WHAT ARE CFDs?
A contract for difference (also known as CFD) is a contract between two parties: buyer and seller, specifying that the seller will pay to the buyer the difference between the current value of an asset and its value at contract time.
However, if the difference happens to be a negative one, then the buyer pays to the seller instead. For example, when applied to equities, this kind of contract is an equity derivative that allows investors to speculate on share price movements, without the need for ownership of the underlying shares.
CFDs give investors the chance to take long or short positions. CFDs have no fixed expiry date or contract size, unlike futures contracts,. Trades are conducted on a leveraged basis with margins typically ranging from 1% to 20% of the notional value for CFDs on leading equities…