The main difference between trading CFDs (which are often referred to as contracts for difference) and trading real shares is that when you trade in CFDs you’re speculating on a market\u2019s price without taking ownership of the underlying asset. However, trading shares mean that you do own the underlying stocks – and this comes with a range of advantages and disadvantages.<\/p>\n
One benefit of trading CFDs over actual shares is leverage. You can trade CFDs on margin, meaning you\u2019ll only need to put up a fraction of the full value of the trade to gain full exposure. This leverage means you have a bigger opportunity to profit – or to make a loss.\u00a0 However, when you trade shares you\u2019ll need to pay the full cost upfront, and you can’t amplify your profits hugely either.<\/p>\n
At ZFX, we recommend trading stock CFDs as the best way for traders to take a position in this market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","faq_categories":[],"faq_tags":[11097],"class_list":["post-319784","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq_tags-shares-en-mena"],"acf":[],"current_lang":"en-mena","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zfx.com\/en-mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/319784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zfx.com\/en-mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zfx.com\/en-mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.zfx.com\/en-mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/319784\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zfx.com\/en-mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zfx.com\/en-mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_categories?post=319784"},{"taxonomy":"faq_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zfx.com\/en-mena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_tags?post=319784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}