Trading with CFDs

CFDs are traded on margin, which means that you need deposit only a fraction of the total value of a position to trade. And with our City Index Trader auto close-out feature, your risk exposure is limited to the amount of capital invested. If the market turns against you, and your position approaches a negative value, our auto close-out service will automatically close out your positions, protecting your acocunt from reaching a negative balance.

The ability to go long or short

You can profit from a falling market as well as a rising market. With CFD trades, you can go long or short. If you believe that an asset’s price will fall, you can use CFDs to short (sell) it today, with the expectation that you can buy it back at a later date at a cheaper price. In some cases, the price of your trade may move against you, which will result in a loss.

Increased leverage

CFDs are traded on margin, which means that you can take a larger position than if you funded your trade in full. This leverage results in potentially greater profits, but also potentially greater losses than full value trading.

We offer leverage up to 200:1 on our index and commodity CFDs.

CFD example

Please see our CFD example for more detail.

Forex and CFD trading carry a substantial risk of loss and are not suitable for all investors. Please refer to our Risk Warning policy (PDF) for more information.