> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://forexbrokerguides.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Forex Time Zone in Nigeria: Examples and Weekly Schedule in 2026 - URL: https://forexbrokerguides.ghost.io/forex-trading-hours-in-nigeria/ - Published: 2026-10-16T10:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-16T10:00:00.000Z - Description: Nigeria uses West Africa Time (UTC+1) all year, while the forex sessions shift with daylight saving elsewhere. Get exact session times in WAT, news release times, a weekly planner and practical tips. - Author: TD trader - Tags: Exness, #Import 2026-10-16 14:21 If you trade forex from Nigeria, time is not a detail. It decides whether you are awake for the London open, whether you catch the New York release that moves the dollar, and whether you sit through hours when almost nothing happens. The market is open around the clock on weekdays, but it is not equally active at all hours, and the hours that matter shift in your local clock twice a year even though Nigeria itself never changes its clocks. This guide explains the **forex time zone in Nigeria** from first principles. You will see how West Africa Time relates to UTC, when the market opens and closes each week in Nigerian time, when each session starts and ends in summer and winter, how the daylight saving dates of 2026 move the picture, what time major news releases land, how to read your platform's server time, and how to build a weekly schedule that fits a job, school or business. To practise within your preferred window, you can [set your Exness demo chart to WAT notes and practise during the London session](https://one.exnessonelink.com/boarding/sign-up/a/tur) and test sessions on a demo account without risking real money. Everything below uses typical hours. Brokers publish their own schedules for each instrument, and holidays change the details, so confirm the specifics for your account and symbol before you rely on any time in this article. ## Key Facts - Nigeria uses West Africa Time (WAT), which is UTC+1, and it does not change for daylight saving. - The forex market opens on Sunday evening and closes on Friday evening in New York time, which is late Sunday and late Friday in Nigerian time. - The London session opens at 8:00 or 9:00 WAT depending on whether the UK is on summer or winter time. - The London and New York overlap is usually the most active period and falls in the afternoon and early evening in Nigeria. - Server time on your trading platform is often different from WAT, so check the offset. ## Understanding WAT and UTC Time zones are measured against Coordinated Universal Time, UTC. Nigeria is one hour ahead of UTC, written UTC+1, and calls its time West Africa Time. When it is 12:00 UTC, it is 13:00 in Nigeria. Nigeria does not observe daylight saving, so this offset is the same every day of the year. That stability is useful: once you convert from UTC, you only need to add one hour. The complication comes from other centres. London uses UTC in winter and UTC+1 in summer, called British Summer Time. New York uses UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 in summer. Sydney and Tokyo have their own arrangements, and Sydney changes with the southern hemisphere's seasons. Because these centres change their clocks while Nigeria does not, the time of each session in your own clock changes. In summer, London time equals Nigerian time, since both are UTC+1\. In winter, Nigeria is one hour ahead of London. This single fact explains the main shift for Nigerian traders: the London open falls at 8:00 WAT during UK summer time and at 9:00 WAT during UK winter time. ## Choosing a Timeframe and Holding Period Scalpers use one-minute to five-minute charts, day traders use fifteen-minute to hourly, and swing traders use four-hour to daily. Shorter timeframes produce more signals, more costs and more noise; longer ones produce fewer, slower trades with wider stops. Pick the timeframe that fits your schedule and temperament. If you work during the day, a four-hour or daily approach checked twice daily may suit you better than trying to scalp between meetings. ## The Weekly Cycle in Nigerian Time Retail forex trading is typically available from Sunday evening to Friday evening in New York. The exact times differ slightly by broker, but the pattern is the same. \*\*Weekly open.\*\* New York trading opens at about 17:00 New York time on Sunday. During US summer time that is 21:00 UTC, which is 22:00 WAT. During US winter time that is 22:00 UTC, which is 23:00 WAT. In practice, the first prices of the week appear from the Asia-Pacific centres around those times. \*\*Weekly close.