Trading Glossary

Clients can buy or sell a financial product with substantially less money than the actual full market value of that financial product. A position in a contract with high gearing or leverage stands to make or lose a large amount from a small percentage movement in the underlying instrument.

An order to buy or sell a market at a set price that is active until the close of business on the day the order is placed or until the order has been filled.

An order to buy or sell a market that remains active until the order is executed or is cancelled.

You can opt to place a Guaranteed Stop Orders on your positions with Capital Spreads . With a Guaranteed Stop Order you can trade safe in the knowledge that, should a market gap through your stop level, you will not suffer any extra losses from slippage and you will be stopped out at the level you requested.