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- Fixed commission £2.95 per trade on LSE
- Free streaming quotes for UK, EU and US markets
- Interactive charts and stock screeners
- Top rated mobile app
- Trading strategy webinars from expert traders
- Trade in 20+ global currencies
CFD Trading
Contracts for difference (CFDs) allow you to open a contract for the difference in price of an asset, from the point of opening to when you close.
- Importantly, CFDs are a leveraged product. This means you only have to put down a small deposit for a much larger market exposure.
- Leverage comes with significant benefits and risks: your investment capital can go further, but you can also lose more than your initial deposit.
CFD trading allows you to take a position on the future value of an asset whether you think it will go up or down. While this means the product is very flexible, it also requires a high level of risk management.
It’s important to remember you’re trading contracts with IG, not physically trading in the underlying market. This means you don’t actually own any assets.
What markets can I trade in?
There a huge amount of options for CFD traders. Markets include:
- Indices – FTSE 100, Wall Street, Germany 30 and others
- Shares – UK and international shares
- Forex – major international currencies can be traded
- Commodities – Trade on gold, silver and oil and dozens of other markets
- IPOs – take a position before and after key initial Public Offerings
- Other markets – bond sectors, interest rates and other markets
Important Risk Information:
This website contains information only and does not constitute advice or a personal recommendation in any way whatsoever. The value of investments and income from them can fall as well as rise and you may not get back the full amount invested. The tax efficiency of ISAs is based on current tax law and there is no guarantee that tax rules will stay the same in the future.
Different types of investment carry different levels of risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Prior to making any decision to invest, you should ensure that you are familiar with the risks associated with a particular investment and should read the product literature. If you are in any doubt as to the suitability of a particular investment, both in respect of its objectives and its risk profile, you should seek independent financial advice.
* Details of how the Financial Services Compensation Scheme applies to investment firms can be found at fscs.org.uk.