The stake stays locked until expiry

The click fixes both the direction and the money. An open stake cannot be pulled before settlement.

What is frozen

Only this trade. The balance you did not stake stays free.

How long

Until the server expiry. Minimum 30 seconds, maximum one hour.

After settlement

A payout or a tie return becomes free again. A loss does not return to the free balance.

What is actually frozen

Only the amount of this trade. It enters the lock in the second of Higher or Lower and stays there until server expiry.

The rest of the account does not enter that lock. You can leave it free or place it in a separate contract. That one will have its own term and its own entry price.

Why it cannot be taken early

The contract has already been accepted by the pool. Inside the term the price can be on your side and against it. That is not yet the result. The result appears only at expiry.

The term is not shorter than 30 seconds and not longer than one hour. Inside that window there is no early settlement, even if the candle has moved far from entry.

What becomes free afterwards

On your side: the stake and the percent. On a tie: the stake without the percent. On the other side the amount does not return to the free balance.

While at least one stake is open, it is not part of a withdrawal. Demo leaves the lock back into demo and still cannot be withdrawn.