Stock trading refers to the practice of buying and selling company stock shares in the stock market. Traders can play the stock market by building a long-term portfolio, or by trading the high volatility stocks typically carry. They are affected by geopolitical, economic news, and also the company’s economic performance.

Stocks can be traded on Alchemy Markets in the form of CFDs. These unique tradeable products allow you to trade and speculate on a stock’s price without owning the underlying asset. Trade our stock CFDs with tight spreads, institutional liquidity, execution speeds as fast as <10ms, and with leverage of up to 20:1. Our Stock CFD traders can also enjoy transparent pricing with no commissions, zero hidden fees, and no last look execution. MT5 can be accessed on desktop or mobile, so you can stay up to date with current market indices prices anytime, anywhere.

Stocks are traded for 24 hours, 5 days during the business week. This excludes any public holidays and bank holidays specific to the market region. Optimal trading times can vary depending on your preferred stocks to trade, but many traders favour the London-New York session overlap from 12:00 to 16:00 GMT. Due to its higher trading volume and volatility, this overlap offers greater opportunities for traders to enter into a trade position.

The stock market is known for its long-term growth potential and high volatility. This offers traders many exciting opportunities to speculate on price action in the market every day.

Stocks are also more varied in their products than other asset classes, allowing for more trade diversification. Historically, the U.S. stock market has been considered one of, if not the best investment opportunities available. Overall, stocks present a wide range of short and long-term opportunities, making it a versatile asset class to trade.

In comparison to trading Forex, stocks exhibit significantly higher daily volatility, making it an exciting yet risky asset to trade. On Alchemy Markets, stocks are available as CFDs (Contracts for Difference), which allows traders to amplify their position size through leverage, and enter buy/sell positions without owning the underlying share. Open an account to trade Stock CFDs with up to 20:1 leverage today.

To start trading Stock CFDs with Alchemy Markets is as easy as 1,2,3. Simply register for a trading account, complete your KYC, and deposit funds to begin your trading journey!

We provide access to stock CFDs in the UK and US markets, and carry out your order with 100% STP, lightning-fast execution. Trade with us anytime, anywhere with the MetaTrader 5 platform, available on PC, mobile, and tablet.

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A CFD is a Contract for Difference, and Stock CFDs allow traders to speculate on the price movements of an underlying stock without taking ownership of the stock itself. Stock CFD traders can take long or short positions when they trade the stock market with CFDs, meaning they can find opportunities in both bullish and bearish markets. Stock CFDs are also leveraged products, empowering traders with larger buying power, and granting the opportunity to control large position sizes with a small initial margin deposit.

When trading, there is no “one size fits all” financial instrument, as each trader’s strategic approach, risk appetite, and schedule will vary. That being said, most day traders prefer a highly liquid and volatile stock to trade, which are stocks such as NVDA, MSFT, and NFLX during 2023 – 2024. With Alchemy Markets, finding these stocks for day trading becomes much easier. Our clients gain free access to Trading Central tools, such as ‘Market Buzz’ to instantly find out which stocks are currently being discussed the most.

The global stock market is composed of various market sessions, such as the US, UK, Sydney, and Tokyo markets. Each market session has its own trading hours, operating based on their local timezones and for 5 days of the business week. Clients can check the product specifications in MT5 to see when the UK and US stock markets are open in their own local hours.