CFD (or ‘contracts for difference’) trading involves different types of contracts covering a diverse set of financial instruments such as indices, commodities or crypto - whereas crypto coins refer to assets held as virtual currency. 

Crypto coins normally need to be held in a special wallet (which can make them vulnerable to ‘cryptojacking’ - which means coins are hacked or stolen from your wallet) and their value is affected by market events. As you don’t own the asset directly with a crypto CFD; you can open a position for a crypto coin’s price increasing (go long) or decreasing (go short). This allows the trader to capture potential profits on the rise or fall of prices - and to increase a position at a fraction of the deposit by using leverage. Always remember that prices can move up or down, so it’s important to always trade within your means and use appropriate risk management. 

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Crypto trading hours are as follows: 

Monday to Friday: 00.01-23:59 ET

Saturday & Sunday: 11:30–23:59 ET

Leveraged crypto break (EOD rollovers): 16:59-17:01 ET 

Trading hours may be affected by public holidays or global events.

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Arguably the most popular tool for reducing risk, stop loss orders are designed to limit loss on a security position that’s made an unfavourable move. When you place a stop loss order with a broker, you’re requesting to close the position once the instrument reaches a certain price. This is helpful as it means your trades need less monitoring and can help to limit losses, particularly in volatile markets.

Please also note that a stop loss is by no means a guarantee, positions may be affected by price gaps over market closures, data release or other economic factors.