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Required margin on a CFD is the percentage of the total position value that a trader must deposit to open it, and this percentage depends directly on the category of the underlying…
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An OCO order (One Cancels the Other) links two orders, typically two limit orders, so that the execution of one automatically cancels the other, according to the definition given by the CFTC,…
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A stop-loss trigger order becomes, as soon as the threshold set by the investor is reached, a market order: it is activated and executed with no price condition at all, as the…
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Forex slippage CFD refers to the gap between the price you were aiming for when you placed an order and the price you actually received at execution. This gap is not a…
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A trailing stop order is an order whose trigger threshold moves automatically to follow the best price available in the market. You do not reposition it yourself: the system does, according to…
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Negative balance protection guarantees that a retail client cannot lose more than the funds present on their CFD trading account. It is an account guarantee, calculated after the fact, not a promise…
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The bid-ask spread is the gap between the price at which you can buy an instrument and the price at which you can sell it at the same instant. It is not…
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A limit order sets a maximum price for a purchase or a minimum price for a sale, but it never guarantees that the trade will actually happen. This is the single most…
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Overnight CFD financing is the cost charged for keeping a position open past a broker’s daily close. This cost is not a single figure valid everywhere: it is a formula that combines…
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A stop order does not guarantee the price at which you exit a position. That sentence captures the most widely misunderstood point in risk management: the stop is a trigger, not an…
