I’m sure some of you have already seen this but thought I’d share just in case…
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/jun/21/trader-1bn-deals-voided-after-training-platform-mix-up
Their systems must be absolutely shocking.
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More shocked they think it’s acceptable to seize his €10m (£8.8m) profit.
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More shocked he turned 20k into 10m…
I’m impressed! Wonder if they would have the same attitude if he lost €10m (£8.8m)?
Read the whole article and not a system fault, user exaggerated experience, hence better leverage. Then made a error by using the real system.
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He continued trading in an effort to recoup his losses, which he eventually turned into a €10m profit after building up a position in US equity futures worth €5bn.
Definitely how not to do it! 
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If he’d have stopped with his losses at 1 mil and told them he thought it was a demo at that point,
I’m sure they’d be the ones taking him to court.
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