CFD Brokers Compared - Leverage, Negative Balance Protection and Coverage
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Risk warning: CFDs, forex, crypto and other leveraged products are high-risk, and a high proportion of retail investor accounts lose money when trading them. This page is general information, not investment advice.

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Best CFD Brokers

Contracts for Difference are leveraged derivatives classified as high-risk by most major regulators; regulated brokers are generally required to disclose the proportion of retail clients who lose money on these products. This page evaluates CFD brokers based on their margin call policies, negative balance protection, position sizing tools, and applicable leverage limits within your jurisdiction. CFDs provide leveraged exposure to an underlying asset without conferring ownership, making them suitable for short selling, hedging, and accessing markets that would otherwise be difficult to reach. The trade-offs include overnight financing charges and the lack of voting rights or dividend entitlements. Broker selection depends on the execution model, contract specifications, and the clarity of risk disclosures.

Saxo

Saxo

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, options and futures

DANISH FSA
Stocks ETFs Options Futures Forex CFDs

Saxo is a Danish bank and broker with investing and trading platforms covering stocks, ETFs, funds, bonds, options, CFDs, forex, and futures.

  • No platform fee and no inactivity fee
  • No minimum deposit for individual accounts
  • US stock and ETF commissions start from $1
iFOREX

iFOREX

Investors seeking forex, CFDs and crypto

CySEC BVI FSC
Forex CFDs Crypto

iFOREX is a CFD and forex broker established in 1996, offering 750-plus instruments across currencies, commodities, indices, shares, crypto and ETFs via a proprietary platform.

  • Established in 1996 with over 25 years of operating history
  • 750-plus tradable CFD instruments across six asset classes
  • No commissions; spread-only pricing model
IG

IG

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, options and futures

FCA ASIC BaFin MAS FSCA DFSA JFSA CFTC NFA BMA
Stocks ETFs Options Futures Forex CFDs Crypto

IG is a CFD-focused broker with forex, shares, ETFs, crypto, options and futures, plus web, Android and third-party platforms.

  • No minimum balance for a CFD trading account
  • Free demo account with $20,000 virtual funds
  • Lower minimum deal sizes for the first 6 weeks
Sharekhan

Sharekhan

Investors seeking stocks, options and futures

SEBI
Stocks Options Futures

Sharekhan is an India-based full-service broker offering equities, derivatives, commodities and mutual funds through its TradeTiger platform and mobile app.

  • Free account opening and trading account AMC
  • No withdrawal fee and no inactivity fee
  • TradeTiger desktop platform widely used by active traders
Swissquote

Swissquote

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, options and futures

CSSF ECB CySEC
Stocks ETFs Options Futures Forex CFDs Crypto

Swissquote offers bank-based investing, crypto, Smart Portfolios and Forex/CFDs through digital platforms, with a 27-currency account.

  • 27-currency account gives multi-currency flexibility
  • Trading commissions start from 0.10% per trade
  • 41 cryptos trade on the Swissquote-developed SQX exchange
InstaForex

InstaForex

Investors seeking stocks, forex, CFDs and crypto

CySEC BVI FSC
Stocks Forex CFDs Crypto

InstaForex is a forex and multi-asset CFD broker founded in 2007, offering MT4, MT5 and WebTrader access to over 300 instruments including forex pairs, indices, commodities and crypto.

  • Minimum deposit from $1 across all account types
  • Zero spread on major forex pairs and select crypto CFDs on EU entity
  • No deposit fee and no inactivity fee