What are the ESMA regulation leverage requirements?

ESMA regulation leverage

On the 1st of August 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) officially adopted new measures for marketing Contracts for Difference (CFDs) to retail clients. These ESMA regulation leverage measures included: Limits on leverage for opening positions; Margin close out rule on a per-account basis; Negative balance protection on a per-account basis; Halting the…

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Is Microsoft Azure Secure For Your Brokerage?

Microsoft Azure

One of the most common questions from our clients is, “is Microsoft Azure secure?” At Plugit, we take the security of your operations seriously. That’s why we build on the Microsoft Azure infrastructure. Microsoft Azure – Privacy, Security, Compliance Microsoft Azure is the cloud platform of choice for many household name companies worldwide. We’ve been…

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Best Forex Risk Management Tools

Forex Risk Management Tools

Any kind of speculative trading, including forex and CFDs, includes an element of risk. That’s part of the game and one of the reasons forex brokers display risk warnings on their websites. This is to ensure that retail traders understand the trading risks involved and don’t overextend themselves. Forex risk management tools are key here.…

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MT4 / MT5 Copy Trading System

Copy Trading System

So what is copy trading exactly? The best way to describe it would be as a kind of portfolio management. The idea is to give your clients a collection of trading strategies they can evaluate and copy into their accounts. Experienced traders provide the trading strategies offered in your program. Clients can browse the results…

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