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Counterparty risk refers to the possibility that one party in a particular transaction, could potentially end up defaulting. When used in the context of FX, counterparty risk typically refers to the possibility that the brokerage or trading venue used by a trader could default or collapse, leading to significant losses for th...Retail Spot FX traders tend to be highly leveraged, with many traders making use of leverage in excess of 100:1. While this allows traders to make impressive profits when the markets move in their favour, it also means that traders can be exposed to heavy losses should the market move against them. When trading with a brokera...The concept of Gambler's ruin refers a number of related statistical ideas, related to gambling and negative sum games. Typically the concept of Gambler's ruin is used to persuade people that gambling against the house (for example in the casino) is likely to lead a gambler losing all of his bankroll. Others have attempted to...Numerous retail FX brokerages have been facing major problems after the Swiss National Bank, unexpected abandonment of the capping of the Swiss Franc against the Euro. A number of brokerages have been forced to enter into insolvency proceedings, following the market turmoil which followed this unexpected announcement. The ann...
Ever since the first FX social trading products were launched back in 2008, the growth of social trading has been extraordinary with a large number of products being launched to compete with industry pioneers such as