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Investment & Trading Risk Disclosure

Effective date: July 25, 2026

All investing and trading involve risk, including the possible loss of some or all of your invested capital. This page describes major categories of risk relevant to markets and asset types covered by Swoopr Trade. It is not exhaustive, and it does not replace independent research or advice from a licensed professional.

1. General Market and Trading Risk

• You can lose some or all of the capital you invest or trade with.
• Stocks, ETFs, options, short selling, margin, and leverage each carry their own risk profile — leverage and short positions in particular can produce losses larger than your initial investment.
• Markets can be volatile, illiquid, or subject to sudden price gaps, especially outside regular trading hours or around news events.
• Orders do not always execute at the price you expect — see our stock order types guide for how execution and price guarantees actually work for each order type.
• Small-cap, penny-stock, IPO, and other low-float names can be especially volatile and thinly traded.

2. Crypto-Specific Risk

Government and regulatory investor guidance specifically identifies volatility, illiquidity, custody, platform insolvency, and limited regulatory oversight as meaningful risks in crypto markets. In addition to general market risk, digital assets carry:

• Extreme price volatility, often larger and faster than traditional markets.
• Custody risk — you (or a platform you use) may lose access to assets through lost keys, hacks, or exchange failure.
• Smart-contract and protocol risk, including bugs, exploits, and irreversible transactions.
• Exchange and counterparty risk, including exchange insolvency or withdrawal restrictions.
• Liquidity risk — some assets may be difficult to sell at any price during stress.
• Cybersecurity risk, including phishing and wallet compromise.
• Stablecoin de-pegging and reserve-adequacy risk.
• Regulatory risk — the legal treatment of digital assets can change, including in ways that affect their value or your ability to trade them.

3. Data, Costs, and Execution

• Prices shown may be delayed, and some markets or assets may be temporarily unavailable.
• The price displayed is not always the price you can actually execute at — see slippage and spread notes throughout our order types content.
• Taxes, fees, spreads, slippage, and commissions all reduce realized returns and are your responsibility to account for.

4. Past Performance, Backtests, and Models

• Past performance does not predict future results.
• Backtests, simulations, and hypothetical results have inherent limitations and do not reflect actual trading, actual capital at risk, or actual market conditions such as slippage and liquidity constraints.
• Model scores and historical probabilities shown on this Service are not promises of future outcomes. See our Data & Methodology Disclosure for how these are built.
• Stop-loss orders and alerts help manage risk but do not guarantee a particular execution price — a fast-moving or gapping market can execute well beyond your stop level.

5. Only Trade What You Can Afford to Lose

You should not trade or invest money you cannot afford to lose. If you are uncertain whether a strategy, asset, or amount of risk is appropriate for you, consult a licensed financial professional before acting.

6. Related Pages

Read this alongside the Financial Disclaimer, the Data, Rankings & Methodology Disclosure, and the Terms of Use.

7. Contact

Questions about this disclosure can be sent through our Contact Us page.