CEX.IO Launches Margin trading for BTC/USD and ETH/BTC
CEX.IO Bitcoin exchange has launched BTC/USD and ETH/BTC margin trading with special risk-preventing system. The BTC/USD and ETH/BTC margin trading with 1:2 and 1:3 leverages comes with a range of competitive advantages making it easy and attractive even for beginners. Thus, no extra margin account is required to be opened to trade with leverage, and borrowing funds is done automatically together with position placement. The risk-preventing system ensures that the position will be closed at price and not worse than the stop loss price. Therefore, margin trading cannot move user’s balance....
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