Deriv Lot Size — Contracts, Minimums and Pip Values
What one lot means on Deriv MT5 by market, the minimum trade sizes, and how lot size drives pip value and margin.
Open Deriv Account →On Deriv MT5 a standard forex lot is 100,000 units of the base currency and the minimum trade is 0.01 lots (1,000 units). Gold trades in lots of 100 troy ounces, so 0.01 lots is one ounce. Pip value scales linearly: 0.01 lots of EUR/USD moves about $0.10 per pip. Synthetic indices each have their own minimum volumes — check the contract specification inside MT5 before sizing a trade.
Lot sizes on Deriv MT5
- Forex: 1 lot = 100,000 units of the base currency; minimum trade 0.01 lots (a micro lot, 1,000 units)
- Gold: 1 lot = 100 troy ounces; 0.01 lots equals 1 ounce
- Pip value scales with size: 0.01 lots EUR/USD ≈ $0.10 per pip; 0.1 lots ≈ $1 per pip
- Synthetic indices have their own per-index minimum volumes — check the contract specification in MT5
- Bigger lots mean proportionally bigger margin requirements and swing sizes — size positions to your account, not to the leverage cap
Frequently asked questions
What is the smallest trade on Deriv?
0.01 lots on forex (a micro lot). Synthetic indices have per-index minimums, some smaller — see the MT5 contract specifications.
How much is 0.01 lots on Volatility 75?
Synthetic-index contract sizes differ per index and change over time — open the symbol's contract specification in Deriv MT5 for the current minimum volume and tick value.