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    Paper trade CFDs demo accounts?

    Hi, I'm trying to test a CFD strategy and money management through demo accounts. I tried IG and CMC and learned a lot from the short time I was with them. But both kicked me out and cancelled my demo accounts after a couple of weeks wanting me to sign up for a real account. Are there any good...
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    CFD - what is "close trade"?

    yes, I had a "take profit" limit but it was well below the levels reached ( 16,833 )...
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    CFD - what is "close trade"?

    Hi - it's a demo account, so I have €10k to play with so I don't think the margin would be it... If you click the image, you can see bigger as well. I don't understand how or why I was taken out of the trade. My assumption is that the price would need to hit the red line for the trailing stop...
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    CFD - what is "close trade"?

    Hi, newbie here trying the demo on CMC for CFDs. I just had a position closed and don't understand the reason - can someone with more experience help? Here is a chart: I short sold Italy 40 with a trailing stop of 230. In my image, blue line is entry, red my theoretical lowest trailing stop...
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    CFDs data vs real data (CMC vs Yahoo Finance)?

    Hi, I'm new at trading and considering trading Indices via CFDs. I wanted to know where I can find historical data for indices that the CFDs companies use? For example: "All Ordinaries Index" indice from Yahoo Finance does not match the graphs from CMCmarkets for "Australia 200 Cash" exactly...
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    Spreadbetting with IG UK from Switzerland

    If you are not paying your taxes in the UK you will not be exempt from them, as SB in the UK is classified as betting and does not incur taxes from wins (and you cannot deduct losses). I think this only applies to the UK. Don't know how betting is considered in Switzerland for tax purposes...
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