Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 68% of retail investor accounts lose money when spread betting and/or trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets, CFDs, OTC options or any of our other products work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Keep your finger on the pulse with our trading to-do list, including creating a watchlist and managing your risk.
Use the search and filter functions in the product library to find the instruments you want to trade.
The diagram may help you understand some of the annotations below.
Tip: you can also close a position by placing an opposite trade, unless you have disabled 'Account Netting', but you may find the way described above easier.
Create watchlists containing your favourite products for easy access when you need them.
Create a new watchlist using the menu, then add products using their dropdown menus, or simply drag and drop a product into the watchlist module.
Tip: watchlists are a great way to keep track of price movements on the instruments you're monitoring, as well as giving you easy access to order tickets and charts.
Stop-loss orders allow you to specify a price at which a position will be closed out by the platform if the market moves against you.
Tip: stop-loss orders are usually used to close out existing positions. They help to reduce your risk and protect your capital. You can also use stop orders to open a new position. Alternatively, for a small premium, our guaranteed stop-loss orders give you 100% certainty that your stop loss will be executed at the exact price you want, regardless of market volatility or gapping.
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