Futures
CFDs Trading
Trade Futures CFDs on global indices, commodities, currencies, and energy markets with FP Markets.
Futures
Futures CFD Trading with FP Markets
FP Markets offers access to futures markets through Contracts for Difference (CFDs), allowing clients to gain exposure to the price movements of underlying assets without owning the underlying instrument.
Futures are standardised derivative contracts traded on exchanges, where the value is derived from an underlying asset such as commodities, currencies, or indices. When trading futures CFDs, you are speculating on the price movement of these contracts rather than entering into the underlying futures agreement itself.
What is Futures CFD Trading?
Futures CFD trading takes place on regulated exchanges where market participants buy and sell standardised contracts based on the future price of an underlying asset. These markets typically operate nearly 24 hours a day, five days a week, allowing participants to respond to global market developments.
Well-known futures exchanges include the CME Group, based in the US, and the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), which is among the largest globally by number of futures contracts traded.
TYPES OF FUTURES CFD MARKETS
Commodities
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Commodities
Futures CFDs
Trade a range of commodity futures CFDs across energy and agricultural markets, including WTI and Brent crude oil, Cotton, Coffee, and Sugar. These instruments are influenced by global supply and demand dynamics, weather conditions, geopolitical developments, and seasonal trends, making them widely followed across international markets.
TYPES OF FUTURES CFD MARKETS
Indices
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Indices
Futures CFDs
Access futures CFDs on instruments such as the US Dollar Index, the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s (CBOE) Volatility Index, and Italy’s Stock Market Index, which reflect market sentiment, currency strength, and regional equity performance. These markets are influenced by economic data, investor confidence, and global market developments, making them widely followed by traders around the world.
TYPES OF FUTURES CFD MARKETS
Bond
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Bond
Futures CFDs
FP Markets offers futures CFDs on government bond instruments including UK Gilt and US 10-Year Treasury futures. Bond markets are closely tied to interest rate expectations, inflation outlooks, and central bank policy, making them an important part of the global financial landscape and a widely monitored asset class among market participants.
Who trades Futures CFDs?
Futures CFDs are traded by active retail traders, professional traders, and institutional clients seeking exposure to markets such as indices, commodities, currencies, and energy. They are commonly used by short-term speculators and experienced traders applying broader macroeconomic or multi-asset trading strategies.
They are also used by hedgers and quantitative traders looking to manage market exposure without trading the underlying futures contract directly. Their appeal often comes from flexible sizing, access to global markets, extended trading hours, and the ability to react quickly to price movements.
Futures CFDs - FAQs
What are Futures CFDs?
Futures CFDs are financial derivatives that allow you to speculate on the price movements of underlying futures markets, such as indices, commodities, currencies, and energy, without owning the underlying futures contract. You are trading on price changes rather than physically buying or selling the asset.
Why trade Futures CFDs instead of direct futures contracts?
Futures CFDs allow traders to access price movements of global futures markets without dealing with exchange-based contract specifications, expiry dates, or direct market access requirements.This provides a more flexible way to trade on both rising and falling markets from a single platform.
What influences the price of Futures CFD markets?
Prices are driven by movements in the underlying global futures markets, which can be affected by factors such as economic data, interest rates, geopolitical events, supply and demand conditions, and overall market sentiment.
