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Roy Connor
Last Updated on:
01/10/2024
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Welcome to CAPEX! We are a fully registered international brokerage with offices in Europe, Seychelles, Abu Dhabi and South Africa. Our first priority is to provide our clients with great trading tools and confidence in the security of their funds.
Earning a reputation as one of the fastest-growing providers in the industry, we offer top trading conditions with superior transparency and slick execution, with many existing satisfied clients around the globe.
Signing up to CAPEX uncovers a wealth of trading tools, charts, resources, and instruments! Go all in and try your luck trading CFDs on exotic pairs in the Forex market, on popular indices, or on one of the market-driving cryptocurrencies. Also, if you are looking for a commodity broker for trading, know that trading Commodity CFDs through CAPEX is one of the simplest options. . Of course, the risks associated with trading CFDs are very real – so please take some time to test your strategies using our demo account, and only risk what you can afford to lose. Gladly, you can count on the CAPEX Academy to learn more about trading.
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Sign Up and enjoy our in-platform trading lessonsWhen trading CFDs, we at CAPEX know how each minor market movement can impact your profit or loss. That’s why our commissions are low and transparent.
That’s right – this means you will be able to focus on your finances without having to worry about paying high or hidden fees in every trade you make. So, if you are looking to trade with a broker with low commission, look no further than CAPEX.
Here at CAPEX, we offer more than 5,000 instruments spanning CFDs on Forex, indices, ETFs, bonds, commodities, shares, cryptocurrencies, and blends. In 2018 our A-team was awarded the Fastest Growing Provider for that year and received nominations for the Most Transparent Broker and the Best Dealing Room.
There are two platforms you can choose between in our CAPEX offering – MetaTrader 5 (MT5), the most updated MetaTrader CFD platform, and WebTrader. Both are highly intuitive, reliable and customisable to fit every trader’s needs. MT5 and WebTrader take the user experience concept to a whole new level – which we will discuss in a little more detail below.
Above all, we here at CAPEX have a very important core mission that focuses intently on providing investors of any experience level with the expertise and resources necessary to create an optimal trading environment.
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The first and most important question to answer is “what is a CFD?”: A contract for difference (CFD) is a contract between a buyer and a seller that stipulates that the buyer must pay the seller the difference between the current value of an asset and its value at contract time (which is the rate when the asset was purchased).
CFDs allow traders and investors an opportunity to profit from price movement without owning the underlying assets. The value of a CFD contract does not consider the asset’s underlying value – only the price change between the trade entry and exit.
Trading CFDs is achieved through a contract between client and broker and does not utilise any stock, Forex, commodity, or futures exchange. Trading CFDs with us at CAPEX offers several major advantages that have increased the instruments’ enormous popularity.
CFDs provide higher leverage than traditional trading. Standard leverage in the CFD market is subject to regulation and the specific market, and it’s vital to consider that when looking, for example, for Forex trading leverage. It once was as low as a 2% maintenance margin (50:1 leverage), but is now limited in a range of 3% (30:1 leverage) and could go up to 50% (2:1 leverage).
Lower margin requirements mean less capital outlay for the trader and greater potential returns. However, increased leverage can also magnify a trader’s losses.
Many CFD brokers offer products in all the world’s major markets, allowing around-the-clock access. Investors can trade CFDs on a wide range of international markets and instruments, allowing traders to focus only on the price variation. For example, the best futures trading platform for traders who want simplicity could be a CFD trading platform like CAPEX.
Certain markets have rules that prohibit shorting – and require the trader to borrow the instrument before selling short or have different margin requirements for short and long positions. CFD instruments can be shorted at any time without borrowing costs because the trader doesn’t own the underlying asset.
CFD brokers offer many of the same order types as traditional brokers including stops, limits, and contingent orders, such as “one cancels the other” and “if done.” Some brokers offering guaranteed stops will charge a fee for the service or recoup costs in another way.
Brokers make money when the trader pays the spread. Occasionally, they charge commissions or fees. To buy, a trader must pay the asking price, and to sell or short, the trader must pay the bid price. This spread may be small, or large – depending on the volatility of the underlying asset, and fixed spreads are often available.
Certain markets require minimum amounts of capital to day trade or place limits on the number of day trades that can be made within certain accounts. The CFD market is not bound by these restrictions, and all account holders can day trade if they wish. The best CFD accounts can often be opened for as little as $1,000, although $2,000 and $5,000 are common minimum deposit requirements.
Brokers currently offer stock, index, treasury, currency, sector, and commodity CFDs. This enables speculators interested in diverse financial vehicles to trade CFDs as an alternative to exchanges.
To make deposits or withdrawals on your account, pay with either a credit or debit card, or alternatively use a wire transfer. Online deposits and withdrawals are also available via Neteller and Skrill.
Based on the industry average, our spreads at CAPEX are very reasonable, with the EUR/USD spread fixed as low as 1.8. The only potential fee associated with trading is on the WebTrader platform when your traded instrument has a different currency from your account’s base currency. In this case, there will be a fixed conversion fee of 0.5%.Here at CAPEX, you will find all relevant information surrounding fees and charges on our trading conditions page. Information available includes the minimum spread, the maximum leverage, the lot size, the rollover rate, and trading hours.
Here at CAPEX, we do not charge any deposit or withdrawal fees. However, it is worth noting that you may have to pay a conversion fee for Forex if your deposit differs from your account base currency. With both deposits and withdrawals, it is worth reviewing your chosen payment method. It is not uncommon to find your bank will charge you a fee..
