Every instrument on Capital.com has two prices: a buy price and a sell price. The difference between them is called the spread.
When you open a trade, the platform calculates your unrealised profit or loss based on the price you'd get if you closed the position immediately
- If you buy, your trade opens at the buy price and would close at the sell price.
- If you sell, your trade opens at the sell price and would close at the buy price.
So even if the market hasn’t moved, your position will show a small initial loss. That’s completely normal – it simply reflects the spread, which is already factored into your P&L from the start.