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CFDs are derivatives products that allow you to trade live market prices and take advantage of price movements without physically owning the underlying instrument.

There are many CFDs assets and markets that can be traded online, they are mainly


Forex

  • Forex or Currency trading is one of the most popular CFDs that is traded online as with most CFDs it gives clients an option to buy or sell currency pairs.
  • It is one of the largest financial markets in the world and has various instruments you can trade.
  • It gives you an option to trade in Major currency pairs like EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY and also exotic currencies like USD/MXN (Mexican peso), USD/TRY (Turkish lira) which would otherwise be difficult to trade in.
  • Its geographical dispersion means that there are traders available to trade 24 hours a day except weekends.

Metals

  • Through CFDS you can also trade metals like Copper etc. and you can also trade precious metals like Gold, Silver & Platinum at much lower cost that the physical purchase of them.
  • The best part is that you can take advantage of trading them with complete peace of mind since you do not have to worry about the storage and security of the assets purchased by you and you can still profit from trading in them.
  • Many clients prefer trading precious metal CFDs for the above reason and Gold and Silver is heavily traded by many clients globally because of good returns with the hassle and risk involved in physical investment in the same

Commodities

  • Soft commodities are also available to trade through our online trading option, there are numerous commodities available like Sugar, Coffee & Crude Oil.
  • Crude oil is one of the most heavily traded commodity because of its value and demand all across the globe.
  • Similar to precious metals many traders prefer trading soft commodity like Cocoa, Sugar etc mainly to hedge their risk on price changes of the produce.
  • They do have to worry about storage or spoilage of the commodity and can hold the deals for longer periods of time which is not possible in physical purchase of the same.

Indices

  • In addition to these popular assets CFDs of major global indices in the UK, US, Europe, Asia and Australia. are the widely traded markets in the world.
  • This biggest benefits of Indices trading is that it allows people who are geographically distant to take advantage of indices of countries far away from them along with the indices of their own countries.
  • A client based in France can trade in France 40 online through the comforts of his home and in addition he can also take advantage on emerging markets he is far from by trading in the Indian indice – Nifty 50 or the UK 100 which he would not have access to otherwise.
  • UK 100 is a very popular indice for new traders and many traders also trade heavily in emerging countries indices an the Indian Nifty 50 too is popular among global traders.

Shares

  • With CFDs you can also trade in shares which is a popular trading asset class globally, shares can easily be traded through the stock exchanges but what makes trading it through CFDs popular is the global access and very low cost when compared to stock exchanges.
  • The clients have access to not only local shares but also popular shares listed across world markets, including the UK, US, European and Asia which is not possible through local stock exchanges.
  • Traditional stock exchanges are also more expensive to trade in since the investment required is high and the leverage provided is very low in comparison to trading shares CFDs online.
  • Many countries still do not have a robust and state of the art online trading platform for trading on their local stock markets when compared to those used by Forex/CFDs online brokers like IFE Markets.
  • The diverse asset class and instruments provided makes Forex/CFD trading more popular and beneficial when compared to other modes of trading.This is why Forex/CFD trading online has gained such immense popularity in such a short period of time and has a global trader base across continents and countries.

Trading in Forex, Stocks and CFDs carry a high level of risk and can result in the loss of part or all of your investment, you should not invest or risk money that you cannot afford to lose. To ensure you understand the risk associated with trading kindly read our Risk Caution carefully.