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Why trade Crosses with FXTM
Explore unique opportunities with Crosses
Capture opportunity in the relationship between global markets
Crosses CFDs are an innovative way of trading. By combining two assets into a single contract, Crosses CFDs let you speculate on the performance gap between two markets, such as indices and commodities.
With FXTM, you can trade these unique CFDs and capture opportunities in market divergence, without the complexity of managing multiple positions.
Key benefits of Crosses CFDs
Trade the relative strength of two major markets
Diversify beyond currency pairs for new strategies
Benefit from unified margin, leverage, and execution
No need to open or manage two separate trades
Frequently asked questions
Crosses CFDs are contracts that allow you to trade the relative strength between two assets as a single position. They’re usually from different markets or segments, such as indices vs commodities, or a US Index vs a Japanese one.
Trading traditional pairs typically involves two separate positions with individual risk profiles. Crosses CFDs simplifies this, bringing together both assets in a single, streamlined contract.
Seven Crosses are available, including:
- DJCGLD – US30 vs Gold (Wall Street 30 vs Gold)
- CHCJPC - CN50 vs JP225 (FTSE China A50 Index vs Japan 225)
- DJCJPC – US30 vs JP225 (Wall Street 30 vs Japan 225)
- NACJPC - NAS100 vs JP225 (Nasdaq 100 Index vs Japan 225)
- SPCJPC - US500 vs JP225 (S&P 500 vs Japan 225)
- DJCSPC - US30 vs US500 (Wall Street 30 vs S&P 500)
- BNOUSO - BRN vs WTI (Brent Oil ETF vs WTI Crude Oil ETF)
Crosses CFDs are available on the FXTM Advantage and Rewards Plus (MT4 & MT5) trading accounts.
Contract specifications for spreads, commission, lot sizes, and leverage may differ from account to account, and for different Crosses.
Check the full Contract Specifications for more details.
Cross CFDs offer a unique way to trade macroeconomic themes or the ‘story’ between different assets, allowing you to hedge your portfolio, or diversify beyond currency or traditional pair exposure.
Cross CFDs provide an opportunity for advanced strategy implementation with the ease of a simplified, single contract.
Dividends only apply to the following indices: US30, JP225, NAS100, US500, and CN50.
For buy positions on index crosses:
- You earn the dividend of the base index (the first symbol in the pair).
- You pay the dividend of the quote index (the second symbol in the pair).
For sell positions on index crosses:
- You pay the dividend of the base index.
- You earn the dividend of the quote index.
Example 1:
For the cross DJC/JPC - US30/JP225
- A buy position earns US30 dividends and pays JP225 dividends.
- A sell position pays US30 dividends and earns JP225 dividends.
Example 2:
For the cross DJCGLD - US30/Gold
- A buy position earns US30 dividends.
- A sell position pays US30 dividends.
No dividends apply to Gold.