Less Experienced Retail Clients. Clients that, based on the information provided during their account opening, they possess a certain level of knowledge and experience in trading in complex financial instruments like CFDs and to whom trading is enabled only after they can demonstrate that they have familiarised themselves with trading leveraged instruments and they have receive relevant education and extensive risk warnings which they acknowledge, accept and consent to. Such Clients may be offered a demo account for a certain period of time before opening a real trading account after which they may be required to retake the appropriateness test. 58
Less Experienced Retail Clients. Clients that score average marks in our Appropriateness test. Whilst such clients are deemed to possess certain knowledge and experience in trading in complex financial instruments like CFDs, their trading is only enabled after they receive extensive risk warnings which they acknowledge, accept and consent to. In order to further protect these clients, we are introducing restrictions on the leverage they can use for their trading with us. These restrictions will apply until the client undertakes 40 trades in 4 consecutive months, with a minimum of 2 trades in each of the four months. We restrict the leverage ratio to 1:30 or at any lower level that we may apply based on our internal principles of risk appetite and tolerance. Note that certain jurisdictions apply a cap on leverage ratios irrespective of any retail client categorization into Experienced or Less Experienced. In case of any conflict with the provisions of the Investment Services Agreement and Leverage and Margin Policy, local jurisdiction legislation prevails. In the case of Retail clients in the territory of Spain or Spanish subjects, trading in CFDs with a leverage ratio greater of 1:10 applies, Section 14 (3) of the Order Execution Policy applies.
Less Experienced Retail Clients. Clients that score average marks in the Company’s Appropriateness test. Whilst such clients are deemed to possess certain knowledge and experience in trading in complex financial instruments like CFDs, their trading is only enabled after they receive extensive risk warnings which they acknowledge, accept and consent to. Such Clients may be offered a demo account for 2 weeks before opening a real trading account after which they may be required to retake the appropriateness test.
