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Trade CFDs on over 10,000+ shares, FX pairs, commodities, indices and treasuries
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Trade contracts for difference (CFDs) and access thousands of products with competitive spreads. Trade CFDs on forex, indices, commodities, shares and treasuries.
New to CFD trading? Learn more with our introduction to CFDs.
Award-winning platform†
Risk management tools
Competitive spreads
Earn cash rebates^
Trade over 9,500 instruments
100% automated execution
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 new FX active account gives you ultra-tight FX spreads from 0.0 pips on six major forex pairs, plus save with a 25% spread discount (when compared to our standard pricing) on all other FX pairs, and commission at a fixed rate of 0.0025% per transaction, charged upfront on opening and closing trades.
Available with MT4 and our Next Generation platform.
Our award-winning CFD trading platform provides access to over 9,500 global instruments, at competitive spreads and margin rates. Trade CFDs on major forex pairs from 0.7 points and popular indices from 0.3 points.
| Asset 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 |
2.9% |
|
Indices |
90+ |
0.3 points |
3% |
|
Commodities |
110+ |
0.3 points |
4% |
|
Shares |
9000+ |
0.10%1 |
15% |
|
Treasuries |
50+ |
1 point |
1% |
1When trading share CFDs a commission is charged upon execution of any order. Commissions start from 0.10%, or 1 cent per share for US- and Canadian-listed shares.
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, 100% of your premium is refunded.
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.
We offer competitive monthly cash rebates for clients who trade CFDs in high volumes. If you meet our requirements for one asset class, for example on indices, you automatically qualify for monthly rebates on FX and commodities as well. Conditions apply.
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†Awarded the “2016 Top Trading Platform for Charting” by the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts; Awarded 'Best Platform Features' and 'Best Mobile Trading', based on highest user satisfaction among CFD and FX traders, Investment Trends 2016 UK Leveraged Trading Report; 'Best Online Trading Platform', Shares Awards 2016; 'Best Forex Trading Platform', UK Forex Awards 2016; and 'Best Mobile/Tablet Application', Online Personal Wealth Awards 2016.
This data is provided for general information only and may not be current. Please refer to the product overview area of our trading platform for real-time information on the spreads, margin rates, commission (as applicable) and trading hours of a particular product.
^We offer competitive monthly cash rebates for clients who trade in high volumes and if you meet our monthly notional value requirements for one asset class, you automatically qualify for monthly rebates for all asset classes; Conditions apply