For many years, CFDs were only available to larger financial institutions, but now they are quickly becoming one of the most popular ways to trade the financial markets for private traders.

CFDs make it possible for you to buy or sell a financial instrument such as a share but without the need to actually own the underlying instrument. This power in CFDs means they have a number of benefits over traditional trading.

Experience online CFD trading with a 30-day, risk-free Demo Account.

Low Commissions
Dunhill Scott charges a low commission charge on equity instruments, but trading on other CFD instruments, such as indices is currently commission free.

No Stamp Duty
Unlike traditional share trading CFDs incur no stamp duty on UK Shares.

Access Global Markets
You can trade a number of global instruments from the same account with Dunhill Scott.

Margin Trading
CFDs are a leveraged product which means that you only need to deposit a percentage of the total value of each trade you make. Margin trading offers you the opportunity to increase the potential for profit from each trade you make, but can also increase the risk of loss.

Go long or short
When you trade CFDs, there are always opportunities in the market regardless of whether the markets are going up or down. This is because with CFDs you trade on the price movement of a financial instrument without the need to actually own it. This makes it as easy to sell a CFD as it is to buy one. This is known as ‘going short’.