Stocks & indices · Level 1

Indices and Stock CFDs

How index and share CFDs work, and their key risks

Understand stock indices, how index and share CFDs are priced, what moves them, and the costs and gap risks that come with trading them.

1. Module 1. Stock indices

   • What a stock index is3 min
   • Trading index CFDs3 min
   • What moves indices3 min
   • Module quiz · 5 questions · pass 70%Sign up to take quiz

2. Module 2. Stock CFDs vs owning shares

   • Owning shares vs trading CFDs3 min
   • Dividends, corporate actions and overnight costs on CFDs3 min
   • Earnings season and gap risk3 min
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