Trading 101

Options CFDs vs. CFDs: What’s the difference?

This guide explains the difference between options CFDs and standard CFDs, and how options CFD trading works in practise.

Learn how to adapt your trading strategy to different asset classes and their specific characteristics.

Read our comprehensive guide to plug-ins and learn how you can use them to optimise your trading.

Read our guide to four popular order flow tools that can help you to upgrade your trading strategy and enhance trade execution.

Learn about the impact of psychology and emotions on the financial markets and the behaviour of individual traders.

Learn how to optimise your trading with a well-planned calendar that helps you to anticipate market moves and time your trades.

Read our guide to market sectors and learn how to use sector analysis to identify opportunities in different markets.

Learn about the impact of gapping and slippage in financial markets and how to create opportunities from price action.

Learn how central banks manage monetary policies and how it might affect your trading decisions.

Learn about the different types of indices, how to trade them, and the risks and opportunities associated with index CFD trading.