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Shares CFD trading

Barclays, Amazon, Tesla, Meta, Apple – trade these corporate powerhouses along with thousands of other shares at your fingertips.

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Trade share CFDs with commissions from 0.08% (minimum commissions apply)

Enjoy extended trading hours, including 24/5, on over 100 US equity markets.

Gain access to headline names as well as newly listed IPOs

Market-leading pricing

Shares CFD explained

Shares CFDs explained

If you want to profit from a company’s performance, then trading shares is the way to do it. We explain what they are and the key things you need to know.

Why trade share CFDs?

Shares are one of the most popular asset classes to trade and are a favourite of longer-term traders. We list the key reasons why shares are such an attractive investment.

How to trade share CFDs

Want to know how to trade shares using CFDs without owning the underlying stock? This section breaks down how to profit from falling and rising prices.

Go long or short

When you trade shares with us, you can profit from both rising and falling markets.

Take advantage of leverage

You only have to put up a fraction of the share price to start trading. Leverage can magnify your profits and your losses.

Is there a difference between stocks and shares?

Shares have a few different names. They’re also referred to as stocks or equities. They all mean the same thing and there’s no difference between them.

Forex trading tools

We offer sophisticated trading tools, competitive spreads and exceptional execution quality on 80+ currency pairs.

Currency Converter

Calculate the foreign exchange rates of FX currency pairs using our free currency converter.

Margin & Pip Calculator

Use our free pip value calculator to estimate your potential profits or losses before you start trading a currency pair.

What is extended hours trading

Extended hours trading occurs outside traditional hours in pre- and post-market sessions. These additional windows allow traders to react live to breaking news and events when regular exchanges are closed, giving you extra time to seize market opportunities while others wait.

FOREX.com offers extended hours, including 24/5 trading on Apple, Tesla, Nvidia and 100+ other leading shares CFDs.

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Share CFDs FAQs

Why trade shares with FOREX.com?

With a legacy of supporting traders worldwide, we remain dedicated to offering cutting-edge platforms and opportunities for market success. Here are a few reasons why over 1 million traders worldwide* have trusted us.

Reliable, consistent trade execution

Peace of mind that your trades are executed swiftly, with a 99.37%* execution rate of less than a second.

Award-winning trading platforms

Enjoy a suite of powerful platforms and get the popular charting program TradingView for free.

Global market leader

We are backed by a legacy of experience in providing innovative products and helping traders achieve their goals.

Part of the StoneX Group

As a wholly-owned brand of a NASDAQ-listed company, we’ve got financial strength and security you can depend on.

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StoneX retail trading live and demo accounts globally in the last 2 years.

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Refers to FX executions for the FOREX.com group.

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