What are CFDs
The CFD market was developed in the early 90s, mainly to attract exchange speculators with a small capital to shares trading.
Initially, it was impossible to trade stocks without registration of ownership of the given asset. Over time, to make this market more accessible, Contracts For Difference were introduced for trading financial instruments, basic goods, and other various exchange instruments.
CFD is a Contract For the Difference in prices. It’s a financial instrument that’s used to buy shares online. Stock trading is possible due to the price going up or down, which traders use to open “Buy” or “Sell” positions in order to catch the current trend. This type of shares trading is about speculation on the fluctuations in the prices, without the ownership of the securities themselves. Typically the price of the contract for buying shares online is not fixed and changes all the time.
Trading CFD on shares allows traders to place both long and short positions to benefit from a price rise or fall respectively. Securities reflect corporate actions, so traders are entitled to dividend payments when going long, and incur dividend charges when going short.
Online trading is one of the most popular methods of investment. At Global Xpitals, we offer shares trading as CFD on the world’s most valuable companies such as Apple, Coca Cola, and Facebook.
What you need to know about shares
A share is a type of security, that allows an investor to own a part of a company with the right to vote on management issues and to receive profit based on the results of the corporate work.
Shares are divided into two main types.
Ordinary share & Preferred share
Why do companies issue shares
First of all, that is a tool for raising a company’s capital. These are bought with is put straight into the business for instance into the development of its production or restocking its working capital.
Secondly, it is an important reputational component of the corporate image. This adds to its publicity and transparency and attracts potential investors interested in trading. But in order for the securities of a company to be traded on the stock exchange, they must first be listed.
