Secure and

responsible trading

Trading online can be exciting, but it’s important to be reminded that there are risks involved. We encourage all our users to secure their accounts and trade responsibly to experience the best in online trading.

Trading responsibly

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Understand the risks of online trading. Never trade using borrowed money or money you can’t afford to lose.

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Use our free demo account, and trade with unlimited virtual funds. It’s the easiest way to learn how to use our products.

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Set a limit for your losses, and stick to it. Put aside some of your winnings to avoid losing all your money.


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Trade wisely, and don’t let your emotions influence your decisions. Don’t trade when you’re prone to bad judgement.

Trading limits and 
self-exclusion

Deriv provides you with the opportunity to either self-exclude or set limits on your trading activities in your account settings. You can:

Limit the amount of money you may trade within a specified period.

Limit the losses you may incur within a specified period.

Limit the amount of time you may trade in a session.

Exclude yourself from trading on our website for a definite or indefinite period.

Go to account settings
Trading app showing your trading account limits
Screen showing self-exclusion information for your trading account

How trading limits and self-exclusion work

You have full control over your trading limits. You can set, remove, increase, or decrease limits on your stake amount, losses incurred, and duration of trading sessions at any time.

If you wish to bar yourself from trading on our site, set self-exclusion limits. There’s a minimum period of 6 months for self-exclusion after which you may extend it to a total of 5 years or resume trading immediately after expiration.

When you’ve set your self-exclusion period, we will refund your account balance.

If you wish to reduce or remove the self-exclusion period, contact customer support

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Fair trading practices

At Deriv, fairness and transparency guide all our trading practices. We are committed to providing an ethical, sustainable, and reliable trading environment.

Our commitment to fair trading

We ensure fairness at every step by:

Complying with international regulations

Conducting regular internal audits

Enforcing risk management protocols

Transparency in trading

We help clients make informed decisions by:

Providing real-time data

Offering detailed reports

Delivering clear information on fees and risks