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Learn to trade CFDs

Browse our best-in-class* 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

CFD trading strategies

How does news affect forex trading?

Day trading

Tell-tale trading patterns

Trendlines

Support & resistance

MetaTrader 4

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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

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Trading Smart series

Covering a range of important trading topics, our free Trading Smart series of ebooks have been created to strengthen your knowledge of the financial markets and help you build an effective trading strategy.

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 New York time), positions held in your account may be subject to a charge called a 'holding cost'. Find out more details here.
Trading guide
Guaranteed stop loss orders

Learn more about guaranteed stop-loss orders (GSLO), available for most products, they work in the same way as a stop-loss order except that it guarantees to close you out of a trade at the price specified

MetaTrader 4

Trade CFDs on one of the world's most popular platforms

Open MT4 account

Next Generation Platform

Access our full range of products, CFD trading tools and features on our award-winning platform

Open Next Gen account

*Our awards include:
2018: 'Highest Overall Client Satisfaction', 'Best Customer Service', 'Best Value for Money', 'Best Educational Materials/Programs' - Investment Trends Singapore CFD & FX Report 2018.
2017: 'Highest Overall Client Satisfaction', 'Best Customer Service', 'Best Platform Features', 'Best Value for Money', Investment Trends Singapore CFD & FX Report 2017.
2016: 'Best Value for Money', 'Best Education Materials', 'Best Customer Service', 'Best Mobile Trading' and 'Best Research Tools', Investment Trends Singapore CFD & FX report 2016.
2015: 'Financial Services Provider of the Year', Shares Awards 2015. 'Best Trading Platform Features', Investment Trends 2015 UK Leveraged Trading Report, based on highest user satisfaction among spread bettors and FX traders. 'Best Mobile/Tablet App', Investment Trends 2015 UK Leveraged Trading Report, based on highest user satisfaction among spread bettors, CFD traders and FX traders. Best CFD Provider' & 'Best Mobile/Tablet Trading Application', Shares Awards 2015. 'Best Mobile/Tablet Application', Online Personal Wealth Awards 2015. 'Best Forex Customer Service', UK Forex Awards 2015.
2014: 'Financial Services Provider of the Year', Shares Awards 2014. 'Best Trading Platform Features', Investment Trends 2014 UK Leveraged Trading Report, based on highest user satisfaction among spread bettors and FX traders. 'Best Mobile/Tablet App', Investment Trends 2014 UK Leveraged Trading Report, based on highest user satisfaction among spread bettors, CFD traders and FX traders. 'Best Investor Education', Shares Awards 2014. 'Best Online Trading Platform', Shares Awards 2014.
2013: 'Financial Services Provider of the Year', Shares Awards 2013. 'Best Online Trading Platform', Shares Awards 2013.

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