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What is Segregated client funds?

Segregated client funds: Keeping client money in bank accounts separate from the broker's own funds so it cannot be used for its business or debts; required by strong regulators.

Negative balance protection
A broker's guarantee that you cannot lose more than your account balance: if a sharp move pushes it below zero, the broker resets it to zero...
Pip
The smallest usual price change of a currency pair: 0.0001 for most pairs and 0.01 for pairs quoted in Japanese yen.
Risk/reward ratio
A comparison of a trade's expected profit with its possible loss; 1:2 means risking one dollar to make two.
Slippage
The difference between the price you asked for and the price your trade actually filled at, usually during news or thin liquidity.
Spread
The difference between the buy (ask) and sell (bid) price of an instrument; the main cost of a trade on most trading accounts.
Stop out
The automatic closing of your losing positions when your margin level reaches the minimum, set at 50% for retail clients in Europe, the UK a...

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