Range of markets
Trade thousands of CFD instruments, with competitive spreads and margins on forex, indices, cryptocurrencies, commodities, shares and treasuries.
Forex
Our FX pairs are available to trade as CFDs. We offer prices on over 330 cash and forward currency pairs, covering all the major and minor pairs including EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY.
View the minimum spreads, margin rates and trading hours for our most popularly traded FX pairs in the table.
| Instrument | Minimum spread* | Margin rates from | Trading hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUD/USD | 0.7 | 5% | Sun 21:00 - Fri 22:00 |
| EUR/GBP | 1.1 | 3.3% | Sun 21:00 - Fri 22:00 |
| EUR/USD | 0.7 | 3.3% | Sun 21:00 - Fri 22:00 |
| GBP/USD | 0.9 | 3.3% | Sun 21:00 - Fri 22:00 |
| USD/JPY | 0.7 | 3.3% | Sun 21:00 - Fri 22:00 |
Indices
Trade CFDs and take a position on the price movements of major global indices. Choose from over 80 cash and forward indices instruments, including the UK 100, US 30 and Germany 40.
The table on the left shows some of the competitive spreads and margin rates we offer on indices trading.
| Instrument | Minimum spread* | Margin rate from | Trading hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK 100 – Cash | 1 | 5% | Sun 23:05-Fri 21:00 (break 22:00-23:00) |
| US 30 – Cash | 2 | 5% | Sun 23:00-Fri 22:00 (break 22:00-23:00) |
| Germany 40 – Cash | 1 | 5% | Sun 23:05-Fri 21:00 (break 22:00-23:00) |
| US SPX 500 – Cash | 0.5 | 5% | Sun 23:00-Fri 22:00 (break 22:00-23:00) |
| Australia 200 – Cash | 1 | 5% | Sun 22:50-Fri 20:00 (break 05:30-06:10) |
Cryptocurrencies
Trade on the prices of 14 cryptocurrency instruments via a CFD trading account to avoid the hassle of buying and selling the cryptocurrency itself, or needing a wallet or exchange account.
The table shows minimum spreads, margin rates and trading hours for our cryptocurrency instruments.
| Instrument | Minimum spread* | Margin rate from | Trading hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin/USD | 80 |
50% | 11pm Sun - 9pm Fri |
| Ethereum/USD | 4.5 |
50% | 11pm Sun - 9pm Fri |
| Bitcoin Cash/USD | 3.8 |
50% | 11pm Sun - 9pm Fri |
| Litecoin/USD | 125 |
50% | 11pm Sun - 9pm Fri |
Commodities
Speculate on over 100 cash and forward commodity instruments, including Brent and West Texas crude oil, Gold, Silver and Natural Gas, with competitive spreads.
| Instrument | Minimum spread* | Margin rate from | Trading hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Oil Brent – Cash | 2.5 |
10% | Sun 23:00-Fri 22:00 (closed 23:00-01:00 Mon-Thu) |
| Crude Oil West Texas – Cash | 2.5 |
10% | Sun 23:00-Fri 22:00 (daily break 22:00-23:00 Mon-Thu) |
| Gold – Cash | 0.3 | 5% | Sun 23:00-Fri 21:00 (daily break 22:00-23:00 Mon-Thu) |
| Silver – Cash | 2.5 | 10% | Sun 23:00-Fri 21:00 (daily break 22:00-23:00 Mon-Thu) |
| Natural Gas – Cash | 0.3 | 10% | Sun 23:00-Fri 22:00 (daily break 22:00-23:00 Mon-Thu) |
Shares
Trade CFDs on over 9,400 shares from 23 countries, including Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Apple and Facebook. We offer competitive commissions on share CFDs while our margin rates start from 20%.
Our minimum commission charge to trade share CFDs is 0.10% for UK shares and 2 cents for US- and Canada-listed shares.
| Country | Number of shares | CMC additional spread | Margin rate from | Trading hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 894 | 0.10% | 20% |
Daily 08:00-16:30 |
| US | 4,326 | 2 cents | 20% |
Daily 14:30-21:00 |
| Germany | 217 | 0.10% | 20% |
Daily 08:00-16:30 |
| Spain | 86 | 0.10% | 20% |
Daily 08:00-16:30 |
| France | 290 | 0.10% | 20% |
Daily 08:00-16:30 |
Treasuries
We offer CFD trading on a range of treasuries, including gilts, bonds, bunds and treasury notes. You can trade on over 50 treasury instruments, with margins from 20%. Our spreads start from 1 point on Euribor, Schatz and Short Sterling.
| Instrument | Minimum spread* | Margin rate from | Trading hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Euro Bobl – Cash | 2 | 20% |
Daily 07:00-21:00 |
| Euro Bund – Cash | 2 | 20% |
Daily 07:00-21:00 |
| Euro Buxl - Cash | 4 | 20% |
Daily 07:00-21:00 |
| UK Gilt - Cash | 2 | 20% |
Daily 08:00-18:00 |
| US T-Bond – Cash | 3 | 20% |
Sun 23:00-Fri 21:00 (daily break 22:00-23:00 Mon-Thu) |
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*A minimum spread is the lowest spread that will be shown on the given product. If the underlying market spread widens throughout the trading day, or you are trading out of hours, the platform spread may also widen. The spreads shown are for the first price available for the average market trade/bet sizes in the relevant product. The spread will widen for larger trade/bet sizes, see our platform for more information.
1Typical spreads reflect our pricing consistency throughout a 24-hour period, as an average over five days. Unlike some other CFD providers, during normal market conditions our typical spreads are much closer to our minimums. This is why we encourage our clients to also consider the typical spread of a product.
This data is provided for general information only and may not be current. Please refer to the product overview area of our trading platform for real-time information on the spreads, margin rates, commission (as applicable) and trading hours of a particular product.
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