CFDs are complex instruments. 75% of retail client accounts lose money when trading CFDs, with this investment provider. You can lose your money rapidly due to leverage. Please ensure you understand how this product works and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing money. CFDs are complex instruments. 75% of retail client accounts lose money when trading CFDs, with this investment provider. You can lose your money rapidly due to leverage. Please ensure you understand how this product works and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing money.

Sprint definition

A sprint is a type of simplified digital 100 option, differing from standard digital 100s in their expiry and pricing. They are also known as sprint markets, and are only available with IG.

Sprint markets feature a market, higher/lower outcome and an expiry. You choose whether you think the market will be higher or lower when the sprint expires, and if you are correct it will return a profit.

Differences to digital 100s

There are several key differences between digital 100s and sprints:

  • Sprints typically have shorter expiries than digital 100s, running to a maximum of one hour and a minimum of just 60 seconds
  • When opening a sprint position, you choose your stake instead of seeing a price out of 100
  • Sprints cannot be closed early, and instead will always run to expiry

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