Gain Capital’s its Forex.com UK division has added brent crude oil to its ForexTrader platform, enabling clients to trade oil alongside global currencies and spot metals.<
Gain Capital’s its Forex.com UK division has added brent crude oil to its ForexTrader platform, enabling clients to trade oil alongside global currencies and spot metals.
‘Economic fundamentals have become a significant driver of oil prices. This factor and the inverse relationship between oil and the US dollar means trading oil is a fairly natural extension and an interesting alternative to currency trading,’ says Jane Foley, director of research for Forex.com.
Forex.com offers brent crude oil as a contract for difference with five per cent margin and the flexibility to trade small contracts from just one lot, representing 100 barrels. The contract tracks the current price of Brent crude on the Intercontinental Exchange.
In addition to trading tools such as real-time charts and news, clients will also receive daily market commentary and analysis from the Forex.com research team on the latest market trends impacting the price of oil.
Glenn Stevens, chief executive of Gain Capital, says: ‘Having launched gold and silver contracts on our ForexTrader platform earlier this year, oil is the next logical step in our product expansion. We will continue to add new products to all of our platforms to help our clients take advantage of global trading opportunities.’
