Risk disclosure (CFDs & leverage)
Last updated: 22 May 2026
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Summary. CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
1. What is a CFD?
A contract for difference (CFD) is a leveraged derivative that allows you to speculate on price movements of an underlying reference (for example a currency pair, index, or commodity) without owning the underlying. Your profit or loss is determined by the difference between the opening and closing price of the contract, adjusted for costs.
2. Leverage and margin
Leverage magnifies both gains and losses. You may lose more than your initial deposit if your account permits negative balance scenarios or if you add further funds to meet margin. Margin calls and automatic close-outs can occur at short notice in volatile markets.
3. Key risks
- Market risk: prices can move sharply; gaps may occur between sessions.
- Liquidity risk: it may be difficult to open or close positions at desired prices.
- Slippage and execution: executed prices may differ from displayed prices, especially around news events.
- Costs: spreads, commissions, swaps, and financing charges reduce net returns.
- Counterparty and operational risk: your exposure includes the credit and operational resilience of the executing venue and its group.
- Technology risk: outages, latency, or connectivity issues can affect orders.
- Regulatory risk: rules affecting leverage, product availability, or tax treatment may change.
4. Crypto and volatile benchmarks
Where CFDs reference digital-asset benchmarks or other highly volatile underlyings, price swings can be extreme. Such products are not suitable for all investors.
5. Retail loss-rate disclosure
Some regulators require publication of the percentage of retail client accounts that lose money. Do not insert a percentage on this marketing page unless your compliance team provides a figure that is true, current, and specific to the licensed entity and reporting period required by your regulator. The figure shown in your secure client area or regulator-approved disclosure should prevail.
6. Scope of instruments (indicative)
The authoritative list of instruments, contract specifications, trading hours, and margin rates for your account is shown only in the secure client application after onboarding. The table below is a high-level illustration of categories that may be offered; availability depends on jurisdiction, account type, and venue configuration.
| Category | Examples of underlying references (CFDs) |
|---|---|
| Forex | Major, minor, and exotic currency pairs (as listed on platform) |
| Indices | Equity index benchmarks (as listed) |
| Commodities | Metals, energies, agricultural benchmarks (as listed) |
| Other | Additional benchmarks if and as enabled for your profile |
Market data: this public marketing website does not name a third-party price, index, or market-data supplier; if your agreements identify a vendor or methodology, rely on those signed documents and on operator disclosures (including any PDFs or CDN-hosted materials your compliance team approves) — not on static marketing copy alone.
7. No advice
Nothing on this Site constitutes a personal recommendation. You should obtain independent advice if you are unsure whether a product is suitable.
8. Contact
Questions about product risk: support@help.activexbt.com.
This page reproduces the published risk disclosure. The authoritative version, together with the client agreement and the other policies, is available from the legal hub. Terms issued to you during onboarding prevail over this marketing website.