Litecoin vs Bitcoin
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MetaTrader 4
The LTC/BTC pair represents Litecoin's value denominated in Bitcoin, capturing the relative performance of one of the oldest altcoins against the market benchmark. Litecoin was launched in 2011 by Charlie Lee as a faster, lighter version of Bitcoin – offering 2.5-minute block times, an 84 million coin supply cap, and the Scrypt hashing algorithm. Historically, Litecoin prices have shown a tendency to anticipate Bitcoin's directional moves, making LTC/BTC useful for cycle timing analysis. Litecoin undergoes halvings every four years; the most recent in August 2023 reduced block rewards to 6.25 LTC. The network introduced MimbleWimble Extension Blocks (MWEB) in 2022, enabling optional transaction privacy. CFD trading on LTC/BTC enables relative-value positioning between two established proof-of-work assets.
LTCBTC.a specifications
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| 1 Pip Size | 0.00001 |
| Size of 1 lot | 100 |
| Swap short (%) | -20 |
| Swap long (%) | -20 |
| Fixed leverage | 1:50 |
| Hedged margin | 50% |
| Contract size minimum increment (lot) | 0.01 |
| Minimum price increment (tick size) | 0.0001 |
| The time of trading session | 00:00-24:00 |
| Term currency | BTC |
| 3-days swap | Friday |
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