Instruments, leverage, contract sizes, lot sizes and market hours

The values shown on the platform for each instrument always take priority over this article. JAFX does not tell you which instrument or leverage to use.

Which instruments can I trade?

You trade in the JAFX web trader at https://terminal.jafx.com. You can also open it with Terminal in the client portal (app.jafx.com). The instruments you can trade come from your trading account, and not every instrument is on every account.

JAFX offers these six asset classes, all as CFDs on one account. The exact instruments are the ones listed in the web trader for your account.

Palladium (XPD) is not offered.

For short answers to "do you offer … trading?" and what to do when you cannot find a market, see Can I trade Bitcoin, gold, oil, indices or shares on JAFX? Which markets are offered and where to find them.

Your favourites bar starts with EUR/USD, GBP/USD, BTC/USD and XAU/USD. To see the full list:

1. Sign in to the web trader at https://terminal.jafx.com.
2. Click the instrument name above the chart to open Markets. Type in Search symbol or name…, or browse by category.
3. Click the star next to an instrument to add it to your favourites bar.

The Markets list shows Symbol, Bid, Ask, Change and Spread for each instrument. Click a column heading to sort by it.

• Change is the change since the page first got a price for that market, not since the day's open.
• Spread is shown in pips on currency pairs and in points on other markets.
• When you are logged in, the leverage each market trades at appears beside its symbol: your account's leverage on most currency pairs and metals, the market's own on indices, oil, crypto and shares.

On a phone the list opens full screen.

The categories are Favourites, FX Majors, FX Crosses, Exotics, Metals, Indices, Energy, Crypto, Futures, Stocks and Other. You see only the categories that hold instruments on your account, each with a count, and the list opens on the category of the instrument you are viewing. If nothing matches what you typed, you see "No symbols match your search."

Favourites. You can also click the star beside the instrument's name above the chart (Add to favourites / Remove from favourites). Starred instruments appear in the favourites bar above the chart and in the Favourites category of the Markets list; with none, it reads "No favourites yet — star a symbol to pin it." Hover over an instrument in the bar to see its bid, ask, change and spread.

Favourites are saved in the browser you are using, not on your account, so another browser or device starts with the default four. To hide the bar, open Settings in the web trader's left menu and switch off Favourites bar.

If you try to trade an instrument your account does not offer, the platform shows "Symbol not available on this account".

The current list is in the web trader. Open the markets list to see every instrument on your account. Select the Specification button beside an instrument, then Download all (PDF or CSV) to save the terms of every instrument.

On 13 Nov 2026 live accounts listed 168 instruments: 7 FX majors, 21 FX crosses, 27 exotics, 4 metals, 10 indices, 2 oil markets, 20 cryptocurrencies and 77 shares. The full list, with each instrument's contract size, lot sizes and trading hours, is in JAFX instrument list: forex pairs (majors, crosses and exotics), JAFX instrument list: metals, indices and oil, JAFX instrument list: cryptocurrencies and JAFX instrument list: shares.

On the website. The Markets page of www.jafx.com lists the markets with live prices; you do not need to log in. Choose a tab (FOREX, INDICES, METALS, ENERGY, STOCKS, CRYPTO) or type in the search box. Each row shows the price, the 24-hour change, the spread and OPEN or CLOSED. The BIG MOVER tiles show the three open markets that moved most in 24 hours. Trade opens that market in the web trader.

The board reads "LIVE PRICES · UPDATED EVERY SECOND". If live prices are unavailable, it says "Live prices are in the JAFX Terminal." The values in the web trader for your account take priority.

Leverage

JAFX offers leverage up to 1:500. Forex and metals use the leverage you choose for your account. The other asset classes have a fixed leverage, whatever your account setting.

Choosing your leverage

You choose leverage when you open a live trading account:

1. Sign in to the client portal at app.jafx.com.
2. Go to Trading Accounts and select New account.
3. Choose the Account type, Base currency and Leverage (the options are shown in the form).
4. Select Open account.

You cannot change the leverage of an existing trading account, and JAFX does not change it for you. Open a new trading account with the leverage you want.

For how leverage sets your margin, and the risks, see Margin, margin call, stop-out and risk terms.

Checking your leverage in the web trader. Your account's leverage is shown as Lev in the line above the Positions tab, and in the account menu beside the account number, for example "#123456 · Live · USD · 1:500". The order ticket's Margin required line uses the leverage of the market you are trading, so it shows the margin a specific order needs before you send it.

