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Selecting the right CFD broker is important - an increasingly popular option comes from one of the leading financial trading companies, GFT:
With a GFT account you can have all the normal benefits of CFD trading:
- You can trade a wide range of international markets
- You can speculate on the markets to go up or down
- There is no stamp duty* on your trades
If you trade CFDs with GFT you also get:
- Tight Spreads - GFT offers competitive pricing on CFDs as well as their spread trading and forex products. With CFDs, spreads are as low as 0.3 Index points.
- 24 Hour Trading - you can trade many CFD markets 24 hours a day, 5 days a week.
- 2,900+ markets including:
- Stock Market Indices - such as the UK 100, US Wall Street 30, Germany 30 and Australia 200
- Forex - trade more than 60 forex pairs including EUR/GBP, GBP/USD and USD/JPY
- Shares – there's a wide selection of US, UK and German shares as well as shares from other countries such as France, Italy and Singapore
- Commodities - eg Gold, Brent Crude Oil, WTI Crude Oil, Wheat and Sugar
- Interest Rates - eg Euribor and Short Sterling
- Bonds - speculate on government bonds including UK Gilts, US Bonds and Japanese Government Bonds
GFT Trading Platforms
GFT believe that you don't need to be tied down to one program or platform and their Dealbook® suite of platforms allows you trade the markets wherever you want. They also offer customisable interfaces and a range of order types.
- Dealbook® Web: A web based platform with charts and real-time pricing that lets you to trade from any computer.
- Dealbook® Mobile: A mobile based platform that lets you trade from your mobile phone, Blackberry® or iPhone®. Offers multiple order types as well as price alarms.
- Dealbook® 360: A downloadable platform that offers the widest variety of tools and charts. You can customise Dealbook® 360 to fit your preferred trading needs.
About GFT
GFT was founded in 1997 and has clients in more than 120 countries. In the UK, GFT are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
According to the GFT website they believe in "making markets more approachable, offering the knowledge, value, services and software traders deserve...Around-the-clock customer service means that we'll answer your questions quickly, while free training tools provide the guidance you need - whether you're just getting started or have been trading for a while".
GFT Account / GFT Website
Contracts for Difference (CFDs), margined forex and financial spread trading are leveraged products and may not be suitable for everyone. Losses can exceed your initial deposit. Please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved and seek independent financial advice where necessary.
Content approved / provided by GFT. GFT Global Markets UK Ltd. is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
GFT, last edited by F. Lawson, 20-Sep-11.
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Warning: Contracts for Difference (CFDs), margined forex and financial spread trading are leveraged products and may not be suitable for everyone. Losses can exceed your initial deposit. Please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved and seek independent financial advice where necessary.
The contents of this website are for information purposes only and not intended as a recommendation to trade nor does the content constitute investment advice. All reasonable efforts have been made to present accurate information. Neither CFDs-Online.com nor any contributing company or individual accepts any responsibility for any use that may be made of the above or for the correctness or accuracy of the information provided.
* Tax law is subject to change. It can also differ if you pay tax in a jurisdiction other than the UK.
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