\*\* The market closes at about 17:00 New York time on Friday. In US summer time that is 22:00 WAT on Friday, and in US winter time 23:00 WAT on Friday. So for a Nigerian trader, the week starts late on Sunday night and ends late on Friday night. If you sleep early on weekends, you will usually miss the open, and the first trading day for you is effectively Monday. Check your broker's published hours for any instrument you use, since indices, metals and crypto CFDs may have different schedules and daily breaks. ## One Dollar View, Many Pairs Many pairs include the US dollar, so several positions can really be one bet. If you are long four pairs against the dollar and it rallies, all four lose together. Use a simple table of correlated pairs and cap total exposure per currency. Spread your risk across truly different ideas, and keep position count modest. More trades are not more diversification; they are often more noise. ## The Four Sessions in WAT The market passes between four main centres. These hours are approximate and focus on the busiest period of each. \*\*Sydney.\*\* Opens around 22:00 UTC, which is 23:00 WAT, and runs until about 07:00 UTC, which is 08:00 WAT. Activity is usually modest, with attention on the Australian and New Zealand dollars. \*\*Tokyo.\*\* Active from about 00:00 UTC to 09:00 UTC, which is 01:00 to 10:00 WAT. Yen pairs and Asian currencies are in focus. \*\*London.\*\* Typically runs from 08:00 to 17:00 London time. In UK summer, which is 07:00 to 16:00 UTC, that is 08:00 to 17:00 WAT. In UK winter, 08:00 to 17:00 UTC, which is 09:00 to 18:00 WAT. \*\*New York.\*\* Typically runs from 08:00 to 17:00 New York time. In US summer, 12:00 to 21:00 UTC, which is 13:00 to 22:00 WAT. In US winter, 13:00 to 22:00 UTC, which is 14:00 to 23:00 WAT. The sessions overlap. Sydney and Tokyo overlap in the early morning hours in Nigeria. Tokyo and London overlap briefly in the morning. London and New York overlap for several hours in the afternoon and early evening, and this overlap tends to have the highest volume and tightest spreads. ## Position Sizing and Stop-Loss Basics Most blown accounts have one thing in common: the trader decided the lot size first and the risk second. Reverse that order. Decide how much of the account you are willing to lose on a single idea (many beginners keep this to one percent or less), measure the distance in pips between your entry and the level that proves you wrong, and only then work out the lot size. A simple example: with a 500 USD account and a one percent risk limit, you accept a 5 USD loss. If your stop is 25 pips away on a pair where one pip of a 0.01 lot is worth roughly 0.10 USD, the maximum risk is about 2.50 USD per 0.01 lot, so you could trade up to 0.02 lots. The numbers are illustrations only, but the habit is what protects you. - Place the stop where the idea fails, not where it hurts a little less. - Never widen a stop after entry just to avoid being taken out. - Keep total open risk across all trades under a cap you set in advance. - Remember that stops can slip during news and weekend gaps. ## Summer and Winter at a Glance During the period when both the UK and the US are on summer time, which is from late March or early April to late October, the sessions in WAT are approximately as follows: - Tokyo: 01:00 to 10:00. - London: 08:00 to 17:00. - New York: 13:00 to 22:00. - London and New York overlap: 13:00 to 17:00. During the period when both are on winter time, from early November to early March, the picture changes: - Tokyo: 01:00 to 10:00 (Tokyo does not change). - London: 09:00 to 18:00. - New York: 14:00 to 23:00. - London and New York overlap: 14:00 to 18:00. So the overlap is normally four hours wide in the afternoon in Nigeria, shifting between 13:00 to 17:00 and 14:00 to 18:00. ## Terms Worth Knowing - **Bid and ask:** the price you can sell at and the price you can buy at. - **Equity:** balance plus or minus floating profit and loss. - **Free margin:** equity minus used margin. - **Pending order:** an instruction to trade when price reaches a level, such as a limit or stop order. - **Take-profit:** an order that closes a trade at a target profit. - **Drawdown:** the fall from a peak in account equity. - **Rollover:** the daily cut-off when swaps are applied. - **Negative balance protection:** a policy preventing a client from losing more than the account balance, where offered. ## The Transition Weeks in 2026 Daylight saving dates differ between regions, and those differences create short windows when the usual pattern breaks. In 2026, the United States moves to summer time on 8 March, while the UK and Europe do so on 29 March. In autumn, the UK and Europe return to winter time on 25 October, and the US follows on 1 November. Between 8 and 29 March, New York is on summer time and London is still on winter time. In WAT, the New York open is at 13:00 while the London open is at 09:00, so the gap between the two is four hours and the overlap runs from 13:00 to 18:00, an extra hour. Between 25 October and 1 November, the UK is on winter time and the US is still on summer time, so London opens at 09:00 WAT and New York at 13:00 WAT, with the same longer overlap. For a Nigerian