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News & guides · 18
Leverage and margin explained: margin calls, stop-outs and how losses grow
Margin calls and stop-outs: the exact mechanics
How to use leverage responsibly: sizing for survival
Leverage limits for retail traders in the EU, UK, Australia, Japan and the US
Trading forex from the United States: leverage limits, FIFO and no CFDs
Currency pair nicknames: cable, fiber, loonie, aussie, kiwi and more
How to read a broker's contract specifications
Offshore brokers vs top-tier regulation: what changes for you
Euro area flash composite PMI falls to 51.9 in October, a four-month low
China's producer prices rise 5.0% in September, up 1.2 points from August
What the “% of retail accounts lose money” warning actually means
Swap-free (Islamic) accounts explained
The Asian financial crisis of 1997: how the baht's collapse spread across a region
Withdrawing money from a forex broker: verification checks, delays and complaints
ADP: US private employers add 90,000 jobs in September as hiring rebounds after a three-month slowdown
US consumer confidence falls to 81.9 in September as worries about prices hit a new high
US new home sales rise 6.4% to 684,000 in August, but the average price falls 8.8% from a year earlier
US construction spending rises 0.9% in August to a $2.20 trillion annual rate, still 1.7% below a year earlier
Community · 59
Have you had a margin call? Walk us through what happened
What was your first margin call?
Beginner questions: pips, lots, leverage and margin
Has your broker changed margin requirements before a big event?
How often do you check your margin level while a trade is open?
Did your broker change your leverage, spreads or margin rules without much notice? How did they tell you?
Margin changes before events: what did your broker do?
What leverage did you start with, and would you choose it again?
What do you wish brokers explained better to beginners?
What is a stop-out level, and how do you find yours?
Leverage offered versus used: what does your broker give you?
What's your relationship with leverage now?
Leverage limits around the world: what's yours?
How do you learn from other traders' mistakes instead of your own?
First time in the terminal: what confused you most?
Around a central bank decision, do you widen stops, cut position size or step aside completely?
Maximum exposure: how many open positions at once?
Broker newsletters and market calls: what do you do with them?
Nicknames thread: what do traders call the pairs?
Census says new home sales rose 6.4% but the change isn't statistically significant. Does that change how you trade the number?
MetaTrader 5 on a phone: what do you check before you trade from it?
Spreads at rollover: what do you see around 5 p.m. New York time?
What does strategy switching cost you psychologically?
How do you handle flat periods psychologically?
How do you end a trading session psychologically?
How do you handle winning streaks psychologically?
What's your strategy for EUR/USD specifically?
Stop-loss first or position size first: in what order do you plan a trade?
How do you read the terminal's Trade tab?
The SNB keeps repeating its intervention warning about the franc. Does that wording actually change how you trade CHF?
US housing starts fell 2.6% in August but permits are still above last year. Does housing data belong in your USD analysis?
How do you decide which trades to skip?
The ECB meets on 28 October after a September rate rise. What else do you watch?
The Fed decides on 28 October after its September hike. What would change your dollar view?
Existing-home sales rose 1.5% in September, but the year is still lower. How do you read housing data?
UK GDP rose 0.1% in August with production up and services flat. Which sector do you watch?
Euro area retail sales rose 0.1% in August. Do you use volumes or nominal spending?
Jobless claims fell to 194,000. Do you trust the weekly number or the four-week average?
Canada's CPI rose to 3.1% on gasoline. How do you trade CAD when fuel drives inflation?
Builder confidence fell to 29, its lowest since 2012. Do you use builder surveys in your trading?
US housing starts fell 5.2% in September. Is housing still a useful signal for the dollar?
ZEW expectations fell 6.6 points to 28.1. Do analyst surveys move the euro for you?
UK vacancies fell below 700,000. Would a cooling job market change how you trade GBP?
UK inflation rose to 3.5% on motor fuels. Do you treat fuel-led inflation differently for sterling?
New Zealand inflation fell to 3.7%, but petrol kept it high. Does NZD/USD react to quarterly CPI?
The 10-year yield fell 17 basis points on 22 October. Did EUR/USD follow it for you?
The euro fell to 0.8377 pounds, its lowest ECB reference since May 2025. Data or positioning?
The euro area flash PMI fell to a four-month low. What would change your view of the ECB?
The 10-year Treasury yield fell from 5.31% to 5.09% in eight sessions. Do you need a reason before you trade it?
China's PPI rose to 5.0% while its CPI stayed at 0.9%. Does the factory-gate gap matter for the Australian dollar?
Spread betting, CFDs, spot or futures: what do you actually trade?
What's the smallest change that would help most?
Offshore entity experiences: what changed when you moved?
Tail risks for retail traders: what's protection worth?
Gold versus silver: what's the ratio saying?
How do you stay curious instead of desperate?
How do you choose a broker for your country?
Trading forex from the United States: what's different?
What is the difference between producer prices and consumer prices, and why do traders watch both?