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    Introducing Newsquawk: your new in-platform newsfeed

    By Capital.com News

    14:09, 20 August 2024

    We are very excited to announce the launch of Newsquawk in the Capital.com platform and app. 

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    Gold

    2,579.30 Price
    +0.780% 1D Chg, %
    Long position overnight fee -0.0191%
    Short position overnight fee 0.0109%
    Overnight fee time 21:00 (UTC)
    Spread 0.60

    US100

    19,488.30 Price
    +0.520% 1D Chg, %
    Long position overnight fee -0.0262%
    Short position overnight fee 0.0040%
    Overnight fee time 21:00 (UTC)
    Spread 7.0

    BTC/USD

    59,940.40 Price
    -0.240% 1D Chg, %
    Long position overnight fee -0.0616%
    Short position overnight fee 0.0137%
    Overnight fee time 21:00 (UTC)
    Spread 106.00

    Oil - Crude

    68.51 Price
    -0.040% 1D Chg, %
    Long position overnight fee 0.0336%
    Short position overnight fee -0.0555%
    Overnight fee time 21:00 (UTC)
    Spread 0.030

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    The difference between trading assets and CFDs
    The main difference between CFD trading and trading assets, such as commodities and stocks, is that you don’t own the underlying asset when you trade on a CFD.
    You can still benefit if the market moves in your favour, or make a loss if it moves against you. However, with traditional trading you enter a contract to exchange the legal ownership of the individual shares or the commodities for money, and you own this until you sell it again.
    CFDs are leveraged products, which means that you only need to deposit a percentage of the full value of the CFD trade in order to open a position. But with traditional trading, you buy the assets for the full amount. In the UK, there is no stamp duty on CFD trading, but there is when you buy stocks, for example.
    CFDs attract overnight costs to hold the trades (unless you use 1-1 leverage), which makes them more suited to short-term trading opportunities. Stocks and commodities are more normally bought and held for longer. You might also pay a broker commission or fees when buying and selling assets direct and you’d need somewhere to store them safely.
    Capital Com is an execution-only service provider. The material provided in this article is for information purposes only and should not be understood as investment advice. Any opinion that may be provided on this page does not constitute a recommendation by Capital Com or its agents and has not been prepared in accordance with the legal requirements designed to promote investment research independence. While the information in this communication, or on which this communication is based, has been obtained from sources that Capital.com believes to be reliable and accurate, it has not undergone independent verification. No representation or warranty, whether expressed or implied, is made as to the accuracy or completeness of any information obtained from third parties. If you rely on the information on this page, then you do so entirely at your own risk.

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