At CAPEX, we will only charge inactivity fees for accounts that are dormant for over three months. The account is considered inactive if there are no orders placed within this time frame. This is a low fee and is applied monthly. Of course, if you have removed all funds from your account CAPEX will not bring your account into a negative balance.
Investors can breathe easy, as here at CAPEX, you won’t find any hidden commissions or fees. Therefore, you are free to trade as much as you wish, without having to pay anything extra. Additionally, the commission for deposits and withdrawals is $0.
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Based on the industry average, our spreads at CAPEX are very reasonable, with the EUR/USD spread fixed as low as 1.8. The only potential fee associated with trading is on the WebTrader platform when your traded instrument has a different currency from your account’s base currency. In this case, there will be a fixed conversion fee of 0.5%.
Here at CAPEX, you will find all relevant information surrounding fees and charges on our trading conditions page. Information available includes the minimum spread, the maximum leverage, the lot size, the rollover rate, and trading hours.
Here at CAPEX, we do not charge any deposit or withdrawal fees. However, it is worth noting that you may have to pay a conversion fee for Forex if your deposit differs from your account base currency. With both deposits and withdrawals, it is worth reviewing your chosen payment method. It is not uncommon to find your bank will charge you a fee..
CAPEX will only charge inactivity fees for accounts that are dormant for over three months. The account is considered inactive if there are no orders placed within this time frame. The fee is $30 and is applied monthly. Of course, if you have removed all funds from your account CAPEX will not bring your account into a negative balance.
Investors can breathe easy, as here at CAPEX, you won’t find any hidden commissions or fees. Therefore, you are free to trade as much as you wish, without having to pay anything extra. Additionally, the commission for deposits and withdrawals.
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Start trading with CFD’s and over 5000 other instruments.Here at CAPEX, we are committed to the safety of our traders’ investments – and place monumental emphasis on ensuring that the risks of trading with CFDs are well-communicated wherever possible.
In general, CFD trading is fast-moving and requires close monitoring. As a result, traders should be aware of the significant risks when trading CFDs. There are some liquidity risks and margins you will need to maintain. If you cannot cover reductions in values, we at CAPEX retain the right to close your position, and you’ll have to meet the loss no matter what subsequently happens to the underlying asset.
Leverage risks expose you to greater potential profits but also greater potential losses too. Whilst we do provide stop-loss limits, they can’t guarantee you won’t suffer losses, especially if there’s a market closure or a sharp price movement. Execution risks also may occur due to lags in trades, so best to keep a close eye on your trades at all times.
The main risk of trading CFDs is the market risk. As contract for difference trading is designed to pay the difference between the opening price and the closing price of the underlying asset, CFDs are traded on margin, so this amplifies risk and rewards via leverage.
For example, one of the ways we suggest you mitigate this risk is to make use of stop-loss orders. In the professional asset management industry, an investment vehicle’s portfolio will usually contain elements that offset the leverage inherent in CFDs when looking at the leverage of the overall portfolio.
In particular, the retention of cash holdings reduces the effective leverage of a portfolio: if an investment vehicle buys 100 shares for $10,000 in cash, this provides the same exposure to the shares as entering into a CFD for the same 100 shares with $500 of margin and retaining $9,500 as a cash reserve.
So it’s safe to say that the use of CFDs in this context does not necessarily imply an increased market exposure (and where there is increased market exposure, it will generally be less than the headline leverage of the CFD).
If prices move against an open CFD position, an additional variation margin is required to maintain the margin level. We at CAPEX may call upon the party to deposit additional sums to cover this, in what is known as a margin call. In fast-moving markets, margin calls may be at short notice. If funds are not provided in time, we may close/liquidate the positions at a loss for which the other party is liable.
Another dimension of CFD risk is counterparty risk; a factor in most over-the-counter (OTC) traded derivatives. Counterparty risk is associated with the financial stability or solvency of the counterparty to a contract. In the context of CFD contracts, if the counterparty to a contract fails to meet their financial obligations, the CFD may have little or no value regardless of the underlying instrument.
This means that you as the CFD trader could potentially incur severe losses, even if the underlying instrument moves in the desired direction. CAPEX, as your OTC CFD provider, is required to segregate client funds protecting client balances in event of company default, but in some [variable] instances, it might be inevitable that guarantees are broken.
Ultimately, the degree of counterparty risk is defined by the counterparty’s credit risk, including the clearing house if applicable. This risk is heightened due to the fact that custody is linked to the company or bank supplying the trading.
The bottom line: Advantages to this best CFD trading platform include lower margin requirements, easy access to global markets, no shorting or day trading rules, and little or no fees. However, high leverage will magnify losses as they occur, and having to pay a spread to enter and exit positions can be costly when large price movements do not occur. Indeed, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has placed restrictions on CFDs to protect retail investors and we at CAPEX adhere strictly to these.
We are very confident that CAPEX is your go-to broker if you’re looking to expand your trading skills and knowledge of the financial markets – in a safe and secure environment.
Beginners will find a plethora of educational materials they need to start trading with CAPEX CFDs through the CAPEX Academy which is packed full of educational videos, tutorials and courses. Advanced traders will also appreciate the additional trading tools available via MetaTrader 5.
So in a nutshell, we at CAPEX can safely claim our main strengths are the extensive array of CFD instruments available for trading, low spreads and flexible leverage levels offered and an education-oriented mindset and philosophy. CAPEX really does go to great lengths to make markets accessible to a wider audience of investors.