What does CFD stand for?

Contract for Difference (markets/trading)

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Business, finance, etc.

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Contract for Difference (CFD) are traded on margin and there is always a better scope to get decent profit in the market.

An Insight on the Growing Trend of CFD Trading

A contract for difference is an agreement to exchange the difference in a share's value between the time a contract is opened and the time it is closed.

BA and Iberia in combination talks

A contract for difference (CFD) is an agreement between two parties to exchange the difference between the opening price and the closing price of a contract, multiplied by the number of shares, as calculated at the contract''s close.

Amateurs and Day Traders Are Being Attracted to Contracts for ...

Meanwhile, IFX has launched a contract for difference product that directly reflects the value of onshore hedge funds.

IFX on recovery trail after dollar blow

Just about the only people to make a profit on the market have been those who went short on technology shares, either by making down-bets through a spread bookmaker or by opening short positions via a type of equity derivative known as a contract for difference, or CFD.

WHY GOING SHORT FOR A WHILE IS WORTH THE WAIT