These are some key questions you should ask your CFD broker. http://www.contracts-for-difference.com/cfds/compare-brokers.html Keep in mind that most of the dealers you will interact with are essentially CFD sales people and not actual traders - in fact some have never as much as made a trade in their life. Thus, they are more likely to be interested in maximising client take-up and sales numbers than your personal interests so it pays to ask the CFD provider a few key questions.