Trade on Other Markets

City Index offers of wide choice of markets beyond Indices, FX, Shares and Commodities.

Spread Bet or trade CFDs on markets including Metals, Bonds, Interest Rates and more.

  • Gold 0.3 around market spread
  • Choose from 45+ other markets
  • Best Spread Betting Platform 2017 by ADVFN‡
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What other markets can I trade on?

Metals

Gold, Silver, Copper, Platinum, Palladium against the USD

Metals

Bonds

10 year US T-Note, UK Long Gilt and Euro Bunds

Bonds

Interest Rates

Short Sterling, Euribor and Eurodollar Interest Rates

Interest Rates

Options

Trade Options on Indices, FX, Shares and other markets

Options
Major Other Markets Information
Market name  Min. spread (around market spread) Min. spread hours (UK) Margin from*
(29th July)
Gold 0.3 points 23:00 - 22:15 5.00%
Silver 2.0 points 23:00 - 22:15
 10.00%
Copper 40 points 23:00 - 22:15
 10.00%
Platinum
 0.83 points 23:00 - 22:15
 10.00%
*for Retail clients. Professional Trader rate here
Metals Spread Betting Markets
Metals CFD Markets
Market name  Min. spread Min. spread hours (UK) Margin from*
(29th July)
UK Long Gilt  .03 points 08:00 - 18:00 20.00%
Euro Bund  .03 points 07:00 - 21:00 20.00%
US T-Bond  .02 points 23:00 - 22:00 20.00%
US T-Note  .02 points 23:00 - 22:00
 20.00%
*for Retail clients. Professional Trader rate here
Bonds Spread Betting Markets
Bonds CFD Markets
Market name  Min. spread Min. spread hours (UK) Margin from*
(29th July)
Short Sterling 3mnth .02 points 07:30 - 18:00 20.00%
Eurodollar .02 points 23:00 - 22:00 20.00%
Euribor 3mnth .02 points 01:00 - 21:00 20.00%
*for Retail clients. Professional Trader rate here
Interest Rates Spread Betting Markets
Interest Rates CFD Markets
Market name  Min. spread Min. spread hours (UK) Margin from*
(29th July)
UK 100 Options Spread Bet Monthly 4 points 08:00 - 21:00 5.00%
German 30 Options Spread Bet Monthly 4 points 08:00 - 16:30 5.00%
US SP 500 Options Spread Bet Monthly 5 points 14:30 - 21:15 5.00%
Wall Street Options Spread Bet Monthly
 6 points 14:30 - 21:15
 5.00%
Options on Indices, Commodities, Metals and Forex are available for online trading.
Options on shares are available for trading over the phone.
*for Retail clients. Professional Trader rate here
Market name Min. spread from Spread pricing Margin from*
(29th July)
US Crude Oil 0.4 points Around market spread 10%
UK Crude Oil 5 points Fixed 10%
Coffee 0.9 points Fixed 10%
Sugar 0.06 points Fixed 10%
*for Retail clients. Professional Trader rate here
Commodities Spread Betting Markets
Commodities CFD Markets
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Spread Betting and CFD Trading

City Index offers Spread Betting and CFD Trading accounts on a range of markets. Typically UK investors choose spread betting because any profits are free from UK Capital Gains Tax (CGT)*.

Spread Betting

Best for
Tax-free trading in UK*

Trade type
£ per point

Tax
No UK Capital Gains Tax (CGT)
or Stamp Duty*

Trade on
Global Indices, FX, Shares,
Commodities & more

Commission
Commission free

Platform
Web, mobile and advanced platforms

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CFD Trading

Best for
Hedging

Trade type
Buy/sell CFDs

Tax
No UK Stamp Duty. You do pay UK CGT but losses can be offset against tax*

Trade on
Global Indices, FX, Shares,
Commodities & more

Commission
Share CFDs only

Platform
Web, mobile and advanced platforms

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Why City Index?

With fast, reliable execution and tight spreads here's why our clients choose
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Over 30 years' experience in Spread Betting, FX and CFD Trading
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Risk management tools to help protect your positions
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Actionable buy/sell trade ideas from our research portal
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Why trade with City Index?

Tight spreads

On markets including Metals from 0.4 points and Bonds from 0.02 points

Choice of 12,000+ markets

Spread Bet or trade CFDs on Forex, Indices, Shares and Commodities

Short the markets

Trade on falling markets (going short) as well as rising markets

Award-winning platforms

Winner Best Spread Betting Platform 2017 ADVFN Awards

Tax-efficient trading

Pay no UK Capital Gains Tax or Stamp Duty when Spread Betting*

Futures and options prices

Choose from a range of cash, futures and options contracts
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What is Spread Betting?

Learn how to trade other markets using this Spread Betting tutorial

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How to analyse markets

How to identify trading opportunities using City Index's research tools

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Learn techniques to improve your trading and manage risk effectively

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