Trading commodities with ThinkMarkets
Tight spreads
Benefit from tight spreads from as low as $0.02 on WTI, $0.06 on gold and $0.022 on silver.
10:1 Leverage
Control a position on WTI up to $10,000 in size with just a $1,000 deposit.
Flexible contract sizes
Choose a contract size that meets your trading needs, starting from just 0.1.
Why trade commodities?
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Go long or short
Benefit in both rising and falling markets by going long or short.
23/5 market access
Explore opportunities with 23/5 market access to the world’s most popular commodities.
Deep liquidity
Quickly open and close positions at any time with fair and transparent pricing.
Commodities CFD trading scenarios
COMMODITY
WTI
ENTRY PRICE
$80
TRADE SIZE
100 contracts
TRADE VALUE
$80 x 100 = $8,000
REQUIRED MARGIN (10:1)
$8,000 / 10 = $800
Going long (buy)
Going short (sell)
Your research tells you that gold’s price is going to rise.
SCENARIO A
EXIT PRICE
$82
PROFIT/LOSS
=(Exit price - entry price) × Trade size
=(82 -80) × 100
= 2 × 100
= 200
Profit $200
SCENARIO B
EXIT PRICE
$78
PROFIT/LOSS
=(Exit price - entry price) × Trade size
=(78 - 80) × 100
= -2 × 100
= -200
Loss $200