HOME PRODUCTS CFDS CFD trading Trade contracts for difference (CFDs) and access thousands of products with competitive spreads. Trade CFDs on forex, indices, cryptocurrencies, commodities, shares and treasuries. New to CFD trading? Learn more with our introduction to CFDs. Award-winning platform† Risk management tools Competitive spreads Trade over 11,000 instruments 100% automated execution Apply now to start trading Open a live account Open a demo account What are CFDs? Contracts for difference (CFDs) are derivative products which enable you to trade on the price movement of underlying financial assets (such as indices, shares and commodities). A CFD is an agreement to exchange the difference in the value of an asset from the time the contract is opened until the time at which it's closed. With a CFD you never actually own the asset or instrument you have chosen to trade, but you can still benefit if the market moves in your favour, or make a loss should the market move against you. CFDs are a leveraged product, which means that you only need to deposit a small percentage of the full value of the trade in order to open a position. This is called ‘trading on margin’. While trading on margin allows you to magnify your returns, losses will also be magnified as they are based on the full value of the position, meaning you could lose more than any capital deposited. Our award-winning CFD trading platform provides access to over 11,000 global instruments, at competitive spreads and margin rates. Trade CFDs on major forex pairs from 0.7 points and popular indices from 1 point. Trade CFDs on thousands of instruments 4Asset class Number of instruments View our range of markets> Minimum spreads View our spreads> Margins rates from View our margin rates> Forex 330+ 0.7 points 3.3% Indices 80+ 0.3 points 5% Cryptocurrencies 14 3.8 points 50% Commodities 100+ 0.3 points 5% Shares 9,000+ 0.10%1 20% Treasuries 50+ 1 point 20% 1When trading share CFDs a commission is charged upon execution of any order. Comissions start from 0.10%, or 2 cents per share for US- and Canadian-listed shares. Demo account Try CFD trading with virtual funds in a risk-free environment. Sign up for free Live account Access our full range of products, trading tools and features. Open a live account Risk management Our extensive range of risk management tools include regular, trailing and guaranteed stop-loss orders (GSLOs). These tools enable you to manage risk, helping to secure potential profits and minimise losses. Unlike other stop-loss order types, GSLOs offer 100% certainty that a trade will close at an exact price, for a premium. If the GSLO is not triggered, we refund the premium charge in full. More on risk management Potential CFD trading costs Your approach to risk management and how long you hold a position for can affect your potential CFD trading costs. There's a charge to hold a position overnight and for placing a GSLO. For share CFD trading, there is also a market data fee and commission charge. 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More on education †Awarded Best Platform Features and Best Mobile Phone/Tablet Platform; ranked highest for Platform Reliability and Charting, based on highest user satisfaction among spread betters, CFD and FX traders, Investment Trends 2019 UK Leverage Trading Report. ^Conditions apply Demo account Try CFD trading with virtual funds in a risk-free environment. Sign up for free Live account Access our full range of products, trading tools and features. Open a live account menu Create account Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 71% of retail investor accounts lose money when spread betting and/or trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Products Trading platforms News & Analysis Learn WHY CMC? Support PRODUCTS TRADING PLATFORMS NEWS & ANALYSIS LEARN WHY CMC? 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