Contracts for Difference (CFDs)

Make market movements work for you

CFDs are an exciting new way to trade. Rather than buying and holding stock, you speculate on the price movements of an individual share or an index – take a ‘long’ position, betting the price will rise, or a ‘short’ position, betting the price will fall.

Although they present an opportunity to make significant profits, the geared nature of CFDs means that a relatively small movement in price of the underlying security will result in a much larger movement in the value in the CFD. It is possible to quickly lose more money than your initial deposit.

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More choice, more opportunities

When you trade your CFDs through us you get access to thousands of UK, US and European stocks and shares, as well as major stock indices, sectors and currencies. Use CFDs to protect yourself against falls in the value of your share portfolio, or to profit from short-term price fluctuations.

 

Put £1,000 down to get a £ 10,000 stake

Initially, you deposit only a small proportion of the value of the trade, as little as 10% on most shares, so potential rewards are greater. Your losses can also be magnified, however, if the market moves against your expectations. CFDs are designed for the more experienced investor.

 

Trade with Barclays Stockbrokers and take advantage of:

• Financing rates of 2.5% above LIBOR on long UK equity overnight positions
• A choice of accounts – choose between a Standard or Limited Risk CFD account to suit your appetite for risk.
• Low commission charge of just 0.15% on UK share trades
• Instant execution throughout market hours
• No stamp duty on UK shares*
• Access real-time news, research and analysis
• Two trading platforms to choose from:
• our dedicated CFD platform gives you one-click access to CFD trading, real-time market news, research and analysis, plus Limit and Stop Orders
• our online professional trading platform is an integrated platform that gives you all the features of the CFD platform plus the ability to trade in equities, CFDs and other investments seamlessly
• Earn interest on short positions (held for more than one business day)

 

It’s easy to get started

If you'd like to try CFDs without the risk then try our CFD Simulator. If you are comfortable with the risks involved you can apply online.

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* Tax laws may change.

Barclays Stockbrokers CFDs is a trading name of City Index Limited (CI) whose registered office is Moorgate Hall, 155 Moorgate, London, EC2M 6XB. For the purposes of CFD trading any contract is between you and CI and all dealing, administration and settlement is carried out by them and Barclays Stockbrokers are not responsible for any of the functions they perform.

Barclays Stockbrokers Limited and City Index Limited have remuneration and fee sharing agreements in place. Details of any shared commission, spreads, finance charges and fees shared for CFD and Financial Spread Trades placed are available upon request.