New ESMA regulations

ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) has negotiated measures related to the offering of CFDs and binary options to non-professional traders in the European Union (EU), and these include:

• Binary options - prohibiting the marketing, distribution or sale of binary options to non-professional clients;
• Contracts for Difference - Restricting the marketing, distribution or sale of CFDs to non-professional traders. 

The limitation includes: thresholds for the use of leverage when opening a position; a margin rule for closing positions; measures to protect against a negative balance on the account; preventing the use of commercial incentives by the CFD providers and a strict risk-specific warning through standardized formulation.
Arrangements for CFD and Forex Trading:

• The leverage thresholds for opening a position of non-professional traders are 30: 1 to 2: 1, this ratio varies according to the volatility of the underlying asset.
• Margin Rule for Closing Account Items. It determines the percentage margin (50% of the minimum required margin), whereby providers must cancel one or more open positions with CFDs to a non-professional client.

ActivTrades will apply the new ESMA measures from July 29, 2018 at 11:00 am (CET).
If you don't like to change your trading style, you could apply for Professional Trading Account. Check your eligibility here.
Alternatively, you could open an account in new ActivTrades office in Bahamas without being affected by the new measures from ESMA.

ActivTrades: Professional Trading Account

The leading independent on-line broker ActivTrades provides excellent services and conditions for professional traders.

You may be eligible for professional trading account if:

• You have traded large volumes of appropriate financial markets with an average of 10 transactions per quarter for the past year;

• The size of your financial portfolio, including cash deposits and financial instruments, exceeds €500,000. This may include, and is not limited, to bank accounts, options, financial portfolios, stocks, etc.;

• You are currently working in the financial sector for at least one year, occupying a professional position for which you should have knowledge of the tools you want to trade or the products you want to use. 

Take advantage of excellent conditions when you open a professional trading account. You get the following benefits:

FSCS insurance and protection
ActivTrades' additional insurance covers your capital up to £1,000,000.

Segregated resources
Your capital is protected due to the segregation of customer accounts.

Flexible leverage
Take advantage of leverage up to 1:400 when you trade with ActivTrades.

Protection from negative balance
ActivTrades will restore your negative balance if this happens.

News and analyzes
Take advantage of exclusive analyzes by experts.

Personal account manager
Get professional help while you trade.

Learn more, by following this link.

ActivTrades: Professional Trading Account

The leading independent on-line broker ActivTrades provides excellent services and conditions for professional traders.

You may be eligible for professional trading account if:

• You have traded large volumes of appropriate financial markets with an average of 10 transactions per quarter for the past year;
• The size of your financial portfolio, including cash deposits and financial instruments exceeds €500,000. This may include and is not limited to bank accounts, options, financial portfolios, stocks, etc.;
• You are currently working in the financial sector for at least one year, occupying a professional position for which you should have knowledge of the tools you want to trade or the products you want to use. 

Take advantage of excellent conditions when you open a professional trading account. You get the following benefits:

FSCS insurance and protection

ActivTrades' additional insurance covers your capital up to £1,000,000.

Segregated resources

Your capital is protected due to the segregation of customer accounts.

Flexible leverage

Take advantage of leverage up to 1:400 when you trade with ActivTrades.

Protection from negative balance

ActivTrades will restore your negative balance if this happens.

News and analyzes

Take advantage of exclusive analyzes by experts.

Personal account manager

Get professional help while you trade.

Learn more,  by following this link.