Markets.

Updated over 3 weeks ago

At Pips Markets, each asset class has a specific contract size per lot. Below is an overview by instrument type:


Forex

  • All Forex pairs: 100,000 contracts per lot


Indices

  • All indices: 10 contracts per lot


Metals

  • XAG (Silver): 5,000 contracts per lot

  • XAU (Gold): 100 contracts per lot

  • XPD (Palladium): 100 contracts per lot

  • XPT (Platinum): 100 contracts per lot


Energies

  • NGAS (Natural Gas): 10,000 contracts per lot

  • UKOIL (Brent) / USOIL (WTI): 1,000 contracts per lot


Cryptocurrencies

  • ADAUSD: 10,000 contracts per lot

  • BCHUSD: 10 contracts per lot

  • BTCEUR: 1 contract per lot

  • BTCUSD: 1 contract per lot

  • DOGEUSD: 10,000 contracts per lot

  • ETHEUR: 1 contract per lot

  • ETHUSD: 1 contract per lot

  • XLMUSD: 25,000 contracts per lot

  • XMRUSD: 10 contracts per lot

  • ZECUSD: 100 contracts per lot


Stocks

  • All stock CFDs: 1,000 contracts per lot

You can always double-check the contract size for each symbol directly in the trading platform under the symbol details / contract specifications section.

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