Providing data-driven insights and risk frameworks so retail traders can trade thoughtfully instead of speculating.
Trading the financial markets is exceptionally complex. Many retail participants begin trading in live markets unprepared, sometimes after gaining experience on demo accounts. They often trade without a strict plan, while facing professional market participants, market makers, and algorithms on the other side of the market that trade based on deep data and strict risk management.
Without solid knowledge, starting capital can quickly be lost. Official figures from regulators such as ESMA show that roughly 74% to 89% of retail investors lose money trading derivatives. Broader analyses of active traders show that the failure rate over time can rise to approximately 90%, with many seeing their initial capital disappear within a few months.
RetailTerminal was established to contribute to better risk awareness and a solid fundamental foundation. We strongly emphasize that traders must thoroughly understand market dynamics and risks before deploying live capital.
We strongly recommend trading exclusively via a demo account and applying a consistent, disciplined system. Test in this way over a longer period—such as at least a year—whether you are capable of consistently executing winning trades and growing your demo capital in a controlled manner. Only when you achieve demonstrably stable results over a longer horizon in a risk-free environment should you carefully consider looking at live markets step by step.
Our goal is to offer quantitative macro data, relative strength scores, and educational modules via our Academy to support your analytical process. Although we provide the tools and insights to map out risks better, you are at all times fully responsible for your own trading execution, risk choices, and any financial results. We provide educational frameworks, but individual results depend entirely on your own decisions and market conditions.
Should you at any point choose to transition to trading with real money in live markets, this entails substantial financial risks. RetailTerminal is exclusively an educational and analytical platform; we do not facilitate or manage live trading and do not act as a broker. We emphasize once again that the probability of achieving sustainable profit is significantly lower than losing your initial deposit. Losing your deposit carries by far the highest probability. All decisions to deploy live capital and the full responsibility for any trading results rest entirely with you.
Never trade with money you cannot afford to lose.