Intermediate
Share CFDs and short selling constraints
A share CFD follows a company price while adding a separate contract and financing relationship. Short positions introduce constraints that a simple chart cannot show.
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CFDs Trading Guide
Understand CFDs, interpret quotes and measure the effects of leverage, costs and execution. Follow ten stages from contract basics to strategy testing, portfolio hedging and a disciplined trading process.
Start with What a CFD gives you and what it does not, then follow the next lesson links. Explore 40 lessons with worked examples, exercises and further reading.
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Markets and Contract Structures
Compare share, index, currency and commodity CFDs using their actual specifications.
Intermediate
Cash index CFDs and futures based CFDs
Two CFDs referencing the same stock index can have different prices and cash flows. Identify whether the quote represents a cash level or a dated futures...
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Intermediate
Currency CFDs pip values and account currency
Currency pairs contain two currencies, while your account can use a third. Follow each unit through the calculation before comparing profits or risk.
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Intermediate
Commodity CFDs roll adjustments and price curves
A commodity CFD may follow a physical reference, a dated future or a provider constructed continuous price. Those choices change how holding returns behave.
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