Financial derivatives contracts
A contract for differences (CFD) is an arrangement made in financial derivatives trading where the differences in the settlement between the open and closing trade prices are cash settled. There is no delivery of physical goods or securities with CFDs. Derivative Contracts are formal contracts that are entered into between two parties namely one Buyer and other Seller acting as Counterparties for each other which involves either physical transaction of an underlying asset in future or pay off financially by one party to the other based on specific events in the future of the underlying asset. Financial derivatives, as mentioned above, are contracts that base their value on an underlying asset. In them, the seller of the contract does not necessarily have to own the asset, but can give the necessary money to the buyer for it to acquire it or give the buyer another derivative contract. These financial derivatives are used to hedge investments and to speculate.