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Are you eligible for a professional account?

To qualify as a professional client, you need to provide documentary evidence that you meet at least two of the following three criteria for categorization:

  • Over the previous four quarters, you’ve carried out transactions in significant size on the relevant markets at an average frequency of 10 per quarter
  • The size of your financial portfolio (including cash deposits and financial instruments) exceeds 500,000 EUR
  • You work or have worked in the financial sector for at least one year in a professional position which requires knowledge of the transactions or services envisaged

If you are not eligible for a professional account status, you can still trade 1500+ instruments with JFD on multiple platforms as a retail client with a negative balance protection.

* Lower margin requirements can be found in the brackets in the “Default Margin” column of the Contact Specifications of each asset class

How to Become a Professional Client of JFD?

To become a professional client of JFD you need to meet certain criteria. The status is available only for experienced traders and financial professionals who understand the risks involved with trading. By applying and becoming professional client you can access higher leverage, but you need to consider that you will waive some investor protections afforded to retail clients. For further information please refer to Company’s Client Categorization Policy.

What should you consider before applying for a professional client status?

Before applying for a professional client status, it is important to fully understand all benefits and limitations involved.

  • Leverage limits: Different leverage limits apply. Please be Aware: increased leverage comes increased risk.
  • Negative Balance Protection: As a professional client you will not be covered under the Negative Balance Protection offered by JFD to retail clients.
  • Investor’s Compensation Fund: As a professional client you will not be covered by the Investor’s Compensation Fund.
  • Client Funds: Your funds are subject to the Title Transfer Collateral Arrangements of the Company
  • Knowledge and Understanding: We expect professional clients to have a certain level of knowledge and understanding of the risks associated with trading complex financial products and conducting transactions.
  • Margin Call Level: The Margin Call Level is set at 125%. This means that if your equity falls below 125% of the required margin, you will receive a margin call to deposit more funds into your account.
  • Stop Out Level: The Stop Out Level is set at 100%. This means that if your equity goes below 100% of your required margin, an automated stop out will be triggered (first closing the position with the largest floating loss).

Important: Please note that in specific countries there are restrictions in place preventing JFD from accepting retail clients. However, based on the regulation in the respective jurisdictions, these restrictions may not apply for professional clients. If applicable, you will be notified about this while filling in the account opening form. In such case or if you believe that you can be accepted by JFD as a professional client, please contact our Client Service team for more information.

You may apply to receive Professional Client status