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Here at CleanFinancial.com we want to help you select the trading option that is right for you. One option is GFT, a leading financial spread betting, CFD and forex company.
GFT Markets - Mobile Spread Betting Platform GFT has a number of platform variations so we have added some videos guides to help show the differences.

Spread Betting with GFT Markets


With GFT you get all the normal advantages of spread betting:
  • Tax-free investments*
    • No Stamp Duty
    • No Capital Gains Tax
    • No Income Tax
  • You can buy or sell stock market indices, shares, forex, commodities, interest rates and bonds
  • Commission-free trading
  • A wide range of markets - see GFT 'Markets and Prices'

GFT Global Markets


Using a GFT Markets account, investors can access different forms of the award-winning GFT DealBook platform:
  • DealBook Web - their user-friendly web based platform. It comes with the most popular chart types and indicators as well as live news feeds

  • DealBook 360 - their customisable platform which comes with the broadest range of tools and charts. Note, whilst this platform has a lot more features than the typical web-based trading platform, you do need to download it

  • DealBook Mobile - their mobile platform which you can use to trade from your iPhone, iPad, Android-based phone and Kindle Fire, see GFT Mobile Trading for details

Through the DealBook platform investors can take advantage of:
  • Competitive pricing on 3,200+ markets - including spreads from 1 point on key index and forex markets during market hours. Spreads on individual shares are as low as 0.1% of the underlying market

  • MT4 – use MetaTrader4, one of the most popular trading systems, see MT4 with GFT for details

  • 24 hour trading - trade a selection of popular markets from Sunday evening to Friday evening

  • Autochartist Trade Ideas - 'Premium Accounts' can use 'Autochartist Trade Ideas' to produce live trade setups. The real-time program offers entry, stop and limit prices for trades on 18 currency pairs, the potential 'points' profit, the time period and the probability of each trade on a scale from 1 to 10

  • Low Margin Requirements - margins on some popular markets are as low as 0.5%

  • Price Alerts - users can set price alerts for when the markets hit a certain level. Price alerts can also be set directly on the charts

  • Trading directly from the charts - traders who prefer their technical analysis may prefer to add trades directly to the charts rather than through deal tickets

  • Single-click orders - useful in fast moving markets

GFT Markets Mobile Trading Platform

GFT Mobile Trading


Using GFT's award winning DealBook Mobile platform, investors can trade from their iPhone, iPad, Android based phone or Kindle Fire. Each trading app offers:
  • Live trading of thousands of markets including forex, stock market indices, commodities, shares and treasuries markets
  • Live charts with a full-screen option that shows current positions, orders and alarms (price alerts)
  • Further chart options such as key technical indicators and overlays
  • The option to add/update/remove trading orders
  • Account access including P&L and account history
  • Live streaming news
Seasoned traders will also appreciate that you can use MT4 on the GFT mobile app.

GFT on the Kindle Fire:
GFT Markets Kindle Trading Platform

GFT Awards


GFT have won a range of awards and accolades in recent years, these include:
  • Best Customer Service, Investment Trends UK CFD Report, 2012
  • Best Mobile Platform, Shares Magazine Awards, 2012
  • Best Forex Broker, The Stockies, 2012
  • Best Online Trading Platform, UK Shares Awards, 2011
  • Best Forex Provider, AFR Smart Investor Blue Ribbon Awards, 2011
  • Best Forex Education Provider, IBTimes FX Excellence Awards, 2011
  • Best Forex Customer Service, IBTimes FX Excellence Awards, 2011

User Ratings & Comments on GFT Markets


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MT4 with GFT

MT4 with GFT


Traders can use MetaTrader4 (MT4) with GFT.

MetaTrader4 is one of the most popular trading systems, it allows users to place their own trades or set up Expert Advisors (EAs). EA are settings/programs that can automatically place trades when certain market conditions are met.

Whilst they do not come with any guarantees, investors can search 100s of free EAs, each EA can be back-tested and modified.

MT4 is available in multiple languages and there are no hidden charges, GFT absorbs the cost of using MT4.

When using MT4 with GFT, investors can:
  • View their win/loss ratios
  • Undock charts and create multi-monitor configurations
  • Create powerful 'If-Done' and other conditional orders
  • Use the Autochartist tools
Note that you can use MT4 on the GFT mobile app.


