Risk Disclosure

The points below summarise the most important risks. They are not exhaustive — the detailed sections that follow expand on each, and other risks specific to your circumstances may apply.

Everything published on FXMARE — including live and delayed prices, charts, the economic calendar, market news, analysis, sentiment data, calculators and broker comparisons — is provided for general information and educational purposes only.

It is not investment advice, a personal recommendation, an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any financial instrument, or a statement that any trade or strategy is suitable for you. FXMARE does not take account of your personal circumstances, objectives, financial situation or needs. We are not a registered investment adviser, broker-dealer, portfolio manager or financial planner, and no content here should be treated as such.

Before making any financial decision you should carry out your own research and, where appropriate, seek advice from an independent, suitably licensed financial, tax or legal professional in your jurisdiction. You alone are responsible for your trading and investment decisions and their outcomes.

Many of the instruments discussed on FXMARE are typically traded on leverage. Leverage lets you control a position much larger than the cash you deposit as margin. While this can increase profits, it increases losses in exactly the same proportion.

For example, at 30:1 leverage a 1 lot EUR/USD position worth around US$100,000 may require only ~US$3,300 of margin. A move of just 1% against you (about 100 pips) is roughly a US$1,000 loss — close to a third of the margin posted. Larger or faster moves can wipe out your margin and trigger a margin call or automatic liquidation of your positions, often at the worst possible time.

You may be required to deposit additional funds at short notice to keep positions open. If you do not, positions may be closed at a loss without further reference to you. Depending on your broker and jurisdiction, you may lose more than your initial deposit. Negative-balance protection limits this in some regulated markets but is not available everywhere — confirm the position with your chosen broker. You can model margin requirements with our margin calculator and size positions with the position-size calculator, but these are estimates only.

A contract for difference (CFD) is a leveraged derivative: you do not own the underlying asset, you take a position on its price. In addition to leverage risk, CFDs carry these features you should understand:

• Holding (overnight) costs. Positions held open overnight usually incur financing/swap charges that accumulate and can erode returns, especially on longer-term trades.
• Counterparty risk. A CFD is a contract with your broker. If the broker fails, you are exposed to its solvency, mitigated only by regulation, client-money segregation and any compensation scheme that applies.
• Spreads, commissions & slippage. Costs are built into the price and reduce profits or deepen losses. In fast markets your fill price can differ materially from the price you saw.
• Restrictions. CFDs are restricted or banned for retail clients in some jurisdictions (for example, the United States). It is your responsibility to ensure these products are legal and available to you.

The currency market is the largest and one of the most volatile markets in the world. Exchange rates can move sharply in response to interest-rate decisions, economic data, central-bank intervention, geopolitical events and shifts in risk sentiment — sometimes within seconds.

Currency pairs can gap over weekends and around major announcements, meaning the market reopens or jumps to a price well away from the last traded level, so a stop-loss may execute far worse than its set price. Less-traded (exotic) pairs can have wide spreads and thin liquidity, amplifying these effects. You can track upcoming catalysts on the economic calendar and follow live quotes on the currencies pages, but no tool can predict the size or direction of a move.

Cryptoassets are extremely high risk and speculative. You should be prepared to lose all the money you put in. In particular:

• Prices are exceptionally volatile and can fall to zero. There is no central bank or issuer standing behind most cryptoassets.
• Many cryptoassets and the firms that deal in them are unregulated or lightly regulated in your country, so consumer protections such as compensation schemes may not apply.
• The sector is a frequent target of fraud, hacking, “rug pulls” and operational failures. Lost private keys or failed exchanges can mean permanent, unrecoverable loss.
• Liquidity can disappear quickly, making it hard to sell at a fair price. Leveraged crypto CFDs combine all of the above with the additional dangers of margin trading.

Live crypto prices on our crypto markets pages are for information only and are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any token.

All markets carry general risks that no platform can remove. Prices may move against you for reasons that are not predictable from any data set. During periods of high volatility, liquidity can thin out and spreads can widen, so orders may be filled at prices worse than expected (slippage) or, in extreme conditions, not at all.

Stop-loss orders reduce but do not guarantee a maximum loss: a guaranteed stop may carry an extra cost, while an ordinary stop can be filled at the next available price after a gap. Limit orders may not execute if the market never trades at your price. Past performance, backtests and historical volatility are not reliable indicators of future results.

FXMARE relies on third-party data feeds, hosting and software. Prices and other data shown on the site may be delayed, inaccurate, incomplete or interrupted, and should not be relied upon for time-critical trading or execution. We do not guarantee that the site will be available without interruption or free of errors.

Internet connectivity issues, device or browser problems, software bugs, cyber-attacks and outages — on our side, your broker's side or your own — can delay or prevent you from viewing data, placing orders or managing positions. Build resilience into your own process and never depend on a single tool or connection when real money is at risk.

Tax treatment of trading gains and losses depends on your personal circumstances and jurisdiction and can change. Some products (such as spread betting in certain countries) are treated differently from others. FXMARE does not provide tax advice — consult a qualified professional.

The availability and legality of forex, CFD, spread-bet and crypto products vary by country. Some are restricted or prohibited for retail clients in particular jurisdictions. It is your responsibility to ensure that any product you trade, and any broker you use, is permitted and appropriately regulated where you live. See our broker comparison for regulatory details, and read how we make money to understand our commercial relationships.

FXMARE's calculators (pip value, position size, margin, profit/loss, pivot points, Fibonacci and compounding) and the trading journal are provided to help you organise and analyse your own decisions. Their outputs are estimates based on the inputs and assumptions you provide and the data available to us. They do not predict results, do not account for all real-world costs, and must not be treated as advice or a guarantee. Always verify figures with your broker before trading.

Leveraged trading is not suitable for everyone. Only trade with money you can afford to lose without affecting your standard of living, and never with funds set aside for essentials, debt repayment or emergencies. Do not borrow to trade.

Trading can be emotionally demanding and, for some people, addictive. If you feel you may be losing control of your trading, take a break and seek support. Set clear risk limits in advance, keep records of your decisions in the trading journal, and review the trading psychology resources to keep your process disciplined.

If anything in this risk disclosure is unclear, please review our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, or contact us at [email protected]. This notice may be updated from time to time; the “last updated” date above reflects the current version. Your continued use of FXMARE confirms that you have read and understood these risks.