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Countdowns
Countdowns are a straightforward, fast and exciting way to trade with limited risk on the short-term price movements of financial markets.
Short-duration trades (timeframes from just 30 seconds)
Competitive payouts of up to 90%
Intuitive platform experience
Any capital invested is at risk.
New to Countdowns?
Countdowns are fixed-odds trades based on whether the settlement price of a product will be above or below the current Countdown price at the end of a range of short-term timeframes. Please remember, your capital is at risk.
How to trade Countdowns
Choose your product
Select the product (eg EUR/USD) and timeframe (30 seconds to one hour) over which you want to trade
Choose your stake size
Enter the amount you are willing to risk on your Countdown trade, starting at $20
Above or below?
Decide whether you think the price will be higher or lower at the end of your chosen timeframe
Place your trade
Select 'Above' or 'Below' to open your Countdown position
Which markets can I trade?
Trade Countdowns on 27 of our most popular indices, FX and commodities products.
Indices
Place a short-duration trade on the performance of products based on the world's major stock indices, including the UK 100, US 30, Germany 30 and US SPX 500.
Commodities
Place fixed-odds trades on Brent and WTI crude oil, gold and silver over timeframes ranging from two minutes to one hour.
Forex
Trade Countdowns on 15 FX pairs, including majors such as EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY, with expiries from just 30 seconds.
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Expiries and payouts
View our minimum timeframes and maximum payouts for each asset class.
| Asset class | Expiries from | Payouts up to |
|---|---|---|
| FX pairs | 30 seconds | 85% |
| Indices | 60 seconds | 90% |
| Commodities | 2 minutes | 80% |
Countdowns guides
View our desktop platform and mobile app Countdowns guides to learn more about how to trade Countdowns with us.
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