. It is fundamentally a contract in which the closing and opening prices of the shares or stock are exchanged after being multiplied by the contracts underlying volume. CFD trading is different from traditional trading in the sense that there is not physical delivery of the investment. The traders can trade or invest with the hope that the underlying markets value does go up. This kind of trading allows traders to take advantage of margin trading. This means that both the level of profit or loss will be high.
There are many reasons why people engage in CFD trading.
Traders can make profits even in a bearish market. Traders can stay in control by issuing both stop and limit orders. Instead of stamp duty the trader has to only the commission which is mostly a small amount. Traders can trade in index tracking CFD, commodities, and single stocks. Margin trading can be done, allowing traders to invest in small amounts and use them efficiently. It also allows them to adjust the leverage of their investment and thereby increase the amount of profit or loss they incur.
This kind of trading is not allowed the United States of America.
It must be noted that this kind of trading is very risky and the losses can be as high as the profits to be made. Therefore those who wish to engage in CFD trading are advised to carefully consider their investment goals. They should also take into account their appetite for risks, and their experience levels. To put it in a nutshell, traders should engage in this kind of trading only when they are ready incur losses. These losses can be limited by issuing stop orders. Using offset positions during market movements also helps limit the losses, but only to a certain extent. The chances of not incurring a loss are very low, if the trader does not make a profit when engaging in this kind of trading.