trader, the practical effect is that US data releases may arrive an hour earlier than you are used to in the weeks before the US changes its clocks, or an hour later after. Mark these dates in your calendar and re-check your alerts. ## Where Nigeria Sits: Why the Time Zone Is Convenient Compared with Asia and the Americas, Nigeria has a good position for forex. The London open falls in the morning, a convenient time for people with jobs. The overlap occurs in the afternoon and early evening, when many people are finishing work and have time to trade. The New York close in the evening is not too late. A Nigerian trader who wants to trade the most active hours does not have to wake at night, unlike traders in parts of Asia or the Pacific. The Tokyo session, by contrast, falls in the middle of the night to early morning, and the Sydney session overlaps with sleep. Unless you are an early riser or a night owl, trading those hours means giving up sleep, which hurts decision-making. Many Nigerian traders concentrate on the London morning and the London and New York overlap, and skip the rest. ## News Release Times in Nigeria Economic releases are scheduled at fixed local times in their home countries, so their WAT time shifts with daylight saving. Here are common examples, with typical times. \*\*UK data\*\* such as inflation and employment usually appear at 07:00 London time. In UK summer, that is 06:00 UTC, or 07:00 WAT. In UK winter, 07:00 UTC, which is 08:00 WAT. \*\*Euro area data and European Central Bank decisions.\*\* ECB rate decisions are commonly published at 14:15 Central European time, with a press conference about 45 minutes later. In summer, 14:15 CEST is 12:15 UTC, or 13:15 WAT. In winter, 14:15 CET is 13:15 UTC, or 14:15 WAT. \*\*US data\*\* such as the employment report and inflation are typically released at 08:30 New York time. In US summer, that is 12:30 UTC, or 13:30 WAT. In US winter, 13:30 UTC, which is 14:30 WAT. \*\*US Federal Reserve decisions\*\* are commonly published at 14:00 New York time, with the press conference at 14:30\. In US summer, 14:00 is 18:00 UTC, which is 19:00 WAT. In US winter, 19:00 UTC, which is 20:00 WAT. \*\*Bank of England decisions\*\* are published around 12:00 London time, which is 12:00 WAT in UK summer and 13:00 WAT in UK winter. These are typical patterns. Always read the time in your calendar after setting it to WAT, since individual releases can vary. ## Setting Your Tools to WAT 1. \*\*Economic calendar.\*\* Set the time zone to West Africa Time or UTC+1 in the settings, and confirm by checking a known event. 2. \*\*Phone and computer.\*\* Keep automatic time on. A wrong clock causes missed events. 3. \*\*Trading platform.\*\* Check the server time in the market watch window. Many MetaTrader servers use a time zone such as UTC+2 or UTC+3 that changes with daylight saving. Write down the current offset between server time and WAT. When daylight saving changes in New York or Europe, the server offset may change relative to WAT, even though your time does not. 4. \*\*Alerts.\*\* Set recurring alerts for the opening of the sessions you trade and for major releases, and adjust them at the daylight saving dates. 5. \*\*Session tool.\*\* Use a world clock or session indicator that handles daylight saving to confirm times. ## Server Time, Daily Candles and the Rollover Many brokers align the daily candle with the New York close, so that a trading day ends at about 17:00 New York time. On a server that uses a time zone fixed to New York plus seven hours, this means the daily candle opens at midnight server time. In WAT, the daily candle then opens at 23:00 in US winter or 22:00 in US summer. Weekly and daily highs and lows therefore depend on the broker's server setup, not on the Nigerian calendar day. The daily rollover, when swaps are applied and when spreads can widen briefly, happens around the same time, 22:00 or 23:00 WAT. Avoid entering new trades in the minutes around the rollover unless your plan accounts for wide spreads, and be aware that a triple swap is applied once a week, often on Wednesday, to cover the weekend. ## A Weekly Planner for a Nigerian Trader This planner assumes the UK is on summer time and the US is on summer time. Shift the London and New York entries by one hour in winter. \*\*Monday.\*\* Spend the morning preparing: review the weekend news, mark levels on higher timeframes and read the calendar. London opens at 08:00\. Many traders watch the first hours and avoid heavy trading until direction is clear. The afternoon overlap, 13:00 to 17:00, is often active. \*\*Tuesday and Wednesday.\*\* Typical trading days. Check the calendar for central bank events, which often fall midweek. Wednesday evening can bring Federal Reserve decisions in some weeks. Remember the triple swap on the day your broker applies it. \*\*Thursday.\*\* Active, with US data in the afternoon. Many traders reduce size ahead of Friday. \*\*Friday.