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.
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What is DMA trading ?
DMA trading, or Direct Market Access trading, is a type of electronic trading that allows traders to directly access financial markets without the need for a middleman or broker.
DMA trading allows traders to send orders directly to an exchange, where they are matched with other orders in real-time. This gives traders greater control over their trades and allows them to execute trades quickly and efficiently. DMA trading also provides traders with access to market depth, which shows the current bid and ask prices for a particular security, as well as the volume of orders at each price level.
Benefits of DMA trading
Some of the benefits of DMA trading include:
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Faster execution: With DMA trading, orders are executed almost instantly, without the need for a broker to manually enter the order.
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Greater control: DMA trading allows traders to manage their own trades and make decisions based on real-time market data.
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Transparency: DMA trading provides traders with greater transparency into the market, as they can see the bid and ask prices and volume at each price level.
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Lower costs: DMA trading can be more cost-effective than traditional broker-assisted trading, as there are no middleman fees to pay.
Why use direct market access (DMA)?
Better liquidity
Trade on prices sourced directly from exchanges and liquidity providers.
View market depth
See order volumes and prices including the best bid and offer price.
Execution and orders
Advanced order types available including fill or kill, execute and eliminate, good for auction and percentage of volume.
Out of hours trading
Out of hours trading
DMA markets you can trade
DMA CFDs and shares
Trade directly in the market, full market depth and access to dark liquidity pools with either CFD dealing or standard share dealing.
DMA forex
Trade at the market price and access deep liquidity - only available to professional traders. Find out if you can qualify for a professional account
DMA trading platforms
Mobile DMA trading
DMA wherever you are on your iOS smartphone or tablet.
API
Build your own DMA trading platform and automate your DMA trading with FIX API.
L2 Dealer
Build your own DMA trading platform and automate your DMA trading with FIX API.
DMA costs
Commission charges
There are small commission charges.
The commission will be exactly the same as an over the counter (OTC) trade.
Exchange fees
Fees applicable depending on which exchange you want to trade or view.
Other costs
There may be additional charges for example stock borrowing fees.
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How to open a spread betting 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
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What can I do on the spread betting 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.
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What is important to remember with a spread betting 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. With the demo account you have no emotional commitment or real financial consequences for your actions, and this can lead to over trading. You should try and replicate your demo trading plans as closely as possible to your real trading plans. For example, trading size, exposure, and trading instruments. You start with balance of £10,000, however more virtual funds can be added. Practise placing trades and closing trades, so that when you see an opportunity on the live platform, you can execute those trades even when the pressure of trading is high.
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What are the differences between a spread betting demo and live account?A demo account provides a risk-free environment for you to try our web trading platforms. While much of the functionality of the live platform features in the demo, there are key differences to be aware of, including (but not limited to): Trades made through the demo account will not be subject to slippage, interest and dividend adjustments, or out of hours price movements. Trades may be rejected if you have insufficient funds to open them, but, unlike on a live account, will never be rejected on the grounds of size or price. You will not be charged for chart packages on a demo account. Trades will not be closed if you have insufficient funds to cover margin and running losses, which can happen on a live account. This is by no means an exhaustive list, therefore before opening a live account we recommend you read the information available on our website as well as the Customer Agreement to ensure that you are aware of the features of a live account
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How do I move from a spread betting 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.