Trade Australian Dollar / Canadian Dollar with LHFX

AUD/CAD is a commodity-versus-commodity cross that pairs two G10 currencies tied to very different export baskets. The Australian Dollar is driven mainly by iron ore, coal, LNG, and Chinese demand. The Canadian Dollar is driven mainly by WTI crude oil, natural gas, and US demand. When both commodity complexes move in the same direction, AUD/CAD often range-trades inside 80 to 120 pip bands for weeks at a time. When they diverge, for example when iron ore rallies while crude falls, the pair can trend 200 to 400 pips over a few sessions. The pair sits in the second tier of forex liquidity behind the majors. Daily ranges of 50 to 90 pips are typical, with 100+ pip days clustering around RBA decisions, Bank of Canada decisions, OPEC+ announcements, and major Chinese data. Spreads are wider than EUR/USD or AUD/USD but still tight relative to the exotics. At LHFX you trade AUD/CAD with raw spreads plus a flat $3 per side commission and leverage up to 1:200. A CFD on AUD/CAD lets you profit or lose based on the pair moving in or against your position. You never take delivery of either currency. You can go long (a view that AUD outperforms CAD) or short (CAD outperforms AUD) with the same cost and leverage cap. Settlement is in your account currency. Overnight financing is applied based on the AUD-CAD rate differential, and the swap can run either way depending on which leg has the higher policy rate at the time. AUD/CAD trades 24 hours a day from Sunday 5 PM ET through Friday 5 PM ET. Liquidity is deepest during the Asia session (when Australian data prints) and during the New York session (when Canadian data and oil markets are active). The London window is quieter on this cross because neither leg is European.

Open an LHFX account and fund it. Minimum deposit is $10. Open MetaTrader 5 or the LHFX Trade web platform, search for AUDCAD, and add it to your Market Watch. Commission is a flat $3 per side and leverage runs up to 1:200. AUD/CAD daily volatility is moderate. Daily ranges of 50 to 90 pips are typical, with 100+ pip days on RBA, BoC, OPEC+, and major China releases. Spreads tighten during the Asia and New York sessions and widen during the London window when neither economy is on session. Size positions to your account rather than to the leverage cap. Watch iron ore (SGX 62% Fe), WTI crude, and the AUD-CAD 2-year yield spread as the three most reliable medium-term inputs. Set a stop loss before entry. The pair can move 60 to 100 pips in minutes around RBA or BoC surprises. Worked example. On a $1,000 account at AUD/CAD 0.9000, opening 0.10 lots (10,000 AUD notional) requires roughly $45 in margin at 1:200 (10,000 / 200 converted at the AUD/USD cross). A 70-pip adverse move costs roughly $70, or 7% of your account. Size down to 0.03 lots for a 2% risk budget on the same move, which gives about $21 risk on a 70-pip stop. Verify the exact contract size and margin requirement in MT5 before clicking buy. Run that math on every entry, not just the first one.