GFT Charts

GFT Charts
The advanced charts come with:
  • Functionality that lets you trade directly from the charts as well as add new orders to the chart (not available on mobile apps)
  • Numerous indicators, many of which you can customise
  • Functions that help validate patterns and trends
  • Features that identify both simple and complex patterns as well as potential entry and exit points for possible trades
  • Time frames as small as a tick or as large as a year

GFT Trading Orders


To help simplify trading and risk management, there are a number of trading orders available:
  • Single-click Orders - to help with fast moving markets (not available on mobile apps)

  • Limit Orders and Stop Orders - designed to protect your potential profit and minimise your losses by closing a trade when the market hits a given price

  • Automated Trailing Stops - designed to automatically trail the market as the price moves in your favour. When the market moves against you, it then acts like a Stop Loss. These orders therefore help lock in profitable market movements

  • Guaranteed Stop Orders – prices in volatile or illiquid markets can occasionally gap through a normal Stop Order level and therefore be executed at a price that is worse than your Stop Order price. As the name suggests, a Guaranteed Stop Order is guaranteed to execute at the price you specified, irrespective of any gaps or slippage. Note that these orders normally come with a small additional cost

  • Parent and Contingent Orders - by applying these orders, investors create an entire trade from start to finish, i.e. set the levels for a trade to open and close at
GFT Markets Dealbook Web Platform

GFT Markets - 24 Hour Service


According to the GFT website, their “knowledgeable market specialists, customer service associates, technical support staff and dealing desk are available to assist you 24 hours a day.

"We provide you with the highest levels of personalised service, and promise to respond to your inquiries in a timely manner so you can remain focused on your trading"


About GFT Global Markets


GFT Global Markets was founded in 1997. Today they service traders in more than 120 countries from offices in London, Dubai, New Jersey, Grand Rapids, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

The company offers financial spread betting, CFD trading, forex trading and binaries.

GFT Global Markets UK Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Trading spread bets, CFDs and forex is risky and not suitable for everyone. All of these products are leveraged, they come with a high level of risk to your capital and you can lose more than your initial deposit. Don't trade more than you can afford to lose.


GFT Account / Website


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Video Guide to GFT DealBook Web


The following video guide looks at creating new orders, risk management orders, accessing trading news, setting alarms/alerts, advanced charts, trading from charts and applying technical indicators.




Video Guide to GFT DealBook 360


The next video guide takes a slightly longer look at GFT's DealBook 360 platform.

The video review covers updating your 'workspace' (trading screen), trading directly from the charts, comparing two markets on the same chart, trading orders, adjusting trading orders from the charts, accessing the latest trading news and customising the 'quote board' so it only shows your preferred markets.




Video Guide to the GFT iPad Trading App


This videos looks at the charts on the GFT iPad trading app including the drawing tools and setting alarms (price alerts).






Risk Warning: Spread betting and CFD trading carry a high level of risk to your capital and you may lose more than your initial investment. Spread betting and CFD trading may not be suitable for all investors. Only speculate with money that you can afford to lose. Please ensure you fully understand the risks involved and seek independent financial advice where necessary.

'GFT' by JW, updated 21-May-13

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User Reviews and Opinions


The following is a copy of the above user comments, they are displayed here for users whose browsers do not support JavaScript and therefore can’t read the above opinions and comments.

Comment by Gold_Gordon
21-May-13 [5:37pm] Editor’s comment: We have now added a selection of video guides on GFT, please see - http://www.cleanfinancial.com/gft.php#video_guide... - The videos cover three of the platforms; DealBook Web, DealBook 360 and DealBook Mobile (iPad).


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Risk Warning: Spread betting and CFD trading carry a high level of risk to your capital and you may lose more than your initial investment. Spread betting and CFD trading may not be suitable for all investors. Only speculate with money that you can afford to lose. Please ensure you fully understand the risks involved and seek independent financial advice where necessary.

The contents on CleanFinancial.com are for information purposes only and are not intended as a recommendation to trade. Nothing on this website should be construed as investment advice.

Neither CleanFinancial.com nor any contributing company/author accept any responsibility for any use that may be made of the above or for the correctness or accuracy of the information provided.


* Tax law is subject to change or may differ if you pay tax in a jurisdiction other than the UK.

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