When the market moves
Primary liquidity is usually highest during the underlying exchange session. Pre-market, after-hours, earnings releases, and exchange holidays can alter pricing and depth.
Markets / Shares
Trade company-specific expectations.
Share prices reflect expectations for a company’s future cash flows, risks, and valuation. Share CFDs provide leveraged price exposure without ownership, voting rights, or direct receipt of dividends.
CFD exposure only. You do not own the underlying asset.
Shares watchlistIllustrative
TSLA217.92▼ 2.19%
AAPL191.92▲ 0.01%
NVDA124.30▲ 1.42%
AMD158.60▼ 0.63%
META512.10▲ 0.87%
Market structure
How shares trading works.
Understand the contract
Shares are quoted per share, while CFD exposure depends on quantity and contract specification. Currency conversion may apply to overseas shares.
Price discovery
What moves shares prices?
Price responds to changing expectations. These are the main categories to monitor.
01
Earnings
Revenue, margins, cash flow, guidance, and surprises can rapidly reprice a company.
02
Valuation
Rates, growth assumptions, and risk premiums affect what investors pay for earnings.
03
Company events
Leadership, products, litigation, financing, and mergers create specific risk.
04
Sector and macro
Peers, regulation, commodities, currencies, and the economy influence results.
Market map
Types of shares exposure.
Large cap
Established companies with high market value and generally deeper liquidity.
Growth
Companies priced for faster future expansion, often sensitive to rates.
Value
Companies trading at lower valuation multiples relative to fundamentals.
Sector exposure
Companies grouped by common revenue drivers or economic sensitivity.
Category risk
Know what can go wrong.
Shares CFDs use leverage. Product-specific risk must be understood before an order is placed.
Earnings gaps
Price can jump beyond a stop when results are released outside the session.
Corporate actions
Splits, dividends, rights, takeovers, and spin-offs can require adjustments.
Borrow constraints
Short positions may face availability, financing, or forced-close conditions.
Single-name risk
Company-specific news is not diversified away.
Before the trade
Use a repeatable preparation checklist.
A checklist cannot remove risk, but it can reduce avoidable errors.
01
Check earnings dates and company announcements.
02
Know the primary exchange session and trading currency.
03
Review spread, financing, and short-selling conditions.
04
Size for possible gaps, not only normal volatility.
Key terminology
Speak the language of shares.
- Market capitalization
- Share price multiplied by shares outstanding.
- EPS
- Earnings per share, a commonly monitored profitability measure.
- P/E ratio
- Price relative to earnings per share.
- Ex-dividend date
- Date from which new buyers are not entitled to the declared dividend.
Shares FAQ
Common questions, clear answers.
Do share CFDs give voting rights?+
No. They provide price exposure but not legal ownership or shareholder voting rights.
What happens around dividends?+
Cash adjustments may apply depending on position direction and product terms.
Why are earnings risky?+
Results and guidance can arrive while the market is closed, causing a large gap at reopening.
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Important risk warning
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. [XX]% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Trade only what you understand.
Review the product terms, costs, and risk before opening a leveraged position.