\*\* The US employment report is usually on the first Friday of the month, at 13:30 WAT in summer. Liquidity thins in the late afternoon and evening. Close or reduce positions before the weekend if you do not want to hold the risk of a gap. The market closes at 22:00 or 23:00 WAT. \*\*Weekend.\*\* Rest. Review the journal and plan the week. Check the weekend news before the Sunday evening open. ## Choosing Your Trading Window You do not need to trade all sessions. A realistic Nigerian schedule might be one of the following. \*\*The London morning for early risers.\*\* From 08:00 to 11:00 WAT in summer, when euro and pound pairs are active and spreads are usually tight. \*\*The overlap for people who work during the day.\*\* From 13:00 to 17:00 WAT in summer, with a break for work, a quick check at lunch and a session after finishing. \*\*The evening New York session.\*\* From 17:00 to 20:00 WAT, when activity declines but some pairs and gold remain active. \*\*A single daily check on higher timeframes.\*\* For people with full-time jobs, a daily or four-hour chart can be reviewed in the evening, with pending orders placed and stops attached. Pick the window that fits your life, keep it consistent and record results by session. After a month, see which window suits you. ## Which Pairs Suit Which Hours Pairs are most active when their home markets are open. Yen, Australian and New Zealand dollar pairs tend to be more active in the Asian session. Euro and pound pairs are most active during the London session. Dollar pairs are active at the New York session and the overlap. Gold is often active when London and New York are open. Pairs involving the naira are not typically offered for retail trading, and local exchange rates may differ from international ones, so be careful with any offer to trade naira pairs. If you trade only in the Nigerian afternoon, focus on euro, pound and dollar pairs, as well as gold, which are liquid at that time. If you trade in the early morning, consider yen pairs, but remember that spreads on some pairs widen at night. ## Money, Naira and Time Many Nigerian traders fund accounts in dollars, converting from naira. Payment processing hours matter. Banks and payment providers have working hours and weekend schedules, and a deposit or withdrawal started late on a Friday may not clear until Monday. If you plan to trade at the start of the week, deposit during business hours before the weekend. Check the broker's payment page for processing times and the cost of conversion. Be wary of informal exchange arrangements, and keep records of every transfer. Also note that local holidays can delay banks. Nigeria has public holidays that close banks, and a withdrawal request around such a date may take longer. Plan your cash flow, so you are not forced to trade or withdraw at a bad time. ## Legal and Safety Notes for Nigeria The rules for online forex and CFD trading, and for promotion of trading products, depend on the regulators and on your circumstances. I cannot state the current legal position for your case. Check the latest notices of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria and the Central Bank of Nigeria, and ask a qualified professional if you are unsure. Verify the legal entity of any company you deal with. Be careful with schemes that promise guaranteed daily or weekly returns. Nigerian traders, like those in many countries, have lost money to investment schemes presented as forex trading, including those that ask you to deposit with an individual and promise doubling. If an offer sounds too good to be true, it almost always is. Never hand over account control or pay a fee to withdraw your own money. ## Sleep, Health and Discipline Trading at night, especially in the Tokyo session, can hurt your sleep, and a tired trader makes poor decisions. Set a firm cut-off time. Avoid trading when you have slept badly, and avoid checking the market in the middle of the night. Many Nigerian traders find that the London morning and the afternoon overlap give enough opportunities without sacrificing rest. Power cuts and internet issues are another factor. Have a backup connection, such as mobile data, and a power plan for your device. Attach stops to every position so that a connection loss does not leave you exposed. If you must trade from a place with unstable internet, use smaller sizes and avoid news events. ## Worked Example 1: A Teacher's Schedule Ada teaches until 14:00 and is free from 15:30\. She lives in Lagos and trades EUR/USD in the afternoon. In summer, the overlap runs from 13:00 to 17:00 WAT, so she can trade from 15:30 to 17:00\. On days with US data at 13:30, she is not at the screen, so she avoids holding trades through the release. She uses a weekly plan: Sunday evening review, Monday to Thursday one trade maximum from 15:30 to 17:00, Friday no new trades after 15:00\. In winter, the overlap shifts to 14:00 to 18:00, so she can use 15:30 