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CFDs are leveraged products. CFD trading may not be suitable for everyone and can result in losses that exceed your deposits, so please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved.

How do I place a trade in the platform?

Learn what your deal ticket has to offer, from basic functionality to advanced options.

  • Click on a market to open its deal ticket.
  • The basic deal ticket shows live buy and sell prices, the spread in points and the minimum deal size for the market.
  • Enter a deal size, select a currency, define close conditions and view your margin and net exposure.
  • To add force open and price and fill options to the deal ticket, go to ‘settings’.
  • Use the ‘order’ tab to set a position to open, or the ‘alert’ tab to set an alert to notify you, as soon as your price conditions are met.

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