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Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 68% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider.
You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Demo trading account
Try our award winning platforms for free.
Develop your Spread betting and CFD trading skills.
Practise risk free with £10,000 virtual funds
Test your trading plan and strategies
On the go with mobile app
The link will take you to to our trading partner IG to open your demo.
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What is a Demo trading account ?
A demo account is a version of the real platform that allows you to trade products and get familiar with the functionality of using a real platform, but without taking any risk. All funds made or lost are virtual.
Why use a Demo trading account ?
New traders can benefit from simulated trading and get a realistic experience of what it would be like to trade real funds on a live platform, before they decide to risk any real funds. You can use the demo for as long as you require, this will ensure that if you decide to open a live account you will be familiar with the system and the process for online trading.
Demo trading accounts are also useful for experienced traders that want try out new trading strategies in a risk free environment.
The demo trading account allows you to trade CFDs and Spread bets with access to over 17,000 markets to practice on, including shares, indices, FX, commodities, and cryptocurrencies.
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I could not more highly recommend Guardian Stockbrokers, everyone has been brilliant. The attentiveness, training and technical detail provided, has enabled a fast track learning and an ability to manage the portfolio in a way that would far exceed my own capabilities. It is almost as though they own the positions themselves; via their due-diligence and proactive manner of continuous monitoring. Above and Beyond.
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Choose Guardian Stockbrokers to be your partner in trading
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Easy-to-use platforms
Huge range of markets
Multi Award Winning
Premium services
Trusted and regulated
Frequently asked questions
How do I open a demo account ?
To open your demo account, all you need to provide is a valid email address, your full name, phone number, username, and password. Open demo now
What can I do on the demo account ?
The demo account is there to make you comfortable using the platform and provide a realistic trading experience. The demo trading account allows you to trade CFDs and Spread bets with access to over 17,000 markets to practice on, including shares, indices, FX, commodities, and cryptocurrencies.
What is important to remember with a demo account ?
There are circumstances that we just can’t recreate for you. We can however from our experience, try to prepare you for them.
How do I move from a demo to a live account ?
From the platform you simply click the “upgrade to live account” button on the top right and complete the application.
What are the differences between a demo and live account ?