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Risk warning

Version of 22.10.2026
The key points Trading on financial markets involves high risk and is not suitable for everyone. You may lose part or all of the capital you invest, and when trading with leverage — faster than you expect. Only trade with money you can afford to lose. The materials of the “Trading Pro” course are for educational purposes only.

1. The course is not investment advice

All materials on the site and in the course — lessons, trade breakdowns, setups, strategies, calculations, charts, calculators, answers from support — are provided for educational and informational purposes only.

  • They are not a personal investment recommendation, financial, legal or tax advice, or an offer or inducement to buy, sell or hold any asset.
  • The course author does not know your goals, financial situation, experience or acceptable level of risk, and therefore cannot judge whether any particular trade is suitable for you.
  • Mentioning an exchange, broker, coin, stock or any other instrument is not investment advice. Links on the Exchanges page are affiliate (referral) links: the course author receives a reward from the exchange when you sign up through them.
  • We do not manage students’ funds, accept money for trust management, open trades on your behalf or promise returns.

You make all trading decisions yourself and bear full responsibility for them. Before trading, consult a licensed financial professional if necessary.

2. General trading risks

  • Market risk. The price can move against your position for as long and as far as it likes. Technical analysis, patterns and indicators describe probabilities; they do not guarantee an outcome.
  • Gap and slippage risk. A stop order does not guarantee execution at the specified price: in a sharp move, in low liquidity or when the market opens after a weekend, the trade may close at a much worse price.
  • Liquidity risk. In illiquid assets it may be impossible to close a position at an acceptable price.
  • Technical risk. Outages of platforms, the internet or APIs, and exchange overloads during high volatility, may prevent you from opening or closing a trade in time.
  • Counterparty risk. Funds held on an exchange or with a broker depend on its reliability. Bankruptcy, a hack or a freeze of the platform can lead to the loss of funds — as happened in the collapse of the FTX exchange in 2022.
  • Costs. Fees, the spread, position financing charges (funding, swap) and taxes reduce the final result, and with frequent trading they can turn even a strategy that is profitable “before costs” into a losing one.

3. Specific risks of cryptocurrencies

  • Extreme volatility. Moves of tens of percent in a day are common in the crypto market, especially for small-cap altcoins.
  • Regulatory risk. The legal status of crypto assets differs between countries and changes quickly. Bans, restrictions or new requirements can affect prices, access to exchanges and the ability to withdraw funds.
  • Stablecoin risk. Stablecoins, including USDT, aim to keep their peg to the dollar but do not guarantee it. There have been collapses (TerraUSD, 2022) and temporary de-pegs (USDC, March 2023). A stablecoin is not a bank deposit and is not insured by the state.
  • Irreversible transactions. A blockchain payment cannot be cancelled. Sending to the wrong address or on the wrong network usually means the funds are lost.
  • Custody risk. Losing a seed phrase or private key means losing access to the funds; having it compromised means theft.
  • Market manipulation. The crypto market is less regulated than traditional markets: pump-and-dump schemes, fake volume and deliberate stop hunts occur.
  • Smart contract and DeFi risks. Code bugs, hacks of protocols and bridges, scam tokens.

4. Leverage, margin and derivatives

Futures, perpetual contracts, options and CFDs let you open positions larger than your own capital. This multiplies both profits and losses.

  • With 10× leverage, a 10% price move against the position can wipe out the margin; with 50×, a 2% move.
  • The exchange forcibly closes (liquidates) the position when margin is insufficient — often at the worst moment and with an extra fee.
  • Depending on the platform and account type, the loss may exceed the funds you deposited.
  • Funding payments (funding rate) can be significant if a position is held for a long time.
StatisticsAccording to the European regulator ESMA, an analysis by national supervisory authorities showed that 74% to 89% of retail client accounts trading CFDs typically lose money. Brokers in the EU are required to disclose the share of losing client accounts. These figures are a reminder: for most people, leveraged trading without a system and risk management ends in losses.

5. Stocks, Forex and commodities

  • Stocks: company-specific risk (earnings reports, bankruptcy, dilution), gaps at the open, and restricted access to foreign markets and brokers for residents of some countries.
  • Forex: high leverage, the impact of central bank decisions and macro data, sharp moves on news, and differing conditions among over-the-counter brokers.
  • Commodities (oil, gold, silver): geopolitics, decisions of producing countries, and features of futures (expiry, contract rollover, contango and backwardation).
  • Tokenized assets and CFDs on crypto exchanges are derivatives, not ownership of the share or commodity itself; their price can deviate from the underlying asset.

6. Examples, breakdowns and past results

  • Past results — both real and those obtained on historical data — do not guarantee future results.
  • Many examples in the course were chosen to illustrate an idea clearly and show a scenario that worked out. In real trading, a significant share of signals from any strategy will be losing ones.
  • Backtest results are hypothetical: they do not fully account for slippage, liquidity, fees or psychological pressure, and involve no real financial risk. No hypothetical result can fully account for the effect of real trading.
  • Trade screenshots, reviews and success stories do not reflect students’ typical results.

7. Psychological risks

Trading is stressful. Losing streaks provoke attempts to “win it back”, larger position sizes and abandoning the rules. If trading starts to affect your sleep, relationships or finances, or creates a compulsive urge to trade, stop and, if needed, seek support from people close to you or a professional.

8. Taxes and legislation

You alone are responsible for complying with the laws of your country: whether operations with crypto assets, currency transactions and dealing with foreign brokers are permitted, as well as for declaring income and paying taxes. Rules differ significantly and change. The course is not tax or legal advice.

9. Fraud protection

  • We never ask for seed phrases, private keys, passwords, API keys with withdrawal rights or 2FA codes.
  • We never message first with offers of investments, “private signals” or account management.
  • Official contacts are listed only on this site. Any accounts using the name “Trading Pro” and offering “guaranteed income” are scammers.

10. Limitation of liability

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the author and provider of the course are not liable for any direct or indirect losses, lost profits or other consequences arising from the use of the course materials, the student’s trading decisions, or the actions of exchanges, brokers, payment and blockchain networks.

By purchasing the course or using the materials of the site, you confirm that you have read and understood this warning and are aware of the risks involved in trading.