ActivTrades Crypto CFDs guide

A crypto CFD is a contract for difference that tracks the price of a cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin or Ether, without giving you ownership of the underlying coin. You gain or lose based on price movement between opening and closing the position, usually with leverage. Because crypto CFDs are treated differently across jurisdictions, the same broker may offer them under one regulated entity and not another. Some regulators restrict or ban the sale of crypto derivatives to retail clients entirely. This means you cannot assume that a product mentioned in general marketing is available to you specifically. Your country of residence and the ActivTrades entity that would hold your account determine what you can actually trade.

Treat every detail as unconfirmed until you have checked it in current ActivTrades documents. Start with the instrument list or market information sheet for the entity that would serve your account, and confirm which crypto CFDs, if any, are listed for your client category. Then review the contract specifications for each instrument you are considering: spread type, overnight financing, weekend treatment, trading hours and any position limits. Crypto markets trade around the clock, but a broker's crypto CFDs may not, and gaps at reopening can affect stop orders. Finally, read the terms of business and cost disclosure documents rather than relying on summary pages, and keep dated copies of what you reviewed.

Crypto CFD costs typically include the spread, any commission, and overnight financing on leveraged positions, which can be significant on volatile instruments held for days or weeks. Before committing capital, model realistic holding costs and worst-case drawdowns rather than only the upside. Review what risk controls apply to your account category, including margin close-out rules and whether negative balance protection covers you, and confirm those points in the broker's own terms. For background reading, the CFD hub at /cfd covers how contracts for difference work in general, the compare tool at /tools/compare-brokers helps you screen candidates on the criteria that matter to you, and the margin interest calculator at /tools/margin-interest-calculator lets you model leveraged cost scenarios before trading.