Trading

Charges & Fees

• Example calculation of the overnight fees and adjustments on spot commodities
• How can I get an account statement?
• What is the spread and how does it affect your P&L?
• Do you charge an inactivity fee?
• Currency conversion fees for transfers between sub-accounts
• Germany’s annual tax act 2024

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Dividends

• What is a W-8BEN form?
• How do you calculate dividend payouts on equities and indices?
• How are guaranteed stops impacted by dividends?
• On what markets do you pay dividends?
• When do you pay dividends?
• What are dividend adjustments?

Leverage & margin

• How does gradual margin close out work?
• Understanding margin calls at 1:1 leverage
• What is the maximum leverage available?
• What is leverage (margin) trading?
• Can I lose more than I've invested?
• What is a margin call?

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Markets

• Daily Premium Adjustment (DPA): how we price spot commodities and the VIX
• What is 24/5 trading?
• Can we limit your trading on assets?
• Understanding world stock market trading hours
• How our markets are priced
• Does the price on the Capital.com platform differ to other brokers?

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Terminology & common questions

• How long can I keep my trades open?
• What is CFD?
• What is liquidity?
• What is a trading halt?
• When can I trade?
• What is volatility?

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Trade orders

• What is a market order?
• How to close a position partially?
• How do I close a position?
• What is price depth?
• What is a pending order?
• What is a take-profit order?

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