CFD stands for Contracts for Difference. As such, they are a crisp and racy way to trade shares and other assets. Put another way again, they are share trading—with wheels on!

Profits can be gained with CFD trading faster and with less capital than standard trading, but losses occur in equal measure if the wrong entry decisions and timing are made.

It can be exciting, exhilarating—and dangerous. Whether you are new to this way of trading or already indulging, there are skills to be learned, strategies to be understood, and pitfalls to avoid, to gain the ongoing profits that thorough knowledge and application can provide

CFDs are currently available in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, Singapore, South Africa, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, Norway, France, Ireland, Japan, and Spain. They are not permitted in USA due to restrictions by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

US citizens can trade UK shares through London Broker houses.