Markets

Markets

Access instruments across seven asset classes from a single trading account, with the ability to take a position on both rising and falling markets.

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Trading CFDs

Understand the structure behind the markets you trade.

Markets do not sit still, and neither should your options. Our instrument range spans currencies, precious metals, energies, global indices, individual shares, cryptocurrencies and exchange traded funds, all accessible from one account and one platform login.

Because these instruments are traded as contracts for difference, you are speculating on price movement rather than taking ownership of the underlying asset. That means you can open a position in either direction, and you can reach markets that would otherwise require separate accounts, custody arrangements or capital most individual traders do not have.

It also means leverage is involved, and leverage works in both directions with equal enthusiasm. A position sized without regard to your account balance can produce a loss larger than the deposit that funded it. Before trading any of the markets below, understand the contract specifications, the margin requirement and the cost of holding a position overnight.

Each market page sets out the instruments available, indicative pricing, trading hours and the factors that typically drive price in that market.

Frequently asked

A contract for difference is an agreement to exchange the difference in an instrument's price between the point you open a position and the point you close it. You never own the underlying asset, which is why you can go short as easily as you can go long, and why you can trade on margin.

Yes. Every instrument in our range is available from a single trading account and a single platform login.

Hours vary by market. Forex and crypto run continuously through the trading week, while shares and indices follow their underlying exchange sessions. Each market page publishes its own schedule.

Leverage lets you control a position larger than the margin you commit to it. It increases the size of both gains and losses proportionally, which is why position sizing matters more than entry timing for most traders.

Most positions held past the daily rollover incur a swap, reflecting the interest rate differential between the two instruments involved. Depending on direction, this can be a charge or a credit. Swap free accounts are exempt.

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