What is an experienced retail client?

The Polish Experienced Retail Client account is a specialized account type introduced by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) for traders in Poland. It is designed to cater to experienced retail traders who meet certain criteria regarding both trading experience and knowledge of financial markets.

This account offers increased leverage compared to standard retail accounts, allowing traders to potentially amplify their trading positions. However, it's important to note that with higher leverage comes increased risk, and traders should fully understand the implications before applying for this account type.

By applying for this account type, traders who qualify with the opportunity to access increased leverage for the certain markets.

Markets available for increased leverage:

100:1 Currency Pairs

EUR/USD

GBP/USD

USD/JPY

EUR/GBP

EUR/JPY

USD/CAD

GBP/JPY

USD/CHF

EUR/CHF

GBP/CAD

EUR/CAD

CAD/JPY

GBP/CHF

CHF/JPY

CAD/CHF

EUR/USD_W

100:1 Indices

EU Stocks 50 (EURO STOXX 50)

Germany 40 (DAX30)

Japan 255 (Nikkei 225)

UK 100 (FTSE 100)

US 500 (S&P 500) US Tech 100 (NASDAQ) US Wall Street 30 (DJIA) France 40 (CAC 40)
100:1 Commodities

Gold

Experienced retail client’s trading conditions:

  • Maximum leverage of 1:100 for Currency Pairs, Indices,  and Commodities
  • Margin Close-Out Rule: 50% of the required margin
  • Negative balance protection
  • Continued eligibility to the Investor Compensation Fund
  • Continued access to the Financial Ombudsman Service
  • Continued segregation of client funds

Account Requirements

Requisite Experience

Traders must have met at least one of the following in the past 4 quarters:

  • 10 trades over 50k EUR per quarter (2m EUR total nominal value) OR
  • 50 trades over 10k EUR per quarter (2m EUR total nominal value) OR
  • 40 trades per quarter (2m EUR total nominal value)

Knowledge of derivatives

Traders must have at least one of the following: 

  •  Relevant Work experience OR 
  • A Certificate of training in derivatives, including CFDs,

If you do not have the relevant knowldge but have the qualifying experience, Capital.com will provide you with free access to the required certification

How to apply

If you are interested and qualify for this account, then please contact us at sales.poland@capital.com and one of our team will be in contact to get started. 

If you have not already opened your capital.com account you can do so here: 

 

How to apply

If you are interested and qualify for this account, then please contact us at sales.poland@capital.com and one of our team will be in contact to get started. 

If you have not already opened your capital.com account you can do so here: