“CLIENT PARTNERS BLOG EN QUICKSTART TRADING PLATFORMS MORE Cryptocurrency CFDs Cryptocurrencies are volatile, unregulated, decentralised and controlled almost exclusively by retail speculators. Trade the world’s newest and most exciting asset class as CFDs with an FSA regulated Forex CFD Provider. More Option Please note that some symbols may not be available on weekends. Detailed trading sessions are available on the platforms. Now you can trade Cryptocurrency 7 days a week on all IC Markets Global platforms. The leverage available on Cryptocurrency pairs BTCUSD, ETHUSD, LTCUSD and BCHUSD is now 1:200 for clients registered with Raw Trading (not UK clients). Unlike other asset classes (FX, Equities, CFDs on Commodities, etc.), the Cryptocurrency market is dominated by retail speculators. With IC Markets Global Cryptocurrency CFDs, you will trade in a market where there is no central bank intervention, interbank dealers controlling order flow or giant pension funds moving prices. Price movements on Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum are driven primarily by news and prevailing sentiment, i.e. the fear and greed of retail speculators. These sometimes dramatic shifts can lead to massive intraday price swings, making Cryptocurrency CFDs an exciting product for aggressive and experienced day traders. The IC Markets Global Cryptocurrency CFD product allows traders to go long or short without actually holding the Cryptocurrency. This means traders can get exposure to the price of the Cryptocurrency without worrying about the security risks associated with storing it and the counterparty risk from the exchange. This is similar to trading Energy Futures such as oil rather than owning physical oil to speculate on its price. Cryptocurrency CFDs Facts 1:200 Leverage MetaTrader4/MT5 1:5 Leverage cTrader and TradingView Trade the market 7 days a week Long or short FSA regulated No commissions REAL live support! Bitcoin CFD The first and largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin paved the ways for hundreds of similar currencies and boasts a market cap of over $100 billion. Ethereum CFD The world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, it is labelled by many as ‘the next Bitcoin’. Ethereum has received international recognition and support from giant organisations such as Microsoft, JP Morgan, and Intel. Dash CFD Dash’s focus is on instant transactions and owner privacy. Dash has an infrastructure that enables much faster transactions than other cryptocurrencies and therefore displays higher liquidity than many of its counterparts. Litecoin CFD Designed by a former Google engineer to improve upon Bitcoin’s technology, Litecoin offers quicker processing times and a larger number of tokens. It is also the first cryptocurrency to implement SegWit, a method of speeding up transaction times without compromising the underlying blockchain technology. Bitcoin Cash CFD Bitcoin Cash resulted from a hard fork of the Bitcoin blockchain. It increased block size from 1 megabyte to 8 megabytes without incorporating SegWit. Ripple CFD Ripple is both a transaction network and crypto token which was created in 2012 as the go-to cryptocurrency for banks and global money transfers, and has recently experienced a period of growth. Emercoin CFD Emercoin is an open-source cryptocurrency which originated from Bitcoin, Peercoin and Namecoin. Other than being a cryptocurrency, it is also a platform for secure distributed blockchain business services. NameCoin CFD Namecoin is a blockchain protocol that serves as a naming system. Since Namecoin is a fork of Bitcoin, it is also a cryptocurrency that can be used for peer-to-peer transactions. PeerCoin CFD PeerCoin aims to solve the inefficiency problem of the Proof-of-Work that is used by bitcoin and many other coins using its own Proof-of-Stake system. Polkadot CFD Polkadot is a platform that allows diverse blockchains to transfer messages, including value, in a trust-free fashion; sharing their unique features while pooling their security. In brief, Polkadot is a scalable, heterogeneous, multi-chain technology. Stellar CFD Stellar, or Stellar Lumens, is an open source, decentralized protocol for digital currency to fiat money low-cost transfers which allows cross-border transactions between any pair of currencies. Chainlink