RISK DISCLOSURE
This page explains, in plain terms, the risks of using Anchor Derivatives to trade and invest. Please read it in full before you open an account or place any order. The products offered here — including forex, contracts for difference (CFDs), cryptocurrencies, crypto staking and yield products, crypto mining, and real-estate investments — carry a high level of risk and are not suitable for everyone. By using our services you confirm that you understand these risks and accept them.
1. General Risk Warning — Only Trade Money You Can Afford to Lose
Trading and investing can lose you money. You could lose part, all, or in some cases more than the amount you put in. There is no such thing as a guaranteed, risk-free, or "sure" return, and past results never promise future ones. Before you start, think honestly about your financial situation, your experience, and how much loss you could absorb without it affecting your day-to-day life. Never trade with money you need for rent, bills, debt, or essentials, and never trade with borrowed funds. If anything here is unclear, seek independent financial advice before committing money.
2. Margin and Leverage Risk — You Can Lose More Than Your Deposit
Leverage lets you open a position larger than the cash in your account, using a deposit called margin. It cuts both ways: it can magnify your gains, and it magnifies your losses just as quickly. Because only a small price move is needed to wipe out your margin, you can lose your entire deposit in a short time — and on some leveraged products you may owe more than you deposited. If the market moves against you, we may close your positions or ask you to add funds (a margin call), sometimes with little or no warning. Understand exactly how margin works on each product before you use it.
3. CFD Risk
A CFD is a contract that tracks the price of an underlying asset — you do not own the asset itself, you take a position on whether its price will rise or fall. CFDs are leveraged, complex, and high-risk. Holding them open costs money over time (financing and overnight charges), and their value can change faster than you expect. A high proportion of retail investors lose money trading CFDs. The actual percentage of losing retail accounts at Anchor Derivatives must be confirmed and inserted here from our own records before publishing: [XX]% of retail investor accounts lose money trading CFDs with this provider. Make sure you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford the risk.
4. Market and Volatility Risk
Prices move — sometimes sharply and without warning — in response to economic data, interest-rate decisions, company news, geopolitical events, and shifts in sentiment. Sudden moves can happen overnight, over weekends, or around major announcements, so a market may reopen at a very different price from where it closed. Volatility can turn a profitable position into a losing one quickly, and stop-loss orders may not always trigger at the exact level you set.
5. Liquidity Risk
Liquidity is how easily you can buy or sell at a fair price. In quiet or stressed markets there may be few buyers or sellers, which means you might not be able to close a position when you want, or you may only be able to do so at a worse price than expected. Less-traded instruments — including many smaller cryptocurrencies and certain property investments — can be especially hard to exit quickly.
6. Execution, Internet and Technology Risk
Orders are not always filled instantly or at the price shown on your screen. In fast markets, prices can change between the moment you click and the moment your order is executed (slippage), and some orders may be filled at a different level or not at all. Online trading also depends on technology that can fail: your device, your internet connection, our platform, or third-party systems may slow down, disconnect, or stop working. Anchor Derivatives does not control your hardware, software, or internet service, and cannot be held responsible for losses caused by delays, outages, or failures outside our reasonable control. Keep alternative ways to reach us in case you cannot access the platform.
7. Cryptocurrency Risk
Cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile — double-digit percentage swings in a single day are common, and prices can fall as fast as they rise. In many places crypto is largely unregulated, which means you may have little or no protection or recourse if something goes wrong. You can lose your entire investment. Additional risks include exchange failures, hacks, scams and fraudulent projects, network or technical problems, and the permanent loss of access if private keys or credentials are lost. Using leverage on crypto stacks even more risk on top of an already volatile asset. Treat crypto with caution and only commit money you are fully prepared to lose.
8. Staking and Yield Risk
Staking and yield products may offer a return for committing your crypto, but those returns are variable and never guaranteed — published rates can change at any time and can fall to zero. Your funds may be locked up for a set period or subject to an unstaking delay, during which you cannot sell or withdraw even if the market drops. Your capital remains at risk throughout: the value of the underlying asset can fall by more than any yield you earn, and you can lose part or all of your principal. Additional risks include network penalties (such as slashing), smart-contract failures, and the failure of any third party involved in the product.
9. Cryptocurrency Mining Risk
Mining rewards are variable and not guaranteed. What you earn depends on factors outside your control, including network mining difficulty, the market price of the coin being mined, energy costs, and the performance and uptime of the equipment. Rising difficulty or a falling coin price can sharply reduce or eliminate any return, and there is no assurance that mining revenue will cover its costs. Where mining involves hardware, contracts, or hosted/cloud arrangements, you also bear the risk of equipment failure, downtime, maintenance and energy charges, contract changes, and the possibility that the provider cannot deliver the expected output. You can recover less than you put in.
10. Real-Estate Investment Risk
Real-estate investments are typically illiquid — your money may be tied up for a long time and you may not be able to sell or exit when you wish, or only at a reduced price. Property values can fall as well as rise; the idea that real estate "always goes up" is simply not true. Returns are not guaranteed and can be eroded by transaction fees, maintenance, taxes, management costs, and changes in interest rates. Income from rent or distributions can vary or stop. Concentrating your money in a single property or project adds further risk. Consider your time horizon and the full cost of ownership before investing.
11. No Advice
Nothing on this platform, or in any material we provide, is personal financial, investment, legal, or tax advice, and nothing should be taken as a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any particular product. We provide general information and tools only. All decisions are yours alone. If you need advice tailored to your situation, consult a suitably licensed, independent professional before acting.
12. Past Performance
Any past performance, historical data, simulated results, or examples shown are for illustration only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of, and does not guarantee, future results. Markets change, and what worked before may not work again.
13. Client Acknowledgement
By opening an account and using Anchor Derivatives, you confirm that you have read, understood, and accepted the following:
- You understand that trading and investing in the products offered here are high-risk and may not be suitable for you, and you accept full responsibility for your own decisions.
- You understand you could lose some, all, or — on certain leveraged products — more than the money you deposit, and you are trading only with money you can afford to lose.
- You understand how leverage and margin work and that they magnify losses as well as gains.
- You understand that crypto, staking, yield, and mining products are especially volatile, may be unregulated, and can result in total loss.
- You understand that real-estate investments are illiquid, that property values can fall, and that returns are not guaranteed.
- You understand that prices, returns, and rewards quoted anywhere on this platform are variable and not guaranteed, and that past performance does not predict future results.
- You understand that we provide general information only and do not give personal financial advice, and you will seek independent advice if you need it.
- You accept that online trading depends on technology that can fail, and that Anchor Derivatives is not responsible for losses caused by events outside its reasonable control.
This disclosure is provided for general information. It is not a substitute for advice from your own qualified advisers, and certain statements (including those that depend on your country of residence and the regulator that oversees Anchor Derivatives) must be confirmed by legal/compliance counsel before this page is published.