Range of markets
Trade thousands CFD instruments, with competitive spreads and margins on forex, indices, commodities, shares and treasuries.
Forex
Our FX pairs are available to trade as CFDs. We offer prices on over 330 cash and forward currency pairs, covering all the major and minor pairs including EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY.
View the minimum and typical spreads for our most popularly traded FX pairs in the table.
| Instrument |
Minimum spread* |
Margin rate from |
Trading Hours (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD/CAD |
1.7 |
2.90% |
Sun 16:00 to Fri 17:00 |
| USD/JPY | 0.7 |
3.00% |
Sun 16:00 to Fri 17:00 |
| AUD/USD | 0.7 | 3.00% |
Sun 16:00 to Fri 17:00 |
| EUR/USD | 0.7 | 3.00% |
Sun 16:00 to Fri 17:00 |
| GBP/USD | 1.0 |
3.00% |
Sun 16:00 to Fri 17:00 |
Indices
Take a CFD position on the price movements of major global indices. Choose from over 90 cash and forward indices products, including the US SPX 500, US 30 and Hong Kong 50.
The table on the left shows some of the competitive spreads and margin rates we offer on indices trading.
| Instrument | Minimum Spread* | Margin Rate From | Trading Hours (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|
| US SPX 500 | 0.5 |
4% | Mon-Sat 18:00-17:00 break: 16:15-16:30 and 17:00-18:00 |
| US 30 Mon-Sat 18:00-17:00 break: 16:15-16:30 and 17:00-18:00 |
3 2.4 1.6 4 |
4.50% | 18:00 - 2:00 2:00 - 9:30 9:30 -16:15 16:30 - 17:00 |
| US NDAQ 100 | 1.0 | 4.75% | Sun 18:00 - Fri 17:00 (daily break between 16:15 - 16:30 & 17:00 - 18:00) |
| US Small Cap 2000 | 3.0 | 5.50% | Sun 18:00 - Fri 17:00 (daily break between 18:00 - 20:00) |
| Hong Kong 50 | 5.0 | 15% | Daily 21:15 - 11:00 (daily break between 00:00 - 01:00 & 04:15 - 05:00) |
Commodities
Speculate on over 100 cash and forward commodity products including Brent and West Texas crude oil, Gold, Silver and Natural Gas, with competitive spreads.
| Instrument | Minimum Spread* | Margin Rate From | Trading Hours (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 0.30 | 5.77% |
Sun 18:00 - Fri 16:00 (daily break between 17:00 and 18:00) |
| Crude Oil West Texas | 2.5 | 7.02% |
Sun 18:00 - Fri 17:00 (daily break between 17:00 and 18:00) |
| Silver | 2.5 | 12.63% |
Sun 18:00 - Fri 16:00 (daily break between 17:00 and 18:00) |
| Natural Gas | 0.3 | 10.92% | Sun 18:00 - Fri 17:00 (daily break between 17:00 and 18:00) |
| Copper | 2.0 | 9.07% |
Sun 18:00 - Fri 17:00 (daily break between 17:00 and 18:00) |
Treasuries
We offer CFD trading on a range of treasuries, including gilts, bonds, bunds and treasury notes. You can trade on over 40 treasuries products, with margins from 1%. Our spreads start from 1 point.
| Instrument |
Minimum Spread* | Position Margin From | Trading Hours (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|
| US T-Bond - Cash | 3.0 | 1% | Sun 18:00-Fri 17:00 (daily break 17:00-18:00 Mon-Thu) |
| Eurodollar - Cash | 2.0 | 1% | Sun 18:00-Fri 17:00 (daily break 17:00-18:00 Mon-Thu) |
| UK Gilt - Cash | 2.0 | 1% | Mon-Fri 3:00-13:00 |
| US T-Note 5 YR - Cash | 1.5 | 1% | Sun 18:00-Fri 17:00 (daily break 17:00-18:00 Mon-Thu) |
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*A minimum spread is the lowest spread that will be shown on the given product. If the underlying market spread widens throughout the trading day, or you are trading out of hours, the platform spread may also widen. The spreads shown are for the first price available for the average market trade in the relevant product. The spread will widen for larger trade sizes, see our platform for more information.
The data above 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.
*Awarded the “2016 Top Trading Platform for Charting” by the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts; '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; and 'Best Forex Trading Platform', UK Forex Awards 2016.
^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.