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What are the limitations on leverage for trading on markets.com?

In the world of trading, leverage is like borrowing money.

It is used to magnify your purchasing power without paying so much upfront. The higher the leverage, the larger the position you can open.

However, while leverage can result in great profits, it may also bring about huge losses if the market moves against you.

So it is crucial to use leverage very cautiously.

Our leverage limits

Our Group has regulated entities in several jurisdictions, specifically Europe (Cyprus), the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, and BVI.

Each of our entities is regulated by the relevant authority in its jurisdiction.

We are regulated under five companies:

  1. Safecap Investments Ltd.- regulated under CySEC (Cypriot regulator)
  2. Finalto Financial Services Ltd.- regulated under FCA (UK regulator)
  3. Finalto Australia Pty Ltd. - regulated under ASIC (Australian regulator)
  4. Finalto South Africa Pty Ltd. - regulated under FSCA (South African regulator)
  5. Finalto BVI Ltd. - regulated by FSC (BVI regulator)

The leverage limits for each of our five markets are as follows:

Safecap Investments Ltd.

Product type: CFDs

Maximum leverage: 1:30

*higher leverage applies to Elective Professional client accounts

Finalto Australia Pty Ltd.

Product type: CFDs

Maximum leverage: 1:30

*higher leverage applies to Professional Wholesale Accounts

Finalto BVI Ltd.

Product type: CFDs

Maximum leverage: 1:300

Finalto South Africa Pty Ltd.

Product type: CFDs

Maximum leverage: 1:300

Finalto Financial Services Ltd.

Product type: CFDs and spread betting

Maximum leverage: 1:30

*higher leverage applies to Elective Professional client accounts

How to change your leverage limit

You can manage your account's leverage settings from the markets.com platform, under “Leverage Settings”.

Log in to your trading account now to check out the leverage options you have.

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What are the benefits of trading with a regulated company?

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One of the benefits of trading with a regulated company is that you know you are contracting with a reliable and reputable provider in a secure environment, which has strict rules and guidelines in place, protecting the interests of retail clients. Other legal obligations of a regulated company include, but are not limited to, ensuring financial services are provided efficiently, honestly and fairly, dealing with retail client money in a certain way and having dispute resolutions systems in place in case you are unsatisfied with our services.

However, please note that regulation is not an absolute guarantee of security or reliability. Additionally, being regulated does not change that trading in CFDs and Margin FX products carries a high degree of risk, and you may lose some or all of your invested capital.

Where are your offices located?

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Our Group has regulated entities in several jurisdictions, specifically Cyprus, UK, Australia, South Africa and BVI. Each of our entities is regulated by the relevant authority in its jurisdiction.

Are my funds at risk in case of Insolvency/Bankruptcy?

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All client funds are held in segregated bank accounts, to ensure maximum funds protection. For more information, please check our Regulation & Legal pack located at the footer of our page.

Is my personal data safe with you?

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The protection and safeguarding of our clients personal and financial information is of utmost importance to us, therefore we take the highest of measurements when it comes to the security of our system. You may refer to our Privacy Policy statement for more information regarding your data held with us.

What are the official email domains of markets.com?

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The official email domains used for our communication are:

@markets.com
@marketsmail.com

We recommend that you do not engage or respond to any communication that is not from the official email domains mentioned above.

Is markets.com a scam?

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markets.com is a global company with more than 5m registered accounts which is regulated in Europe, UK, BVI, Australia and South Africa. Unfortunately, there are certain websites and fraudsters who wish to take advantage of our brand name and seek to impersonate us. 
Please refer to our Safety Online / Stay Protected Online Page for more information.

Who are we and are we regulated?

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Markets.com is operated by Finalto (South Africa) Pty Limited which is a regulated by the FSCA under license no. 46860 and licensed to operate as an Over The Counter Derivatives Provider (ODP) in terms of the Financial Markets Act no.19 of 2012.

Markets.com is a global brand and trade mark used by Finalto (South Africa) Pty Limited and owned by Finalto (IOM) Limited.

Finalto (South Africa) Pty Limited has the sole and exclusive use of the domain Markets.com worldwide.

What can I trade with you?

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markets.com offers a wide range of instruments. You can trade CFDs on our multi-asset platform, giving you unparalleled control over the way you trade.

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