LESSON 04 ~9 MIN · AT YOUR OWN PACE
Protect your money first
Understand risk, leverage and scams before you move forward.
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Do you remember what you read?
Four practice questions. Turn on JavaScript for the interactive quiz.
- What is Margin?
- A guarantee of the maximum loss
- The deposit for a position
- A sure Profit
- If an exposure of 1,000 moves 5% against you, how much is the loss, before fees?
- 5
- 500
- 50
- Your Stop is at 95, but after a gap you exit at 92. What is the loss on an Entry of 100?
- 8 per unit
- 5 per unit
- 0
- Which of these could be a scam warning?
- Openly stating the risk of loss
- A guaranteed daily return and pressure to deposit
- Letting you verify the official licence
Sources and further reading
Sources in English · Content reviewed on 28 September 2026. We made the examples for learning; they are not broker recommendations.
CFTC · Forex and risk (opens in a new tab)FINRA · Day trading risks (opens in a new tab)Investor.gov · Crypto risks (opens in a new tab)