Forward Contracts
4XC offers forward contracts worldwide, which allows clients to lock in a price of an asset at a future date, providing them with the opportunity to hedge against price fluctuations and manage the risk.
What are Forward Contracts?
A forward contract is often used when two parties wish to buy or sell a currency pair at an agreed price in the future — you can think of it as a ‘buy now, pay later’ product.
In the contract, the buyer and seller agree on the price, quantity and delivery. The buyer is known to be taking a long position, whilst the seller is known to take a short position.
If you’re looking to hedge and manage your risk against future exchange rate movements, then forward contracts are an ideal option.
Benefits of Trading Forward Contracts
Increased Certainty
Lock in today’s currency price at a future date, providing increased certainty.
Hedge Your Exposure
Prevent potential losses by eliminating your exposure to short term price volatility.
Simple to Set Up
With a forward contract, you can customise the quantity, price and date, giving you complete control.

How To Trade Forward Contracts
Once you’ve decided on what you want to trade, two parties will enter into a contract where they will agree on the date, quantity and amount. Once the contract reaches its expiration date, the buyer will pay the seller the currency price they agreed upon in the formation of the contract.
Forward contracts are the go-to option for those that want to lock in a price at a future date and hedge against market uncertainty.
TRADING INSTRUMENTS
List of Trading Instruments in Forex | Metals | Index CFDs and Oil | Cryptocurrencies | Forward Contracts.
Symbol | Instrument | Leverage | Min Trade Lot | Availibility |
AUDCADxx | Australian Dollar Vs Canadian Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
AUDCHFxx | Australian Dollar Vs Swiss Franc | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
AUDJPYxx | Australian Dollar Vs Japanese Yen | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
AUDNZDxx | Australian Dollar Vs Nz Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
AUDUSDxx | Australian Dollar Vs Us Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
CADCHFxx | Canadian Dollar Vs Swiss Franc | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
CADJPYxx | Canadian Dollar Vs Japanese Yen | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
CHFJPYxx | Swiss Franc Vs Japanese Yen | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURAUDxx | Euro Vs Australian Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURCADxx | Euro Vs Canadian Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURCHFxx | Euro Vs Swiss Franc | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURCNHxx | Euro Vs Chinese Yuan Renminbi | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURCZKxx | Euro Vs Czech Koruna | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURDKKxx | Euro Vs Denmark Krone | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURGBPxx | Euro Vs British Pound | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURHKDxx | Euro Vs Hong Kong Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURHUFxx | Euro Vs Hungarian Forint | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURJPYxx | Euro Vs Japanese Yen | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURMXNxx | Euro Vs Mexican Peso | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURNOKxx | Euro Vs Norwegian Krone | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURNZDxx | Euro Vs Nz Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURPLNxx | Euro Vs Polish Zloty | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURSEKxx | Euro Vs Swedish Krona | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURSGDxx | Euro Vs Singapore Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURTRYxx | Euro Vs Turkish Lira | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURUSDxx | Euro Vs Us Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
EURZARxx | Euro Vs South African Rand | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
GBPAUDxx | British Pound Vs Australian Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
GBPCADxx | British Pound Vs Canadian Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
GBPCHFxx | British Pound Vs Swiss Franc | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
GBPDKKxx | British Pound Vs Danish Krone | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
GBPJPYxx | British Pound Vs Japanese Yen | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
GBPNOKxx | British Pound Vs Norwegian Krone | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
