Due to extreme market conditions, Tuesday, the 1st of December 2020, at 14:30 GMT, we will temporarily raise the margin requirements for all CFDs on stocks to 50%. That means the existing leverage will decrease to 1:2. If you have open positions with stocks, this will affect your account margin leve…

Not to mention the spreads on Nio could widen drastically too putting you in a bad position. I’ve heard tradingview is a great platform actually. I may do the same, tradingview+eToro.

Personally I wouldn’t, I’ve tried IG and I find their platform truly awful! T212 is without doubt the best platform I’ve ever used, even better than Barx-fx back in the days. Let’s just hope T212 manage to fix the teething issues and these bombshells don’t occur in the future!

@Paddington Interesting. I’m curious. Which features due you find superior in T212 compared to other platforms?

For me, very clean UI, clear information/details about instruments, easy to quickly check out stocks on mobile and PC, ability to add indicators and to draw on the detailed screens (which strangly not all platforms offer build-in). The only downside for me is that on T212 you can’t pick a leverage …

What will be the minimum amount I would need to trade now with new change im new to trading and had started with just £150 as I don’t have 1000s to start with

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This tells you the amount you need to stay at your current %. What would be very helpful is a calculator that tells you how much you need to stay above the position close level. As for most people dumping the required cash is going to be unfeasible. I for one would be happy to sit at say 40% knowin…

He will have 42 pounds to spare, if his account drops by 42 pounds he will hit the 25% minimum required , therfore may have a position closed, is that right?

I hadn’t even thought of that! I’m gonna play it safe and close both my positions on Monday then. And yes, one could argue that tradingview is even better than T212 when it comes to charts and drawing tools. Thanks for your advice bud, all the best with your trading journey and I’ll see you in eTo…

Let me get a beer and see what I can do

[CFD] Upcoming Increase in Margin Requirements - postponed for 01.12.2020

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