CFD Trading Guide to Trading Online for Beginners

LONDON, April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

CFD trading enables investors to trade on market price movements across a wide range of financial markets for only a small deposit, which is typically a fraction of the total value of the contract.

Below, we provide you an easy-to-digest guide to trading CFDs using the City Index online trading platform.

CFD Trading Online

Trading using an online platform makes trading CFDs on the financial markets highly accessible.

Investors have the opportunity to trade as they see fit, with the online trading platform allowing full access to their CFD trading accounts - wherever and whenever they want.

Through the City Index CFD trading account, investors can access their professional online trading platform, offering a wealth of information and sophisticated trading tools to help maximise their trading potential.

Through real-time access, traders have instant access to trade the markets as they happen.

The online trading platform from City Index allows you to:

• Place trades securely from a browser 24-hours a day
• Access over 12,000 markets: Including indices, shares, sectors, bonds, options, etc.
• Instantly access real-time financial news and analysis feeds from Dow Jones Newswires
• Access an interactive live charting package with a range of technical analysis tools
• Create multiple Watchlists to monitor potential future trades

Displaying clear and relevant information via a simple and easy-to-use interface, traders can utilise the online trading platform to get to grips with the concepts of technical trading quickly and easily.

Key features of CFD trading

One of the key features of CFD trading, is its leverage feature.

There is potential to magnify your return on investment, but equally, there is potential for losses that could exceed your initial deposit. As such, you can utilise a range of CFD risk management tools to help minimise any potential losses.

Other benefits include:

• No Stamp Duty*
• Trade on the move with mobile dealing
• Leveraged Trades        
• Access to Global Markets        
• Ability to go Long and Short          
• Immediate Dealing        

CFD Trading with City Index

CFD trading with City Index is highly accessible. Unlike more straight forward methods of trading, you can trade with an online trading platform whenever and wherever you want and utilise a range of innovative trading tools to help maximize your trading potential.

* CFD trading is exempt from UK stamp duty. However, UK tax laws are subject to change and depend on individual circumstances. Please seek independent advice if necessary.

About City Index:

Today more and more individual traders are discovering the benefits of derivatives, and many of them are discovering them through a City Index trading platform.

As a group, we transact in excess of 1.5 million trades every month for individuals in over 50 countries worldwide. We provide access to a wide range of instruments including margined foreign exchange, contracts for difference (CFDs) and, in the UK, spread betting.

We constantly look to improve the performance of our platforms and expand the range of services we provide. The result is that our customers benefit from innovative trading tools with transparent pricing, competitive spreads, and a high standard of customer service and support. Visit http://www.cityindex.co.uk/ for more information.