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Learn to trade CFDs

Browse our education content to learn how CFDs work and how to develop your own CFD trading strategy.

CFDs explained

What are CFDs?

CFD examples

Advantages of CFDs

Risks of CFDs

Commission rates

GSLO charges explained 

CFD trading strategies

How does news affect forex trading?

Day trading

Tell-tale trading patterns

Trendlines

Support & resistance

Money and risk management

 

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CFD platform quick guide

View, download and print our CFD platform quick guide. This concise guide shows you where to find all the products, features and tools you might need while trading CFDs on our platform. 

CFD quick guide

CFDs Getting started
Trade the financial markets using CFDs

See how to place a trade, set risk management and monitor positions on our easy-to-use CFD platform.
CFDs Getting started
Learn about our advanced charting package

Finding a strategy that suits you is important and we have over 80 technical indicators, an inbuilt Pattern Recognition Scanner, comparison charts and drawing tools that could help you.
CFDs Getting started
How to identify chart patterns automatically

On any chart, on most time intervals, our pattern tools function can highlight the most popular technical pattern types including triangles, channels, double tops & more.
CFDs Getting started
Our client sentiment tool

Easily accessible via the Product Overview, the Client Sentiment feature shows you what percentage of our clients are long and what percentage are short, on a particular product.

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Trading guide

CFD trading with CMC

Find out more about our award-winning CFD trading platform provides access to over 9,500 global products, at competitive spreads and margin rates.

Trading guide

CFD Margins

In order to open a CFD position on your account you will need to deposit an amount of money known as margin. Learn more here.
Trading guide

CFD Holding costs

At the end of each trading day (17:00 EST), positions held in your account may be subject to a charge called a 'holding cost'. Find out more details here.

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