to 18:00 and trades a little longer. She records each session's results and finds that Tuesday and Thursday are her best days. She has not changed her strategy, only her calendar. ## Worked Example 2: A Student Who Prefers the Morning Emeka studies in the afternoon and trades in the morning before lectures. In UK summer, the London open at 08:00 WAT gives him an hour of active trading before he leaves at 09:30\. He marks the Asian range and the previous day's high and low the night before, then watches the first hour. He avoids trading on days with a UK data release at 07:00, which is an hour before his session, because the early volatility has often finished. When clocks change in October, London opens at 09:00 WAT, so his window shifts to 09:00 to 10:30 and he adjusts his lecture-day alarm. ## Worked Example 3: Converting a Release Time A calendar entry says that the US employment report will be published at 08:30 New York time on Friday 6 November 2026\. By that date the US has returned to winter time, so New York is UTC-5\. 08:30 plus five hours is 13:30 UTC, and WAT adds one hour, so the release is at 14:30 WAT. A trader who used the summer conversion of 13:30 WAT would be an hour early and might close a position for no reason. This is the reason to check the date of each release against the daylight saving calendar. ## Common Time-Zone Mistakes - Assuming London and Nigeria have the same time all year. - Using the summer schedule after the US changes its clocks. - Reading chart time as WAT without checking the server offset. - Setting a calendar to the wrong time zone. - Trading the Sunday open without checking spreads. - Ignoring holidays in London and New York, when liquidity thins. - Missing the rollover and being surprised by a wide spread or swap. - Trading exhausted late at night. ## Practising Your Schedule on a Demo Before committing to a schedule, test it on a demo. Trade only inside your chosen window for four weeks, recording the session, the pair, the setup and the result. At the end, compare sessions and decide whether to keep, extend or change the window. You can also [compare the session spreads on a JustMarkets demo from Nigeria](https://one.justmarkets.link/a/79iqw0j6nj/register/trader) on another provider to compare spreads in your window across two platforms. A demo costs nothing, and it reveals whether your schedule is realistic given work, family and sleep. ## Quick Conversion Tables in Words Use these conversions as a memory aid, and always confirm with a calendar on the exact date. \*\*When the UK is on summer time (until 25 October 2026):\*\* a time in London is the same on a Nigerian clock. 08:00 in London is 08:00 in Nigeria. A time in UTC plus one hour gives WAT. \*\*When the UK is on winter time (from 25 October 2026):\*\* add one hour to London time. 08:00 in London is 09:00 in Nigeria. \*\*When New York is on summer time (until 1 November 2026):\*\* add five hours to New York time. 08:30 in New York is 13:30 in Nigeria. \*\*When New York is on winter time (from 1 November 2026):\*\* add six hours. 08:30 in New York is 14:30 in Nigeria. \*\*Tokyo, all year:\*\* subtract eight hours from Tokyo time. 09:00 in Tokyo is 01:00 in Nigeria. \*\*Sydney:\*\* the offset changes with Australian daylight saving, which runs opposite to the northern hemisphere. Check a world clock for the exact date. If you remember only one rule, remember to convert through UTC: first to UTC using the home country's offset on that date, then add one hour for Nigeria. ## Public Holidays That Change the Schedule Holidays in the main financial centres thin the market. In the United States, the markets are affected on dates such as New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving in late November and Christmas Day. In the United Kingdom, bank holidays occur at Easter, in May, in August and at Christmas. Some European markets close on days when others stay open. Trading in dollar pairs on a US holiday may feel quiet, with narrow ranges and wider spreads. Nigerian public holidays do not close the global forex market, but they affect banks and payment providers. If you fund or withdraw during a holiday week, expect delays. Plan transfers ahead and keep a small buffer so you are never forced to make a decision in a hurry. Around Christmas and New Year, liquidity can be thin for several days. Prices sometimes jump on little volume. If you trade during that period, reduce your size and check your broker's holiday schedule, which lists which instruments close early or have modified hours. ## Instrument Hours Are Not All the Same Currency pairs run almost around the clock on weekdays, but other instruments follow the hours of their underlying markets. Index CFDs may be tied to exchange hours, with breaks or reduced hours outside the main session. Metals and oil often have a short daily break, around the rollover. Crypto CFDs may trade at weekends depending on the broker. The