Other market makers apply interest rates once a day (typically 4 p.m.EST) for trades open at that time (and only at that time). Interest is typically calculated for a full business day. This is like your electric company ignoring your power usage during the day and basing your rate on how much you happen to be using at 8 p.m. (Forex Trader's Bill of Rights) To avoid this “rollover swap,” many traders choose to close their positions at the end of every day.
By contrast, OANDA FXTrade calculates interest rates continuously, by the second, over the entire 24-hour day for all open trades and unused account balances.
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