Risk Disclosure

Read this before copying anything on this site

This page sets out the risks of trading gold and FX, and the limits of the performance data published here. It is written to be understood rather than skimmed.

Last updated: 9 September 2026

01 Trading involves substantial risk

Trading foreign exchange, gold and other CFDs on margin carries a high level of risk and is not suitable for everyone. You can lose more than you expect, and you can lose your entire deposited capital.

Only trade with money you can afford to lose entirely without affecting your financial position or your standard of living. Never trade with borrowed money, funds set aside for essential expenses, or capital you may need at short notice.

02 Leverage magnifies losses

Margin trading means a small movement in price can produce a large movement in the value of your position, in either direction. The same leverage that increases a gain increases a loss at exactly the same rate.

A position can be closed by your broker without your instruction if your account no longer meets margin requirements. That can happen quickly and at a price you did not choose.

03 Gold is a volatile instrument

XAUUSD can move sharply around economic releases, policy decisions and geopolitical events. Spreads can widen, liquidity can thin out, and price can gap through a stop-loss level so that the fill is worse than the level you set.

A stop-loss order limits risk in normal conditions. It does not guarantee your exit price.

04 A past record does not forecast a future one

Every performance figure published on this site describes trading that has already happened, on specific accounts, under conditions that will not repeat exactly. Nothing about a past record forecasts a future one.

A strategy that has performed well can go through extended losing periods, and a drawdown deeper than any it has previously recorded is always possible.

05 Your results will differ from any published record

Account size, position sizing, the time you join, your broker, spread, commission, swap and slippage all change the outcome. Two accounts following the same strategy from different starting points will not produce the same result.

For copy trading specifically: execution differences between your account and the strategy account are normal and expected, and can be material over time.

06 Copy settings are yours to choose

The copy settings shown on this site are a starting point, not a personal recommendation. They take no account of your circumstances, objectives, experience or risk tolerance.

Every decision to copy a strategy, and every decision about deposit size and multiplier, is yours alone.

07 You retain control of your account

Clients retain control of their own broker accounts at all times. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

CopyPit does not manage money, does not accept deposits, and never takes custody of client funds.

08 No advice and no guarantees

Nothing on this site is investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any instrument. No outcome is promised or guaranteed.

No representation is made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those shown. If you are unsure whether trading is appropriate for you, seek independent advice from a suitably qualified professional.