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Your data is safe and your funds are kept in segregated bank accounts, in accordance with regulatory requirements.
No, you cannot lose more than the funds in your account. The “Margin Call” feature will close your positions when your account runs out of funds, thus preventing a negative balance.
Plus500’s negative balance protection limits the amount you can lose to the funds available in your account (including unrealised profits and losses from open positions).
Read “What is a Margin Call? for more information.”
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