risk warning
Trading foreign exchange and contracts for difference with leverage carries a high risk of loss and is not suitable for most people. Crypto assets are highly volatile, are not covered by deposit guarantee schemes in most jurisdictions, and can lose all of their value. Do not commit money you cannot afford to lose entirely.
The published base rate
Regulated CFD providers are required to publish the percentage of retail accounts that lose money. Among the five brokers reviewed on this site, the figures they publish themselves range from 57.9 per cent to 79.6 per cent. Assume that range applies to you until several hundred of your own trades say otherwise.
Nothing on this site is advice
- 01All content here is general information about how markets, venues and products work. It does not take account of your objectives, finances or circumstances.
- 02No article, table or tool is a recommendation to buy, sell, hold, or to use or avoid any named firm.
- 03The author is not a licensed investment adviser and this site is not authorised to provide investment advice in any jurisdiction.
- 04Speak to a regulated professional in your own country before acting on anything you read here.
About the figures
Numbers on this site are taken from primary sources on a stated date and are illustrative of a mechanism rather than a promise about outcomes. Fees, licences, leverage caps and product availability change frequently. Confirm every figure with the provider before relying on it.
Crypto specifics
An exchange balance is normally a claim on a company rather than a holding in your own name. Lending, staking and earn products transfer your asset to a counterparty in exchange for a yield, and that counterparty can fail. Proof of reserves is a snapshot of assets and does not by itself establish solvency.