Xlence advertises swap-free trading on all instruments. Clause 8.4 limits that to 30 calendar days on major currency pairs and 10 calendar days on everything else. Past those limits, clause 8.5 charges you swap again.
Why this matters
You chose this account so you would never pay overnight interest. Hold gold, an index or a share past day 10 and Xlence charges the swap you were told did not exist. Clause 8.5 also allows a storage amount instead, set equal to the swap rates.
Exhibit 1Every flagged clause gets its own number so you can point at this one. The number does not change, so a link to it keeps working.CriticalHow much this clause can cost you, in our reading. Critical can take your money or your profit. Warning can delay or limit it. Notice is simply worth knowing before you sign.Harder than usualHow ordinary this wording looks next to the contracts we read. This is our reading of the clause, not a count of other brokers.10 daysThe figure this clause puts a number on, taken from the broker's own words.
The Client further acknowledges that swap-free applies for 30 calendar days on Major Pairs and 10 calendar days for every other instrument. Certain exclusions apply.
What it costsThe same clause worked out on a round number, so you can see it in money or in days. It is an example, not a quotation.A gold position held for 20 calendar days sits 10 days past the limit. Clause 8.5 lets Xlence debit swap for those 10 days.
- Worse together with Exhibit 2Read these two clauses together. Each one costs more because the other exists.One clause charges the swap you were promised you would never pay, the other lets Xlence take back the profits you made while you believed it.