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Contracts for Difference (CFDs)

 

ASX Online Education

For education on trading CFDs, the best place to begin is with one of the main participants in the market, The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The ASX have created a number of truly excellent interactive online classes, that have been structured to cover all aspects of the listed CFD market and allow you to progress through all topics at your own pace, or select a particular topic of interest. Note that some of this infomation will be different for over-the-counter traded CFDs. These classes are specifically designed to take you from CFD fundamentals, for those who have not yet traded CFDs, to advanced CFD trading concepts for the more experienced investor.

 

For your convenience, and with the kind permission of the ASX, we have listed these online classes below, and have provided the live links to each one. Simply click on the title of interest, and your away. This content was created and is owned by the ASX.

 

 

 

Market Fundamentals

A CFD (Contract for Difference) is an agreement between a buyer and a seller to exchange the difference in value of a particular instrument between when the contract is open and when it is closed.

 

Estimated time to complete: 10mins.

 

Market Fundamentals - text version (PDF 522KB)

ASX Listed CFDs

The ASX Listed CFD Market includes CFDs listed over ASX's most actively traded stocks, leading equity indexes and Gold. This short course provides an overview of the key features of trading ASX Equity, Index, and Commodity CFDs.

 

Estimated time to complete: 10mins.

 

ASX Listed CFDs - text version (PDF 726KB)

 

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