Lowest Trading Costs for Popular Crypto Markets*
- A cost-effective way to take advantage of crypto opportunities
- Go long or short on cryptos from 10p a point
- Manage your risk and lock in profits
Lowest costs on your crypto trading compared to global competitors
We’re proud to offer the lowest costs on your crypto trading among these global competitors*, with market-leading pricing on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Ripple markets.
| Assuming Bitcoin is priced at $9,000 |
|
IG | CMC | Plus500 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spread | 35 | 36 | 37 | 36 | ||||
| Financing | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short |
| Daily Cost | 0.0411% | -0.0137% | 0.0548% | -0.0137% | 0.0685% | -0.0137% | 0.0485% | 0.0200% |
| Overnight funding | £3.70 | -£1.23 | £4.93 | -£1.23 | £6.17 | -£1.23 | £4.37 | £1.80 |
| Total daily cost for one trade | £38.70 | £33.77 | £40.93 | £34.77 | £43.17 | £35.77 | £40.37 | £37.80 |
| Total cost of trade held for one year | £1385.14 | -£415.05 | £1,836.18 | -£414.05 | £2,287.23 | -£413.05 | £1,809.23 | £873.00 |
*Table is for comparative purposes only and features representative spreads from global competitors on their websites and platforms, and is correct to the best of our knowledge, as of 23/01/2020 11.00am BST. Trading costs are based on a Bitcoin ($) price of 9,000 and a 1 CFD trade, representing a total notional volume of $9,000. Plus 500 costs include the cost of reopening trades due to forced expiration dates. Positive numbers imply charges to client accounts; negative numbers imply credit received by clients.
Why trade cryptos as CFDs with FOREX.com?
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Trading vs. owning crypto
| CFDs | Owning crypto | |
|---|---|---|
| Profit from rising crypto prices | ✔ | ✔ |
| Profit from falling crypto prices (go short)** | ✔ | |
| Trade on margin | ✔ | |
| Trade on volatility - no need to own the asset or have an exchange account | ✔ | |
| No exchange fees or complicated digital wallets | ✔ | |
| Lock in profits and cap losses with risk management tools | ✔ |
**Shorting only available on BTC and ETH.
Please be aware that owning cryptos does not have the same associated cost as trading it, and in some instances, it may be more costly to trade it.
Cryptocurrencies available for trading
Bitcoin
Ethereum
Litecoin
Ripple
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