Jazzmox , Good idea about keeping half of your account as a buffer , but I learned early that on big market corrections that u need more . I am working on 30% deposits at the moment .Most trades are long term and as my account rises I can afford to buy more to keep my deposits around 30% .I use that buffer to buy extra stock at times like these ,for shorter term trades Stop losses are a real hazzard and I use them sparingly .If you stick to solid value stocks that are way underpriced , they will bounce back . Also use averaging down a lot with volatile stocks . I dont worry about the interest , only the account balance at the end of the day ,week ,month .If you cant make much more than 9% PA you shouldnt be using CFD's . Only for traders that have their act together.