specification for each symbol shows its trading hours in server time. Before you plan a session around gold or an index, look it up, convert it to WAT and write it on your planner. If a symbol has a daily break, avoid holding positions without stops through it, since prices can reopen at a different level. Check also whether your broker widens margin requirements before breaks or weekends. ## Building a Session Log Create a simple table with a row for each session you trade and columns for the number of trades, the win rate, average result in R, average spread and your state, such as rested or tired. After a month, you will see whether your London mornings outperform your evening trades, or whether your Friday afternoons cost you. Many Nigerian traders find that they trade better in the first hours of the London session than late in the day when tired. Use that evidence to protect your best hours and cut the worst. Add a column for news days. If a high-impact release falls inside your window, mark it. Compare results on news days and quiet days. If news days are worse, adjust your plan to stand aside. ## Planning Around Work and Family Trading should fit your life, not take it over. Set limits: a maximum of one or two hours per session, no screens at meals or during family time and a firm stop on days with a loss limit reached. Share your schedule with those who live with you, so they understand when you need quiet. Use pending orders and alerts to avoid constant checking. If you work shifts, you may need to change your window from week to week, and a flexible weekly planner helps. Remember that trading is optional. If your schedule does not allow focused sessions, a demo and slower learning are better than rushed live trades. ## Review Questions for Your Own Schedule Before you settle on a routine, answer these questions in writing. Which session am I awake and alert for, regardless of my plans? Which hours conflict with work, study or family obligations? On which days does my chosen window include a major release, and what is my plan for it? How will my times change after 25 October and 1 November this year? What is my backup if the power or the internet fails? What is the latest hour I will trade, and what will I do after that? Having answers on paper turns a vague intention to trade at good times into a concrete weekly timetable that you can test and refine. Revisit it every time the clocks change in London or New York, because that is when old habits quietly stop matching the market. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What time zone does Nigeria use for forex? Nigeria uses West Africa Time, UTC+1, all year. Forex sessions are based on London, New York, Tokyo and Sydney clocks, which change with daylight saving, so session times in WAT shift. ### What time does the London session open in Nigeria? At 08:00 WAT during UK summer time and 09:00 WAT during UK winter time. ### When is the best time to trade forex in Nigeria? Many traders prefer the London morning and the London and New York overlap, which falls from about 13:00 to 17:00 WAT in summer and 14:00 to 18:00 in winter. The best time depends on your strategy and schedule. ### When does the forex market open and close each week in Nigeria? It opens late on Sunday, about 22:00 or 23:00 WAT, and closes late on Friday, about 22:00 or 23:00 WAT, depending on US daylight saving. ### What time is the US employment report in Nigeria? Usually 13:30 WAT in US summer time and 14:30 WAT in US winter time, since it is released at 08:30 New York time. ### Does Nigeria change clocks? No. The changes happen in the UK, Europe and the US, which move session times in your clock. ### Is forex trading in Nigeria legal? I cannot confirm the position for your case. Check current notices from the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria and the Central Bank of Nigeria, and verify any company you deal with. ## Summary: Convert From UTC, Watch the Dates Nigeria is UTC+1 all year, while London and New York shift. Learn the summer and winter session times, mark the 2026 transition weeks, set your tools to WAT, choose a window that suits your life and practise it on a demo. **🔥 Your next move:** build a weekly planner in WAT and test it on a demo for four weeks; to see how another provider publishes market hours, [read how Pepperstone lists its market hours and holiday schedule](https://trk.pepperstonepartners.com/aff%5Fc?offer%5Fid=367&aff%5Fid=33954). ## 📌 Important: CFD Risk Warning and Disclosure CFDs and leveraged forex are complex instruments. Because you trade on margin, a small price move against you can remove a large part of your balance quickly, and a majority of retail traders lose money when trading CFDs. Before you open or fund any account, make sure you understand how leverage, margin, swaps and stop-outs work, and only trade with money you can afford to lose. 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