Risk Disclosure
Understanding the risks involved in trading financial instruments.
Important Risk Warning
Trading in Forex and CFDs carries a high level of risk to your capital and you should only trade with money you can afford to lose. Trading in Forex and CFDs may not be suitable for all investors, so please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved.
General Risk of Trading
Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors. Before deciding to trade foreign exchange, you should carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite.
The possibility exists that you could sustain a loss of some or all of your initial investment and therefore you should not invest money that you cannot afford to lose.
Leverage Risk
The high degree of leverage that is often obtainable in forex trading can work against you as well as for you. The use of leverage can lead to large losses as well as gains.
You should carefully consider whether trading is appropriate for you in light of your circumstances, knowledge, and financial resources.
Market Risk
Currency prices are highly volatile. Price movements are influenced by, among other things: changing supply-demand relationships; trade, fiscal, monetary, exchange control programs and policies of governments.
Additionally, governments from time to time intervene, directly and by regulation, in certain markets, particularly those in currencies and interest rate related futures and options.
Technical Risk
Transactions using an electronic system are subject to the risks associated with the system including hardware and software failure and the result of any system failure may be that your order is either not executed according to your instructions or is not executed at all.
Seek Independent Advice
This brief statement cannot disclose all the risks and other significant aspects of the foreign exchange market. You should therefore carefully study trading before entering into any transactions. If you are in any doubt about any aspect of the risks of trading, you should seek advice from an independent financial advisor.