Lower spreads only available for specific products. Comparison is based on the average FXCM Group spreads of the period April 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023. Spreads can vary. Past Performance is not an indicator of future results.
BEST ZERO COMMISSION BROKER 2022† BEST OVERALL UK BROKER 2023 We offer a huge variety of share CFDs and a range of powerful platforms to trade with competitive spreads. You can trade CFDs on more than 3,000 shares online without the need to own the real asset. Go long or short and benefit from the power of leverage1.
Control and scale your position size in increments of 1/10th of a share, trading on Trading Station, TradingView or via API.
Go long or short trading CFD shares with leverage of 5:1. Only 20% margin required to open a new position in the market.
Enjoy competitive spreads and zero commissions, keeping costs low so you can focus on your trading.
Choose from over 3,000 shares – from household names like Apple and Google to up-and-coming tech stocks from around the world. You also have access to all the major indices.
Chat to real people, who can answer your questions in a timely manner. Our trained professionals are on the line 24/5.
Since our early days, we have been listening to what our customers want as traders - from products to platforms and customer support. We are fully regulated and deliver one of the best-in-class trading experiences.
You can choose from a range of desktop, web and mobile trading platforms. Besides our own Trading Station platform, we offer TradingView, MetaTrader 4 and Capitalise AI.
Equipped with easy-to-use charts and numerous indicators. You can set up watchlists, backtest price action and choose from a range of order types designed to enable you to trade the way you like to trade.
User-friendly platform you can use on the go. Quickly access the forex & stocks markets, place and manage your orders.
One of the most popular trading tools among traders. TradingView's charts, tools and social space offer a great all-round trading experience.
FXCM is a globally regulated broker with more than 20 years' experience in the financial markets. You can expect a seamless trading experience from us, together with excellent client support.
Traditionally, trading in the stock market means buying and selling shares – selling the highs and buying the dips – in a bid to make money on price differentials. Factors that influence the price of shares start with a company's performance, but also include economic indicators like inflation, interest rates, market sentiment and the economy. Even in a bear market some companies see their share price go up. So much depends on the company's performance, its perceived value and future expectations.
Unlike real shares, when you buy or sell a contract for difference (CFD), you trade the underlying asset, not the share itself. This is why you can short a share CFD, whereas you can only sell a real share – that's to say, you can't make money by speculating on a drop in the price of a real share.
Trading CFDs on shares, you can also buy or sell a fraction of the value of that share. Trading with us, you can go as low 1/10th of the size of a share. So, for example, if Apple was currently trading at $100, you could open a trade in CFD on this stock for just $10.
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You can search a specific Share CFD, or you can browse the entire offering in our Symbols List. One you know the company name or ticker you want to trade just double click to subscribe and the instrument will appear in the Dealing Rates window.
When trading Share CFDs with FXCM, trading costs are included in the spread and there are no extra commission fees charged when opening or closing positions and unlike many other brokers there are no minimum commission levels, so at FXCM you are able to avoid the extra costs of placing smaller trades.
The spread costs can easily be calculated on the Trading Station platform, as you can see the real-time spreads and pip costs (in your account denomination) before you enter any trade. To calculate the spread cost in the currency of your account:
(Pip Cost) x (Number of Contracts) x (Spread) = Total Transaction Cost
As long as there is sufficient margin in your account, you can hold your position indefinitely.
Any positions held past the closing time of a stock exchange may be subject to a "financing charge" which reflects in an FXCM account as "rollover." The financing adjustment will take place on the account after the close of the relevant stock exchange. Visit our CFD Product guide for more information.
The financing charges are updated daily and can be seen in the Trading Platforms under RollB and RollS.
If you don't feel ready to open a live account, you can quickly set up a demo account with £50,000 of virtual money. You can use your demo account to try out some strategies before implementing them on your live account.
Past Performance: Past Performance is not an indicator of future results.
When executing customers' trades, FXCM can be compensated in several ways, which include, but are not limited to: spreads, charging commissions at the open and close of a trade, and adding a mark-up to rollover, etc. Commission-based pricing is applicable to Active Trader account types.
