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Countdowns
Countdowns are a straightforward, fast and exciting way to trade with limited risk on the short-term price movements of financial markets.
Short-duration trades (timeframes from just 30 seconds)
Competitive payouts of up to 90%
Intuitive platform experience
Any capital invested is at risk
New to Countdowns?
Countdowns are fixed-odds trades based on whether the settlement price of an instrument will be above or below the current Countdown price at the end of a range of short-term timeframes. Please be aware that the current Countdown price may be different to the current settlement price. Remember, your
capital is at risk.
How to trade Countdowns
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Choose your product
Select the product (eg EUR/USD) and timeframe (30 seconds to one hour) over which you want to trade
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Choose your stake size
Enter the amount you are willing to risk on your Countdown trade, starting at £20
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Above or below?
Decide whether you think the price will be higher or lower at the end of your chosen timeframe
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Place your trade
Select 'Above' or 'Below' to open your Countdown position
Which markets can I trade?
Trade Countdowns on 27 of our most popular indices, FX and commodities products.
Indices
Place a short-duration trade on the performance of products based on the world's major stock indices, including the UK 100, US 30, Germany 30 and US SPX 500.
Commodities
Place fixed-odds trades on Brent and WTI crude oil, gold and silver over timeframes ranging from two minutes to one hour.
Forex
Trade Countdowns on 15 FX pairs, including majors such as EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY, with expiries from just 30 seconds.
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Losses can exceed your deposits
Expiries and payouts
View our minimum timeframes and maximum payouts for each asset class.
| Asset class | Expiries from | Payouts up to |
|---|---|---|
| FX pairs | 30 seconds | 85% |
| Indices | 60 seconds | 90% |
| Commodities | 2 minutes | 80% |
Countdowns guides
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Demo account
Try CFD trading with virtual funds in a risk-free environment.
Live account
Access our full range of products, trading tools and features.
Open a live account
Losses can exceed your deposits
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