What is equity?Equity
Account balance + current floating profit or loss.
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- CFDsMargin Level: Equity ÷ Used Margin
Margin level tells you how far your account is from the danger line. As soon as positions show an unrealized loss, equity falls and the margin level drops with it.
- CFDsCFD Risks: Gaps and Slippage
One piece of weekend news, and on Monday the price opens straight past your stop. CFD risk doesn't only come from leverage.
- CFDsMargin Calls and Stop-Out
As the margin level keeps falling, you first get a margin call warning; go lower still and the platform closes your positions automatically.
- Forex BasicsMargin and Stop-Out
Drag the leverage and lot size to watch used margin, free margin, the margin call warning and the line that triggers a stop-out.
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