Trade Cryptocurrencies with Us
Trading cryptocurrency CFDs ("contracts for difference") is a great way to diversify your portfolio and hedge risks. We have carved a niche for itself in the Crypto trading market, offering the optimal trading experience. Choosing from an extensive portfolio of financial products, while benefiting from the latest real-time technology and the leverage available on Crypto pairs BTCUSD, ETHUSD, LTCUSD and BCHUSD is now 1:200 for clients registered with Us. Unlike other asset classes (FX, Equities, Commodities, etc.), the Cryptocurrency market is dominated by retail speculators. With IC Markets Cryptocurrency CFDs, youll trade in a market where there is no central bank intervention, interbank dealers controlling order flow or giant pension funds moving prices.
What are the benefits of crypto trading?
- 1:200 Leverage MT4/MT5 1:5 Leverage Trader
- Trade the market 7 days a week
- Enter and exit trades whenever you want to 24/5
- Trade in any direction you think the markets will go. Sell and go short or buy to go long, maximizing trading opportunities and minimizing risks.
- No price manipulation and no requotes
- Hedge Risks - Hedge your investment risks with high-value assets, like gold (XAU), silver (XAG), and Oil (WTI / CL)
- Benefit from low margin, low-cost trading, without compromising execution
The Top Ten Crypto Pairs to Trade
When you trade cryptocurrencies with IG, you are speculating on whether your chosen market
will rise or
fall in value, without ever taking ownership of the digital asset. This is done by using
derivative
products such as CFDs.
Although the cryptocurrency market is relatively new, it has experienced significant
volatility due to
huge amounts of short-term speculative interest. For example, between October 2017 and
October 2018, the
price of bitcoin rose as high as $19,378 and fell to lows of $5851,
The volatility of cryptocurrencies is part of what makes this market so exciting. Rapid
intraday price
movements can provide a range of opportunities to traders to go long and short but also come
with
increased risk. So, if you decide to explore the cryptocurrency market, make sure that you
have done
your research and developed a risk management strategy.
However, when it comes to digital currencies trading, not all currencies are tradable.
Some are better than others. With a wide range of currencies on the market, it’s important
to know what
makes a coin best for trading.
- Bitcoin CFD
- Ethereum CFD
- Litecoin CFD
- Dash CFD
- Bitcoin Cash CFD
- BitcoinSV CFD
- Ripple CFD
- EOS CFD
- Polkadot CFD
- Dogecoin CFD
What Makes a Good Trading Digital Currency?
The market capitalization of all publicly traded cryptos plunged by 33% in that short
period, falling
from $1.31 trillion to $880 billion. That, in turn, is a 70% decline from the $2.96 trillion
market cap
in November 2021. Needless to say, this asset class isn't a playground for momentum
investors at the
moment, but contrarians may want to start considering small investments in some of the top
cryptocurrencies at current levels, for a few reasons.
First, digital assets are more established than they've ever been at any point in their
history, and
projects in the young industry continue to attract huge levels of brainpower, labor and
investment.
Second, 70% declines aren't actually unprecedented in crypto. Bitcoin fell from roughly
$20,000 to about
$3,000 between late 2017 and late 2018, for example
What is the best Platform to trade Crypto Currencies?
MetaTrader 4. The world's most popular trading platform.
Discover the benefits of Crypto Currency trading on one of the most powerful trading platforms available, MetaTrader 4 (MT4).
- Leverage shift in price
- Customisable interface, including colours of technical indicators
- One-click trading
- Live price streaming on all accounts 128-bits encryption for secure trading
- Expert Advisors (EAs)
- The option of going long or short
Are there more platform options?
We recommend MT4 for Crypto Currencies but a range of products can also be traded on MT5 platforms.