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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 consider our Risk Disclosure Notice and ensure that you fully understand the risks involved. 75% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs and 2.20% of retail investor accounts had positions closed due to margin call, over the last 12 months. 75% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs, and 2.20% had positions closed due to margin calls over the last 12 months.

David Richardson

David is a financial writer, who joined IG in April 2021. He produces accessible content for traders of all levels of experience, covering fundamental and technical analysis, trading strategy, risk management, and how politics and economics affect the markets. He also writes educational pieces on forex, shares, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies.