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Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 68% of retail investor accounts lose money when spread betting and/or trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
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Calling all calculated risk-takers

Enter the storm

In uncertain conditions, planning is crucial. Knowing the destination is key to long-term success. If you can analyse the signals in emerging patterns and control your emotions, you'll be empowered to face challenges. Mitigate risk to maximise the chance of reward.

Packed with powerful features, yet intuitive, and available to everyone. Whatever the next step in your trading journey, our platforms can help you get there.

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The award-winning spread betting and CFD platform for committed traders1.
Redefine your trading strategy and explore four key principles for trading in the zone

Preparation

Whether you can navigate the storm depends on preparation. It isn't enough to simply know where you want to go. Every detail about the route there, and back again, must be considered.
"I always start from the place I want to go.
From there, I can start to study." Thomas Traversa
Pro windsurfer and storm chase champion
With CMC Markets you can practise and refine your strategy by opening a demo account. Use watch lists to monitor your targets before placing trades. Set up price alerts so you never miss a trading opportunity.
Determine your timescales, establish your risk appetite, and define the asset types you'll target. Plan your strategy with care.
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Before facing the storm, consider where it might take you. Start from your destination, then plot your route. Decide how much risk you're willing to take. Prepare for the market by considering your ultimate objectives.
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Analysis

As much as we like to think we can predict everything, storms are erratic. They do what they want. We must pay attention to their ever-changing moods.

"It's not about going against the current. It's about finding a way to play with it."Thomas Traversa Our proprietary trading platform automatically scans over 120 instruments for emerging and completed patterns, overlaying them onto your charts to give you an edge. Choose from 12 in-built chart types and any of 115 technical indicators.
Markets are always trying to tell us something. The trick is knowing how to listen. Learn how to move with the current.
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Before venturing into the storm, equip yourself with tools and knowledge for success. Experiment, observe, listen and react. Check the prevailing winds. Assess the conditions around you. Find your flow.
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Psychology

We cannot change the weather conditions. As the force behind the storm builds, it is natural to question yourself. Stick to your plan. Let the emotions ebb away.
"Somehow all the noise disappears. When you feel it's the right moment, just go." Thomas Traversa
Stay calm and in control with 100% automated execution on our trading platform. Set your orders ahead of time and step back, confident that your strategy is being executed.
Don't get swept up in the turmoil. Top traders don't let success go to their heads, nor are they weighed down by their failures.
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Understand yourself as a trader. Identify your strengths. Be comfortable with your weaknesses. It takes the pros years, often decades, to find their flow. Enjoy the ride along the way. When it feels right, then go.
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Mitigation

Storms can take as well as give. When dark clouds roll over, there is more at stake than just your goals. Take the edge off volatile conditions with diversification.

"When you hear the waves, it's really loud. That means it's big, and that means it's serious."Thomas Traversa Cap potential losses with regular, trailing or guaranteed stop loss orders on our proprietary trading platform. Hedge your trades with simultaneous buy and sell orders.
Volatility is integral to profit. Markets go up in escalators and down in elevators. Consider the risk in every trade.
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For every entry, plan your exit. Establish when you'll take profits if you're right, and where to cut losses if you're wrong. Define these limits in advance and stick to them. Protect yourself against the storm.
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To those who say "go" when everyone else stops.
  • 01Mobile-optimised charts
    Get access to over 25 technical indicators, 15 drawing tools and even place, edit and close trades directly from charts on our feature-rich mobile trading app.
  • 02Customisable dashboard
    Access the information you need straight away with your own customised home screen. Simply resize, remove or reposition the different tiles to tailor a layout that suits you best.
  • 03Client sentiment tracker
    See how your peers are moving on your favourite markets. Our sentiment tracker shows the percentage of clients who have gone long and short, across both all and 'top' clients.
  • 04Topical watchlists
    View trending instruments and those showing significant movement, with our popular products, hot products, price movers and mentions watchlists, plus biggest risers and fallers.
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Master your craft.Find your flow.
Packed with powerful features, yet intuitive, and available to everyone. Whatever the next step in your trading journey, our platforms can help you get there.
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CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 68% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

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