A: Do you have a Limited Risk account with IG Index? If so you have to have guaranteed stop orders setup with all your trades which have to be placed a specified distance away. Once you've completed a few trades just give them a call and they are normally happy to switch you to a normal account.
A: You can avoid this by 'upgrading' your IG account but losing the guaranteed stop-loss. Thereafter, unlimited-size positions are possible at any level...
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