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Trading Basics
How do I avoid a margin call?

A Margin Call will occur on a trader's account when: Usable Margin is less than 0 When a trader's Equity is less than Used Margin When positions are over-leveraged or trading losses produce insufficient equity to maintain current open positions, a…
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Trading Basics
What leverage do you recommend?

As a general rule of thumb, we recommend limiting total account leverage to a maximum of 10:1. For example, if you have an account balance of $10,000, you could trade a maximum position size twenty times larger than your account…
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Order Execution Only

Order Execution Only

Regulatory Documents:
CIRO: Avoiding Fraud and Protecting Your Investments, How CIRO Protects Investors, CIRO Complaints Brochure, CIPF Brochure, CIPF Coverage Policy, CIRO Order Execution Only Bulletin, Conflict Disclosure Statement, Covid-19 and Cyber Security - Tips for Investors, Relationship Disclosure Information Document, Notice of Acknowledgment, Before You Begin Trading

The relationship between Friedberg Direct and FXCM was formed with the purpose to allow Canadian residents access to FXCM's suite of products, while maintaining their accounts with a regulated Canadian firm. All accounts are opened by and held with Friedberg Direct, a division of Friedberg Mercantile Group Ltd., a member of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO). Friedberg customer accounts are protected by the Canadian Investor Protection Fund within specified limits. A brochure describing the nature and limits of coverage is available upon request or at www.cipf.ca.

* The percentage of our retail client accounts that were profitable in each of the previous most recent quarters was: Quarter 2, 2026: 30% | Quarter 1, 2026: 40% | Quarter 4, 2025: 49% | Quarter 3, 2025: 37%. These figures are provided for transparency purposes only and do not constitute an indication of future performance or results.