Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 70% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Your funds are secure
When you deposit money with our platform provider IG group, it is protected in a number of ways.
Call 020 7638 6996 or email newaccounts@guardianstockbrokers.com to discuss opening a trading account.
Your money and assets
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Your money is held in segregated (independent trust) accounts at regulated banks.
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Your funds are ring-fenced from creditors.
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Your money and assets are never merged with our platform provider's or our own money or assets.
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Your assets are held by a custodian in segregated (nominee) client asset accounts.
What happens to my money and assets?
Unlike banks, investment firms are required to separate client money and assets from their own resources. This means that your funds and assets cannot be used in the course for any business activities, and that client money and assets are completely ring-fenced and protected in the unlikely event of insolvency.
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The only clients whose money and assets aren’t treated like this are professional clients (such as other financial firms), or eligible counterparties who have signed a legal document explaining how their money and assets are held differently (this is known as ‘title transfer’).
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