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Explore Stock CFD Trading with Admiral Markets
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What’s In It For You
Competitive Spreads
Enjoy spreads from 0.5 pips
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Start trading with just £250 GBP.
Commission-Free Trades
Receive zero commission for the first 6 (six) one-side deals with a Trade. MT5 account and/or first 3 (three) trades with a Trade. MT4 account type. T&Cs apply.
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Leverage up to 1:5
Access competitive leverage rates on stock CFDs
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We have been offering our bespoke services to traders with experience and commitment since 2001.
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Use your free Demo Account to learn trading. Even after opening a Live Account, keep your Demo Account by logging in every 30 days to practise new strategies without risking your capital.
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FAQs on Stock CFDs
Stock CFDs are CFDs traded specifically on the shares of publicly listed companies.
As with other assets, stock CFDs track the value of a specific company’s shares. When a trader opens a position with stock CFDs, they agree to trade the difference in price of the company’s shares between the time they open and close the contract.
This method of trading stocks using CFDs is different from buying a company’s shares. In the remaining sections of this article, we will examine the difference between CFD vs stock trading and highlight the advantages and disadvantages of stock CFD trading.
Leverage enables traders to control a larger position with a smaller amount of capital. In Stock CFD trading, leverage ratios can amplify both gains and losses. It is crucial to understand leverage and its risks before trading Stock CFDs.
CFDs can be traded long and short, and you are not required to deliver the underlying asset in a short sale. This feature of stock CFDs means traders speculate on both rising and falling share prices, which is a big selling point for CFDs.
For example, if a piece of news is released which you think will negatively affect the share price of Company A, you can open a short position using stock CFDs. If you are correct and Company A's share price falls, you will profit from this downward price movement. Keep in mind that if your analysis proves incorrect, and Company A’s stock rises, you will incur losses that can be exacerbated by leverage.
Stock CFD trading using leverage can be a useful tool, as discussed above. However, a leveraged stock CFD trade incurs an interest charge if left open overnight.
This charge is known as the "swap" fee. It is normally based on the full market value of the open position and the rate will be set by your broker. The swap fees charged by Admiral Markets can be viewed in the Contract Specification section of our website.
Naturally, if you were to buy shares using your own capital, you would not be exposed to this charge. This means that if you are looking to buy shares to hold onto them for a longer period, doing so using stock CFDs will end up incurring a lot of fees.
