Cryptocurrency Trading

    Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that exist on decentralised ledgers, exchanges and blockchains. While there are now well over a thousand cryptocurrencies, active traders focus only on the most valuable cryptocurrencies, which are also the most liquid.

    Similar to Index CFDs, Cryptocurrencies can be traded via a derivative that allows traders to take a long or short position. Traders won’t own the underlying cryptocurrency, but they will ‘own’ any movement in the price when they hold a position.

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    Focus Markets traders can access cryptocurrency instruments via trading platform.

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    Buy and Sell Over 90 Crypto Derivatives With Ultra-low Spreads

    A vast choice of crypto derivatives

    The most comprehensive Crypto offering. Choose from 250+ Cryptocurrencies, including Crypto-crosses and Crypto indices.

    Highly competitive spreads

    Ready to take advantage of the Crypto market's volatility? Go long or short a crypto derivative of your choise. Enjoy one of the best spreads in the industry.

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    Trade 90+ Crypto derivatives without the need to create a wallet. Fund with a variety of methods, including Bank Wire transfer and POLi Payment.

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    Bitcoin

    Bitcoin was the original cryptocurrency and was introduced in 2009. It’s also the most valuable and widely traded. Bitcoin’s code has been copied and amended by numerous other teams starting similar digital currencies – however, Bitcoin is still more valuable than all other cryptocurrencies combined.

    Ethereum

    Ethereum is a blockchain similar to the Bitcoin blockchain, but includes additional functionality that allows smart contracts and applications to run on it. This allows all the computers on the network to act as a giant decentralised computer, and third-party applications can be run by this giant computer.

    Ripple

    Ripple is a company creating blockchain based solutions for the global banking industry. These solutions use Ripple’s own cryptocurrency, XRP, which trades freely like any other cryptos. Ripple is one of the most popular cryptocurrencies for trading as it is highly liquid and has recently had large price swings.

    Litecoin

    Litecoin, is the sixth most valuable cryptocurrency in the world, and also can be one of the most profitable cryptocurrencies for traders. It is widely listed on exchanges, giving it good liquidity and price discovery. Litecoin is also highly correlated with Bitcoin, and often follows the Bitcoin price moves.

    Why trade cryptocurrencies?

    Cryptocurrencies have the tendency to be particularly volatile, so they provide various opportunities for traders to open positions with big movements. Leveraged trading provides high liquidity, matched with the reputation cryptocurrencies have for being highly volatile, means that trading cryptocurrencies with Focus Markets.com provide greater opportunities in markets.

    Investing vs. trading cryptocurrency

    There are two options when trading in the cryptocurrency market. You can buy actual cryptocurrency on exchanges, where you own the underlying asset. This is considered a long-term investment, as you are waiting for the price to rise significantly before selling.

    Alternatively, you can trade cryptocurrency CFDs. A CFD is a popular type of derivative that allows you to trade on margin, providing you with greater exposure to the financial markets. CFDs are a type of derivative so you do not buy the underlying asset itself. Instead, you buy or sell units for a given financial instrument depending on whether you think the underlying price will rise or fall.

    When buying cryptocurrency, it is stored in a wallet, but when trading CFDs the position is held in your trading account, which is regulated by a financial authority.

    How to Open an Account

    Open an account now. It’s free an it takes less than 3 minutes

    APPLY
    VERIFY
    FUND & TRADE
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    STEP 1
    Complete a simple application form.
    STEP 2
    Upload documents to verify your account.
    STEP 3
    Fund account with as little as $100 and start trading the global markets.
    Create Account

    How to Open an Account

    Open an account now. It’s free an it takes less than 3 minutes

    APPLY
    STEP 1
    Complete a simple application form
    1
    APPLY
    VERIFY
    STEP 2
    Upload documents to verify your account.
    2
    VERIFY
    FUND & TRADE
    STEP 3
    Fund account with as little as $100 and start trading the global markets
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    FUND & TRADE
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    Positions held for longer than 14 days will incur an additional 20% p.a. crypto holding fee (based on the notional volume of the position) in addition to the current daily swap rate. This fee will be applied to both long and short positions every 7 days after the 14th day (i.e. starting from day 21), and will continue until the position is closed. Please note, this may result in a net charge being applied to short positions which may otherwise earn a daily Swap credit.

    This fee will not be prorated. This means if you hold the position for less than 7 days after the initial 14 days, you will not be charged the holding fee.