CFD Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network and cryptocurrency that provides data to blockchains. It is one of the main sources of data used to feed information to applications in decentralized finance. Dogecoin CFD Dogecoin was founded by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, as a payment system. This coin began as a ‘meme coin’ and is now seen as a popular option for traders. Tezos CFD Tezos is a decentralized and Proof of Stake blockchain network that can perform peer-to-peer transactions and assists as a platform to arrange smart contracts. Uniswap CFD Uniswap is used to exchange cryptocurrencies. It enables automated transactions between cryptocurrency tokens on the Ethereum blockchain through smart contracts. Cardano CFD Cardano is a public blockchain platform that enables peer-to-peer transactions with its internal cryptocurrency, Ada. It is open-source and decentralized, with consensus achieved using proof of stake. Binance Coin CFD Binance Coin was initially formed as a utility token for reduced trading fees, but its uses have extended to payments for transaction fees (on the Binance Chain), travel bookings, entertainment, online services and financial services. Avalanche CFD Avalanche is a decentralized, open-source proof of stake blockchain platform. It uses smart contracts to support various blockchain-based projects with high transaction processing speed. Luna CFD One of the native tokens of the Terra network, a blockchain-based project in South Korea. Luna can be used to mint a stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) and maintain Terra stablecoins’ price. Polygon Matic CFD Ethereum blockchain is used in the Polygon platform, which can connect and evolve Ethereum-compatible projects and blockchains. It uses a modified proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. Moonbeam CFD An Ethereum-compatible smart contract platform on Polkadot founded by Derek Yoo. It can simplify the process of building and/or deploying Solidity projects in a Substrate-based environment. Kusama CFD Kusama utilizes two types of blockchains, the relay chain and parachains in the Polkadot ecosystem. It serves like a sandbox that help testing and developing new features in early projects. How does Cryptocurrency CFD trading work? Bitcoin is a digital cryptocurrency that derives its value from supply and demand factors unique to this asset class. Bitcoin is available in a finite supply and therefore increases in price as demand increases. Demand stems from speculative sources and more practical sources, for example Internet purchases paid for in Bitcoin. Bitcoin also has a tendency to react to market sentiment in more traditional markets such as equities and foreign exchange, increasing during periods of negative sentiment. Bitcoin CFD Trading Example Buying: BTCUSD The gross profit on your trade is calculated as follows: Opening Price 3910.25 * 2 = USD $7820.50 Closing Price 4200.50 * 2 = USD $8401.00 Gross Profit on Trade USD $8401.00 – 7820.50 = $580.50 Opening the Position The price of Bitcoin CFD against the US Dollar is 3900.25/3910.25 and you decide to buy 2 contracts at 3910.25. Closing the Position One month later Bitcoin CFD has increased to 4200.50/4210.50 and you decide to take your profit by selling your 2 contracts at 4200.50 each. Spreads Cryptocurrency CFD BCHUSD Bitcoin Cash vs United States Dollar CFD 2.210 5.839 BTCUSD Bitcoin vs United States Dollar CFD 8.710 42.036 DOTUSD Polkadot vs United States Dollar CFD 0.011 0.013 DSHUSD Dash Coin vs United States Dollar CFD 0.000 1.241 EMCUSD Emercoin vs United States Dollar CFD 0.157 0.157 ETHUSD Ethereum vs United States Dollar CFD 4.560 11.605 LNKUSD Chainlink vs United States Dollar CFD 0.012 0.020 LTCUSD Lite Coin vs United States Dollar CFD 1.050 1.597 NMCUSD NameCoin vs United States Dollar CFD 7.895 7.895 PPCUSD PeerCoin vs United States Dollar CFD 0.184 0.276 XLMUSD Stellar vs United States Dollar CFD 0.000 0.000 XRPUSD Ripple vs United States Dollar CFD 0.008 0.020 ADAUSD Cardano vs United States Dollar CFD 0.001 0.003 BNBUSD Binance Smartchain vs United States Dollar CFD 1.266 1.415 DOGUSD Doge vs United States Dollar CFD 0.001 0.001 UNIUSD Uniswap vs United States Dollar CFD 0.061 0.064 XTZUSD Tezos vs United States Dollar CFD 0.003 0.026 Start trading global markets today! 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