Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 76% 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.

Platform guides

Browse a wide range of trading tools, charting features and order types that are available on our Next Generation web-based trading platform with our video platform guides.

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Next Generation platform guides

Our award-winning online trading platform, Next Generation, comes with a wide range of technical indicators, execution and order types and exclusive live account features.

Guaranteed stop-loss orders (GSLOs)

Guaranteed stop-loss orders are similar to regular ones, except that they guarantee to close your trade at the specified price for a premium fee. Learn how to set stop-losses on our trading platform.

One-click trading

Read our one-click trading guide to learn how to use this feature. One-click trading lets you open or close a trade with a single click.

Trading forum

With our exclusive chart forum feature, members can post their trading ideas, strategies and tips and share insights with our professional market analysts. Read more about our trading forum.

Trading and price alerts

Find out how to activate trading alerts on our customisable platform, including economic news, execution orders and price alerts for the financial markets.

Chart pattern screener

Our pattern recognition software helps you to spot trading patterns and potential opportunities within the financial markets. Learn more here about our chart pattern scanner.

Client sentiment indicator

It is important to gauge market sentiment when trading financial instruments, such as shares or indices. Learn how to use our client sentiment tool, which gives an overview of what traders are investing in right now.

How to create a watchlist

Create and customise your own watchlists with saved charts and the ability to sort products by daily price performance. Find out more about stock watchlists.

Trading on different timeframe charts

Trade in the financial markets with a wide range of chart timeframes. Learn how to trade daily, one-hour, 30-minute and one-minute timeframes.

Morningstar reports

Our Morningstar quantitative equity research reports are available for the majority of our global shares, providing data on the financial health of a company. This can help you to determine the worth of investing in a particular share.

Economic calendar

Our live economic calendar is powered by Thomson Reuters, which displays a wide range of global economic data and upcoming events to watch before making a trading decision.

Trading charts

We offer a number of different trading chart types on our award-winning trading platform. Learn how to read trading charts for technical analysis.

Module linking

Module linking allows you to group different modules together, such as watchlists, Reuters news and our client sentiment tool. This way, you can analyse your favourite instruments and place trades quicker.

Two-factor authentication (2FA)

You can set up two-factor authentication security measures on your account, whether you are trading on a desktop, tablet or mobile device. Learn how to get started with 2FA.

Corporate actions

Corporate actions are events that have an effect on stocks and their shareholders. Learn how corporate actions can impact your spread bet and CFD accounts.

Stop-loss orders

Using stop-loss orders when trading capital in a volatile market helps to manage risks. Learn what a stop-loss order is and where and how to set a stop-loss.

Trailing stop-losses

When you're opening a trade, why not consider using a trailing stop-loss? Find out what a trailing stop-loss is and why it might be more useful than a regular stop-loss order.

Trendlines

Trendlines in technical analysis help to define uptrends and downtrends on a price chart. Learn about trendline analysis with examples from our platform.

Limit orders

Learn about what a limit order is, along with the difference between buy and sell limit orders. Discover how to set limit orders on our trading platform.

MetaTrader 4 (MT4) platform guides

We also host the internationally-recognised trading platform, MT4. This platform allows for automated trading strategies with the help of Expert Advisors (EAs), where users can create, customise and download indicators.

Getting started with MT4

Learn how to download, install and log in to the MT4 platform. You can trade with a live or demo trading account on a wide range of financial markets.

MT4 indicators and add-ons

Enhance your trading experience on the MetaTrader 4 platform with key insights from a large range of free indicators and add-ons. These can be downloaded and installed here.

Next Generation vs MetaTrader 4

Compare our award-winning Next Generation platform features with the MetaTrader 4 platform. Tailor your preferred platform to suit your trading needs.

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