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A contract for difference, or CFD, is an agreement between a buyer and seller that is based on the price of a stock or other financial asset at a certain time in the future. If the price of the ...

A Contract for Differences (CFD) allows traders to profit from price movements without owning the underlying asset. In a CFD, the investor and broker exchange the difference in asset value from ...