The T&Cs have changed subtly, but Gekko try hard not to give your money back and even harder not to give you any of their money, as you might expect. You really just have to treat it as free margin.
re. the Intertrader offer, there is a time limit.
The problem is that placing £1000 worth of bets potentially gives a big loss. If you're an ace trader who never loses, fine, but the risk is considerable for the rest of us.:)
With the offers around a while back you could withdraw the 'free' money after a certain time. They seem to have wised up now because these 'refund losses' offers are a waste of time.
<< To satisfy the release criteria you must place opening trades with a total stake amount double or greater than the bonus amount. For example if you receive £50 you have to have placed opening trades with a combined stake of at least £100.>>
So to get your £500 you have to deposit £5k, then...