Trading

Charges & Fees

• Example calculation of the overnight fees and adjustments on spot commodities
• How can I get an account statement?
• Do you charge an inactivity fee?
• Do I need to pay tax on my profits? Should I pay taxes? / How does trading impact my taxes?

Dividends

• What is a W-8BEN form?
• Dividend adjustments
• When do you pay dividends?
• On what markets do you pay dividends?
• How are guaranteed stops impacted by dividends?
• How do you calculate dividend payouts on equities and indices?

Leverage & margin

• What is a margin call?
• Can the value of my positions exceed the amount of funds on my account?
• Can I lose more than I've invested?
• What is leverage (margin) trading?

Markets

• Understanding world stock market trading hours
• Can we limit your trading on assets?
• Daily Premium Adjustment (DPA): how we price spot commodities and the VIX
• How can I suggest adding a new market instrument?

Terminology & common questions

• How to enable hedging mode
• What is a futures contract?
• What is a market gap?
• What is a market spike?
• What is liquidity?
• What is a trading halt?

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Trade orders

• What is a market order?
• How do I close a position?
• How to close a position partially?
• What is price depth?
• How do I close a position?
• What is a pending order?

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