CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 79% 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.
In Invest, you buy and sell actual shares. In CFD, you speculate on the current market price of instruments.
Ownership
With an Invest account, you buy and sell actual shares, meaning you own part of the company. In contrast, a CFD account does not provide ownership of the asset. Instead, you trade based on whether you think the price will go up or down.
Leverage (CFD Only)
Leverage allows you to trade with more money than you have in your account, which is a feature available only in CFD accounts. The Invest account does not support leverage. If you want to learn more about how leverage works, click 👉 here.
Instruments
A CFD account allows you to trade currency pairs, stocks, commodities, indices, and ETFs. However, CFDs do not represent actual ownership of these assets. With an Invest account, you can buy and own real stocks and ETFs. To explore the full list of instruments available, click 👉 here.
Shorting (CFD Only)
Short selling, or predicting a drop in price to profit from it, is available only with a CFD account. This feature is not supported in the Invest account. To learn more about shorting, click 👉 here.
Voting Rights
As a shareholder in an Invest account, you can exercise voting rights for the shares you own. Check the details 👉 here. Since CFD accounts do not involve actual ownership of assets, voting rights are not available.