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I am using the FX-Auto trading platform and i see that along with the usual statistical columns for lots/open/close/pips/profit there is a stat column for "swap". What is this, and what effect does it have on trades? Thanks
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Re: Swap
Found the answer by searching the forum. Appears it's interest earned and lost on trades that are held over a day. The swap "point" value shown next to each trade can be calculated into dollars, which I don't know how to do. Anybody?
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Re: Swap
It's worked out by the interest rate differentials in whatever currencies your holding and for how long your holding them. Here's a handy calculator for u from Oanda

http://www.oanda.com/products/fxmath/interest.shtml

Hang on here you've posted here 534 times and it's only now you've discovered swap rates ???
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