Forex, or foreign exchange, is made up of pairs of currencies where you trade one against the other. If you believe one will rise against the other, you buy it – but if you think it’ll fall, open a sell position. 

These pairs are categorised as majors, minors, and exotics; majors being the world’s largest currencies (EUR, GBP, CHF, CAD, AUD, NZD, and JPY) traded against the USD; crosses or minors being those same currencies against each other (i.e. none including USD) and finally, exotics include one currency from an emerging market.

The forex market is the world's biggest financial market, with a daily trading volume of about $6.6 trillion.

Forex

An index tracks the performance of a group of assets, typically being stocks weighted by market cap (share CFDs price x total number of share CFDs, i.e. company value).

They can be categorised by sector, exchange, or represent entire economies. For example, the Nasdaq-100 is made up of 100 of the biggest tech stocks listed on the NASDAQ, whereas the ASX is a mix of companies from different sectors in Australia.

When trading indices, you do so in the general direction of that group of instruments. However, they can also track other financial data, such as inflation or volatility. Indices are a common way to diversify, hedge, and invest (long-term). At Trade Nation, you can choose from 40 indices, including major US, European, and Asian ones.

Indices

Commodities are primary products or finite resources such as metals (e.g. gold), energies (e.g. crude oil), and even agriculture (e.g. coffee). Their value relies on supply and demand, which can be impacted by both political and environmental factors, making them susceptible to volatility.  

Trade a mix of energies and metals, from Aluminium to Zinc.

Commodities

Stocks are fragments of a company that become available to investors when the company is listed on an exchange. In the context of CFDs, you don’t purchase the underlying asset as you would traditionally when buying shares, but instead trade on the value of that company, i.e. buy if you believe the share CFDs price will go up, and sell if you think it’ll fall. 

Stocks are a great way to tap into different economies and sectors. At Trade Nation, you can find hundreds of stocks from Europe, the UK, the US, Australia and South Africa, spanning all sectors.

Stocks

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Contract for differences are complex financial instruments that requires knowledge and understating as it involves a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

‌CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. This advice is general advice only and may not be right for you.

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The forex market is the world's biggest financial market, with a daily trading volume of about $6.6 trillion.

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The markets are moving.

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