GBPNZDxx | British Pound Vs Nz Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
GBPSEKxx | British Pound Vs Swedish Krona | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
GBPSGDxx | British Pound Vs Singapore Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
GBPUSDxx | British Pound Vs Us Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
GBPZARxx | British Pound Vs South African Rand | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
NOKSEKxx | Norwegian Krone Vs Swedish Krona | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
NZDCADxx | NZ Dollar Vs Canadian Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
NZDCHFxx | NZ Dollar Vs Swiss Franc | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
NZDJPYxx | NZ Dollar Vs Japanese Yen | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
USDCADxx | US Dollar Vs Canadian Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
USDCHFxx | US Dollar Vs Swiss Franc | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
USDCNHxx | US Dollar Vs Chinese Yuan | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
USDCZKxx | US Dollar Vs Czech Koruna | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
USDDKKxx | US Dollar Vs Danish Krone | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
USDHKDxx | US Dollar Vs Hong Kong Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
USDHUFxx | US Dollar Vs Hungarian Forint | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
USDILSxx | US Dollar Vs Israeli Shekel | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
USDJPYxx | US Dollar Vs Japanese Yen | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
USDMXNxx | US Dollar Vs Mexican Peso | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
USDNOKxx | US Dollar Vs Norwegian Krone | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
USDPLNxx | US Dollar Vs Polish Zloty | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
USDSEKxx | US Dollar Vs Swedish Krona | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
USDSGDxx | US Dollar Vs Singapore Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
USDTRYxx | US Dollar Vs Turkish Lira | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
USDZARxx | US Dollar Vs South African Rand | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
Symbol | Instrument | Leverage | Min Trade Lot | Availibility |
XAGUSDxx | Silver Vs Us Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
XAUUSDxx | Gold Vs Us Dollar | up to 1:500 | 0.01 | 24/5 |
Symbol | Instrument | Leverage | Min Trade Lot | Availibility |
AU200xx | Australia S&P ASX 200 Index | 1:200 | 0.1 | 24/5 |
EU50xx | EU Stocks 50 Index | 1:200 | 0.1 | 24/5 |
FR40xx | France 40 Index | 1:200 | 0.1 | 24/5 |
DE40xx | German 40 Index | 1:200 | 0.1 | 24/5 |
HK50xx | Hong Kong 50 Index | 1:200 | 0.1 | 24/5 |
JP225xx | Japan 225 Index | 1:200 | 0.1 | 24/5 |
SPAIN35xx | Spain 35 Index | 1:200 | 0.1 | 24/5 |
UK100xx | UK 100 Index | 1:200 | 0.1 | 24/5 |
US500xx | US Spx 500 Index | 1:200 | 0.1 | 24/5 |
US100xx | US Tech 100 Index | 1:200 | 0.1 | 24/5 |
US30xx | US Wall Street 30 Index | 1:200 | 0.1 | 24/5 |
BRENTxx | Brent Crude Oil VS US Dollar | 1:200 | 0.1 | 24/5 |
WTIxx | West Texas Intermediate Oil VS US Dollar | 1:200 | 0.1 | 24/5 |
Symbol | Instrument | Leverage | Min Trade Lot | Availibility |
BTCUSDxx | Bitcoin Vs US Dollar | 1:20 | 0.01 | 24/7 |
ETHUSDxx | Ethereum Vs US Dollar | 1:20 | 0.01 | 24/7 |
LTCUSDxx | Litecoin Vs US Dollar | 1:20 | 0.01 | 24/7 |
BCHUSDxx | Bitcoin Cash Vs US Dollar | 1:20 | 0.01 | 24/7 |
RPLUSDxx | Ripple Vs US Dollar | 1:20 | 0.01 | 24/7 |
Forward Contracts Expiry Process
4XC Forward contracts CFDs are set to expire one working day before the contract expires on the underlying market. When a Forward CFD contract expires, all open positions will be closed at the settlement price. This process would usually take place on the day following the expiry. Open positions are not rolled to the next front month so any clients wishing to hold long-term positions must reopen the trade on the next available contract.
Forward Contract | Symbol | Expiry Date |
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Dollar Mini (USDBRL) | WDOxx | Check the Trading Platform |
Ibovespa Mini | WINxx | Check the Trading Platform |
Expiry Dates
You will able to view forward contracts expiry dates within your MetaTrader 5 trading terminal by following the process outlined below.
Right click on any instrument in the ‘Market Watch’ section, then left click on the ‘Specification’ option from the dropdown menu. A new window will open that shows the expiry date for contract selected.