Risk Management

Good risk management is the key to successful trading. MF Global Spreads provides probably the most comprehensive range of trading tools available. Our flexible system allows multiple and multi-dependant orders enabling you to fine-tune strategies – giving you complete control.

In addition to the orders listed below, MF Global Spreads offers its customers the facility to place contingent and OCO (one-cancels-the-other) orders.
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Stop Orders

Stop orders are normally placed to restrict losses on a position in the event of an adverse market movement.

Stop orders are placed above (a buy stop) or below (a sell stop) the current market level such that they would be triggered in the event of an adverse market movement and thus restrict the loss on an existing position.

MF Global Spreads allows stop orders that are not necessarily tied to a specific bet. You are able to open or close a trade if you believe that the market will behave in a certain way should a certain level be reached. As a result, you are free to run both long and short positions and to trade them separately.

Limit Orders

Limit orders are normally placed to take a profit on a position in the event of a favourable market movement.

Limit orders are placed above (a sell limit) or below (a buy limit) the current market level such that they would be triggered in the event of a favourable market movement and so realise a profit on an existing position.

MF Global Spreads supports multiple orders and allows you to combine both limits and stops. You can place any number of orders, whether tied to an original bet to take a profit or loss, as an opening order (even though you may well have a bet open in the opposite direction) or as part of a contingent order.