Trade Bitcoin, Ethereum and other crypto CFDs with leverage, long or short. These brokers offer a solid range of crypto instruments alongside forex.
Trading crypto as a CFD lets you go long or short with leverage without a wallet or exchange account — but you never own the coin, and you pay overnight financing on leveraged positions. If you want to hold coins long-term, an exchange is better; for active long/short trading, CFDs are more flexible.
Look at the range of coins offered, whether crypto trades on weekends (many brokers do, since crypto is 24/7), the overnight funding fees, and the leverage cap (lower for crypto than FX due to volatility).
Yes — Exness, XM, Pepperstone, Capital.com, Plus500 and eToro offer crypto CFDs alongside forex, letting you go long or short with leverage. You trade the price movement without owning the underlying coin.
Use an exchange if you want to own coins and hold long-term. Use a broker’s crypto CFDs for active trading: leverage, short-selling and one account alongside forex. CFDs charge overnight financing, so they suit shorter holds.
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