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Margin

Requirements, margin level and the thresholds that trigger liquidation.

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CFD basics

What is CFD trading? A plain-English guide

A CFD tracks a market's price without owning the underlying. How the contract works, what leverage does to it, what it costs, and the risks that define the product.

7 min read
Position sizing

Leverage, margin and why position sizing comes first

Leverage decides how much margin a trade ties up. Position size decides whether a losing streak ends your account. They are not the same lever, and only one of them is yours to set on every trade.

7 min read

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