Trading Terminal
Trade the markets yourself — orders, leverage, risk tools.
18 articlesHow to place a trade in the Trading Terminal
How do I open a buy or sell trade on the trading terminal?
Order types: market, limit, stop and stop-limit
What order types can I use and how do pending orders work?
Lot size (volume): minimums, steps and tier limits
How do I set my lot size and what is the maximum volume I can trade?
Leverage: how to set it and what caps apply
How do I choose leverage and what is the maximum leverage I can use?
Setting Stop Loss and Take Profit
How do I add a stop loss and take profit to my trade?
Viewing, modifying and closing positions
How do I see my open trades and close them?
The chart and timeframes
What chart timeframes are available and how do I use the chart?
Which markets and how many symbols can I trade?
What instruments and asset classes are available in the terminal?
Live prices, the feed and market hours
Where do prices come from and when are markets open or closed?
Why is BUY/SELL greyed out or 'market closed'?
I can't place a market order — the terminal says the market is closed. Why, and when can I trade this symbol?
Margin call and stop-out: when are my positions closed automatically?
What is margin level, and can the platform close my trades for me if I run out of margin?
Can I hold buy and sell on the same symbol? Hedging vs netting
If I open a buy and then a sell on the same instrument, do they cancel out or do I hold both?
Why did my trade execute instantly with no confirmation? (One-Click)
I clicked BUY and it opened immediately without asking me to confirm — is that normal?
How to reverse a position or close all trades at once
Can I flip a position from buy to sell in one action, and is there a way to close everything quickly?
How do trailing stops work?
What is a trailing stop and how do I set one on my open position?
How to set a price alert
Can I get notified when a symbol reaches a certain price?
What is the trading journal?
There's a Journal in my dashboard — what does it do and how is it different from trade history?
Why do buy and sell prices differ, and why am I slightly down right after opening?
The moment I open a trade it shows a small loss. Why does the price to buy differ from the price to sell?
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