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Contracts For Difference and CFD Trading – Important Tips
October 5, 2010 9:47 pmVideo
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The CFD trading sector was initially started back in the early 1980s for large banking institutions as a way for them to hedge share positions. Approximately 1999 CFDs were opened up to the retail environment and quickly gained high praise and buzz as it spread throughout the United Kingdom and Europe, and now continues to grow steadily.
Many people like to state that trading of Contracts for Difference is a legal form of gambling because you can actually ‘wage’ more than you have in your account. CFD trading is actually termed to be a collateral financed product. If your trade account has 10,000 within and your margin is 10% you can actually trade up to 100,000 due to leveraging; thus the reason for the huge popularity.
Considering CFDs normally utilize short positions, and then you take into account the internet and technology growing so rapidly, it is no wonder that online trading especially that of CFD trading is growing by leaps and bounds. Investors may now trade from the luxury of their homes. They can trade nearly anytime during the day or evening; can get up to date information and historical data and so on.
The overall costs involved when CFD trading generally are small. Most CFDs brokers charge a minimal commission fee; generally from.1-.10% as well as typically will add a service fee of $5+ for smaller trades. Some CFDs brokerage firms may just charge a small monthly fee for the usage of their platform, which will allow you to get informative data, graphs, trends, etc.
When you are taking advantage of CFD trading with margins, in essence you are borrowing the funds to complete the trade. What makes this so popular is that if you are able to exit your trade the same day you may not be charged a fee. Normally, the finance fees are charged on the positions overnight. The finance rates are based upon if you are making your position long or short and whatever the underlying rate is in your country.
Finally, there is generally no stamp duty tax (UK) to be paid and this naturally is a major reason so many people jump on board.
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