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Read published news, official announcements and analysis related to CFDs. Check each article’s source, date and applicable scope.
AMarkets says it has added five CFDs on stocks of major US companies—Arm Holdings, Super Micro Computer, NuScale Power, Robinhood Markets and Take-Two Interactive Software—available on MetaTrader 5 with leverage up to 1:10. The broker describes the instruments as spanning technology, artificial intelligence, energy, fintech and gaming.
FxPro now offers SpaceX (SPCX.O) as a contract for difference, tradeable long or short from 0.01 shares via MT5 and the FxPro App, including pre- and post-market sessions on MT5. The broker describes the listing as a record debut, saying the stock rose 19% to close at $160.95 on its first day.
LMAX Group announced on 12 May 2026 the launch of Kiosk, a fully hosted interface it says lets institutional clients deposit digital assets into LMAX Custody and instantly use them as collateral across spot FX, precious metals, digital assets, CFDs and perpetual futures. The company describes the interface as combining deposits, withdrawals, API credential management, WalletConnect, security controls and treasury management.
FxPro has launched Market-on-Open orders on the FxPro App, allowing clients to place an order while a market is closed so that it executes on the first available tick at the open. The company says orders can be changed to a Limit or Stop order before the open.
CMC Markets said on 20 April 2026 that it launched Gold Weekend, a spread betting and CFD product giving access to gold while underlying spot and futures markets are closed. It follows the company’s 24/5 US equities rollout, with around 250 shares and ETFs available outside standard hours and further expansion planned.
AMarkets said trading hours for several index, commodity, metal and US stock/ETF CFD instruments are subject to change around Europe's switch to summer time on 28-29 March 2026, while forex instruments are traded as usual. The notice lists session times but does not state a time zone.
CMC Markets announced on 23 March 2026 the launch of a multi-asset platform letting clients invest in 12,000+ global shares and ETFs and trade CFDs and options from one account. It cited 0% commission on the share and ETF investing, no platform or holding fees, and a 0.5% FX conversion fee that may apply.
AMarkets said trading hours for a set of index, commodity, metal and US equity CFDs will change around the US switch to summer time on 7-8 March 2026, listing revised sessions for each instrument. The broker said forex instruments trade as usual, with Friday trading until 23:00 EET, and described the schedule as introductory and subject to change.
Orbex said its server time will move to GMT+3 on 8 March 2026 for the start of US daylight-saving time, with certain instruments trading one hour later until European DST begins on 29 March. The notice says regular hours resume for all instruments on 29 March, though its table shows AUS200 at the same later session after both dates.
Orbex has announced DST-related trading-hour changes for selected commodity, equity and index CFDs on 26 October and 2 November 2025, and will move server time from GMT+3 to GMT+2 on 2 November. FX, metals and several other listed markets are unchanged.
AXIORY's Japanese website said on 13 October 2025 that it had expanded its precious-metals CFD and Battle CFD lineups and started offering soft-commodity CFDs. The notice names coffee, cocoa, sugar, cotton, wheat and soybeans as soft commodities, and says copper and aluminium were added to the metals range.
FxPro announced on Aug. 4, 2025, that Figma (FIG.N) stock CFDs are available for long and short trading, with positions from 0.01 shares. The broker linked the addition to Figma's July 31 IPO, which it said priced at $33 and closed its first session at $115.50.
FxPro has added Circle Internet Group (CRCL.N), the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, as a tradable CFD on its platform and mobile app through an MT5 account. The broker said Circle's IPO priced at $31 per share on 4 June 2025, above the $27–$28 range, valuing the company at $6.8 billion.
In a notice published on 11 March 2025, FxPro extended trading hours for the ChinaA50 and Swiss20 indices. ChinaA50 now trades in two GMT sessions, 01:30–08:30 and 09:00–21:00, with a break from 08:30 to 09:00; Swiss20 trades from 07:05 to 20:55 GMT.
Orbex said it will adjust its server time to GMT+3 on 9 March 2025 for the start of US daylight saving time, with some instruments opening and closing one hour later during 9–30 March. The broker said its usual schedule would apply to all instruments from 31 March and published instrument-level schedules for the interim period.
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