CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 82.67% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money

Loss aversion bias

Loss aversion is a cognitive bias where traders feel the pain of losses more strongly than the pleasure of gains, often leading to risk-averse behaviour. Learn more about the psychological phenomenon in our guide.

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Trading Glossary

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Investment Strategy

Looking for the investment strategy definition? An investment strategy is a term used in the financial and investing world to describe an approach to investing. Essentially, an investment strategy is a plan for selecting financial...

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Arbitrage

Arbitrage is a trading strategy. The goal is to generate profit from slight differences in price between similar, or identical, assets . Normally, it involves buying an asset from one place, before immediately selling it somewhere else,...

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