Speculating for the price to fall on a given market.

CFDs can be used to trade multiple asset classes such as FX, commodities, treasuries, shares, and indices. They also allow leverage and short positions for hedging and diversification purposes.

CFD stands for ‘Contract for difference’. It is a financial derivative that allows you to speculate on the rise and fall of an underlying market, such as shares, indices, commodities, or forex, without taking ownership of that asset.

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You can start trading in CFDs by submitting an application for a trading account. Once your application is approved, you can trade the product(s) of your choice by searching for them on the platform and executing trades via our web, desktop, or mobile platforms.

CFDs are complex and high-risk products due to their speculative nature and leverage.

You can use CFDs to hedge your other holdings by opening a short position with a CFD on the same asset you already own. If the market drops, the gain on the CFD can help offset the loss on your holding.

CFDs are traded over-the-counter with your broker, have no expiry date, offer flexible position sizes, but can become more expensive over time because of overnight financing costs.

Futures are traded on an exchange, are fully standardised in size and expiry, must be closed or rolled over when the expiry date arrives, usually have lower long-term costs, but are less flexible and often require more capital.

CFDs are good till cancelled, meaning they roll over nightly until the trade is closed. They do not have an expiry date unless otherwise stated, which can be the case with CFD futures and CFD forwards.

A Contract for Difference (CFD) is a derivative that allows you to speculate on the rise and fall in the price of an underlying market such as shares, FX, commodities, or indices, without taking ownership of the actual asset.