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They can take all your stake if the stock becomes worthless, but they can't chase you for more. The oil price was unique, I wasn't there, but the price dropped gradually so you could have had a stop-loss, no?
You can so all sorts to protect yourself.. Sure if you just leave it, you lose if a stock becomes worthless. So don't
Unlikely Microsoft will become worthless, or they'll start paying you to install Office.....
The oil got expensive to store.
If the spiv share dealer you're with goes bust, you don't incur his debts. If it's a legit trader with FSCS protection you would have that, though I don't know how much use it would be.
You can only lose more than your stake on one bet, if they have a pot to take from. So if you have a £5k pot and take a £1k bet at 10:1 you can lose it all, but they can't chase you.
If you have a 5k pot and make a £10 bet at 10:1 you can lose £100 from your pot, sure.
Sensible strategy would be something like... if your money goes from 100 to 150, withdraw 30 and use 120 to bet with. WHen that becomes 150, withdraw another 30. I.e. don't risk the lot.
I'm not saying don't use CFDs, be aware what it means. "Simplify as much as possible - but no simpler."
You can so all sorts to protect yourself.. Sure if you just leave it, you lose if a stock becomes worthless. So don't
Unlikely Microsoft will become worthless, or they'll start paying you to install Office.....
The oil got expensive to store.
If the spiv share dealer you're with goes bust, you don't incur his debts. If it's a legit trader with FSCS protection you would have that, though I don't know how much use it would be.
You can only lose more than your stake on one bet, if they have a pot to take from. So if you have a £5k pot and take a £1k bet at 10:1 you can lose it all, but they can't chase you.
If you have a 5k pot and make a £10 bet at 10:1 you can lose £100 from your pot, sure.
Sensible strategy would be something like... if your money goes from 100 to 150, withdraw 30 and use 120 to bet with. WHen that becomes 150, withdraw another 30. I.e. don't risk the lot.
I'm not saying don't use CFDs, be aware what it means. "Simplify as much as possible - but no simpler."
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