Lot sizes and volume step

The volume step (the smallest amount you can change a trade size by) is 0.01 lot for all asset classes. If your size is too small, too large or not in the step, the platform rejects the order with "Volume outside the allowed min/max/step for this instrument". Change the volume and try again.

Contract sizes

The contract size is the amount of the underlying that one lot represents.

Contract sizes for metals, indices, cryptocurrencies, energies and stocks can differ per instrument. Check the instrument's specification before you trade.

Opening an instrument's specification

The specification shows the trading details for one instrument, including the contract size you need to work out margin.

1. Sign in to the web trader.
2. Find the instrument.
3. Click the Specification button: the information icon next to the instrument's name above the chart, or next to the instrument in the Markets list. You must be logged in.

The specification shows the current bid, ask and spread, then: Contract (contract size, tick size, base, profit and margin currency), Trading (minimum volume, maximum volume, volume step, how long pending orders last), Margin (leverage and margin terms), Swaps (swap type, swap long, swap short, triple swap day) and Sessions (quote and trading hours for each day, in server time). Download all saves the specifications of every instrument as PDF or CSV.

A row appears only when the trading server sends a value for it. Other rows you may see:

• Contract: Sector, Digits and Tick value (1 lot), which is what one lot gains or loses when the price moves by one tick size.
• Trading: Trade shows Full access, Close only (positions can be closed but not opened) or Disabled, and may add "long only". Execution and Orders show how orders are filled and which types are accepted (for example "Market, limit, stop"). Pending orders shows "Good till cancelled", "Good till today, including SL/TP" or "Good till today, excluding SL/TP".
• Margin: Margin calculation (Forex, CFD, Futures, CFD Index or CFD Leverage), Profit calculation, Leverage (shown where the margin depends on your account leverage), Initial margin, Maintenance margin and Hedged margin.
• Swaps: either "Swaps: Not charged", or Swap type with Swap long, Swap short and Triple swap day.
• Sessions: a table with Day, Quotes (when prices are sent) and Trading (when orders are accepted). A day with no hours shows "Closed". The server's time zone is shown beside the heading (for example "server time (UTC+2)").

The foot of the window shows whose terms you are reading: "Terms of account #" with your account number, then Live server or Demo server. If your account does not offer the instrument, the window says "This instrument is not in your account's list."

Download all has two buttons, PDF and CSV. The file covers every instrument on your account; its name starts with JAFX_Specifications, followed by the server and the date. When it is ready you see "Specifications downloaded" with the number of instruments. If you see "Couldn't create the PDF: …", use CSV or try again.

For spreads and overnight financing (swap), see Trading costs: commission, swaps and spreads.

Market hours

Each instrument has its own trading hours. Forex, crypto, indices and metals do not all open and close at the same time.

1. Sign in to the web trader.
2. Open the instrument's Specification and read Sessions: it lists the quote hours and trading hours for each day, in server time. When a market is closed, a Closed badge appears next to its name.

Point at the Closed badge, or tap it, to see when the market opens again. It reads, for example: "This market is closed on the trading server. It opens again at 10:00 server time (UTC+2), in 1h 30m." If the market opens on a later day, the message names the day. In a narrow chart pane the badge shrinks to a red dot with the same message.

The times on the badge and in Sessions are in the trading server's time zone, not your own.

The Markets strip above the chart shows three stock exchanges, Tokyo, London and New York, each with a dot and a short status such as "3h left", "lunch", "holiday" or the time it opens. The exchange that matters for the instrument on the chart is highlighted, for example New York for US shares and US indices. Hover or tap for "Stock exchanges", with times in your time zone, lunch breaks, early closes and the next holiday.

The strip says: "Exchange cash-market hours. JAFX CFDs can trade outside them." It is a general guide only: always check Sessions for the instrument you want to trade.

Trading hours are shown in the web trader, not on the website. Open an instrument's Specification and look at Sessions. It lists, for each day, when prices are quoted and when orders are accepted, in the trading server's time. Download all saves the hours of every instrument as a PDF or CSV. On jafx.com the markets page only shows whether an instrument is open or closed. The hours of every instrument on 13 Nov 2026 are in the instrument lists: JAFX instrument list: forex pairs (majors, crosses and exotics), JAFX instrument list: metals, indices and oil, JAFX instrument list: cryptocurrencies and JAFX instrument list: shares.

Need more help?

We can explain how leverage and lot sizes work, but we cannot tell you what to trade or which leverage to pick. We are available 24/7 via live chat or email (support@jafx.com).