Spread Betting vs CFD Trading

The differences between Spread Betting and CFD trading, and the advantages of each when trading with FxPro, are covered in more detail in the table below.

Open Trading Account

Trading CFDs and Spread Betting involve significant risk of loss

  • Spread Betting
  • CFD Trading
Tax-Free1
No Stamp Duty
Commission-Free
  • MT4 & MT5: No commission cTrader: $45/$1 million traded
Trade Rising and Falling Markets
Instruments Available
  • FX, Shares, Spot Indices, Spot Metals & Spot Energies
  • FX, Shares, Futures, Spot Indices, Spot Metals & Spot Energies
24/5 Trading
Leverage
Demo Account
Trading Mechanics
  • Trade an amount per point movement
  • Trade lot sizes on FX & Commodities
    Trade a number of Shares
Platforms
  • Web
  • Desktop, web and mobile
Profit & Loss
  • Stake x point movement
  • Lots x pips gained or lost
NBP/Limited Risk Account2
Stop Loss & Take Profit
Spreads
  • Floating spreads
  • Fixed & floating spreads
Account Currencies
  • GBP
  • USD, EUR, GBP, CHF, PLN, AUD, JPY, ZAR3
Try Free Demo Open Trading Account

Trading CFDs and Spread Betting involve significant risk of loss

1 Tax laws are subject to change and depend on individual circumstances.

2 Subject to the FxPro Order Execution Policy.

3 ZAR is only available to clients of FxPro Financial Services Limited..