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- 1Negative balance protection explained for retail CFD traders●Negative balance protection: on a retail CFD account under ESMA or FCA rules, trading losses cannot take your balance be
Retail CFD accounts regulated under ESMA or FCA rules include negative balance protection: trading losses cannot push an account below zero, so clients never owe their broker even after extreme market gaps like the 2015 Swiss franc shock. The safeguard applies only to retail clients, as traders who opt for elective professional status give up this protection.