At MC Markets, we offer a wide range of trading products to suit different strategies and risk appetites. Whether you are a short-term trader looking for fast-moving instruments or a long-term investor diversifying across asset classes, our platform gives you seamless access to these popular assets.

In this article, we will walk you through the key product categories available on our platform, Forex, Precious Metals, Indices, Stocks, and Cryptocurrencies, and provide example specifications for each, including contract size, minimum and maximum trade volume, and available leverage.

Understanding the product specifications is essential before you start trading, as each instrument comes with its own trading conditions, requirements, and market behavior. Let’s dive into each category and see how they work.

Forex trading involves buying and selling currency pairs such as EUR/USD or USD/JPY. Each pair consists of two currencies, a quote currency and a base currency. The price of a currency pair shows how much of the quote currency is needed to buy one unit of the base currency.

When you buy a currency pair, you are buying the base currency and selling the quote currency. So if you buy EUR/USD, you're expecting the Euro to strengthen against the US Dollar.

When you sell the pair, you're doing the opposite, selling the base and buying the quote, expecting the Euro to weaken.

Specification overview:

Forex is ideal for traders who prefer high liquidity and are looking to capture movements driven by economic data, central bank policies, and geopolitical news.

Trading metals, especially Gold (XAU) and Silver (XAG), offers a unique way to hedge against inflation, currency risk, and broader market uncertainty. These assets are historically valued for their stability during economic downturns, making them appealing to both short-term traders and long-term investors.

Gold, in particular, is known for its role as a “crisis commodity” often gaining demand during times of geopolitical tension or financial instability. Silver, while also a store of value, tends to move with greater volatility, offering more trading opportunities for active participants. Below are the specification for Gold and Silver in MC Markets:

Due to their higher prices, contract sizes for precious metals are often smaller than forex pairs. Their prices also move more than other assets, making it attractive for traders chasing those rapid price movements.

Indices represent the performance of a basket of major stocks, giving traders exposure to an entire market segment through a single instrument. Whether it’s the US500 tracking large-cap U.S. companies, NAS100 for tech-heavy stocks, or UK100 for top UK-listed firms, indices reflect the health and sentiment of key economies. Here are some specifications for indices:

Index trading is popular for its broad market exposure, frequent movement around economic news, and the ability to take positions on bullish or bearish trends without choosing individual stocks. It’s a strategic choice for traders who want to speculate on macroeconomic developments or sector-wide shifts.

With Stock CFDs, traders can engage in the movements of major global companies without owning the underlying shares. This approach provides access to a wide selection of individual equities, from innovative tech leaders like NVIDIA and Tesla to other well-known names such as Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft, spanning various sectors and global markets.

CFD trading offers flexibility to respond to both upward and downward price trends, making it a useful tool during earnings seasons, industry shifts, or broader market developments. As traders are dealing with price contracts rather than physical shares, they can take advantage of leverage and short-term opportunities with greater efficiency and lower upfront costs.

With Crypto CFDs, you can trade the price movement of major digital assets like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) without needing to hold or transfer the actual tokens. This gives you the flexibility to go long or short depending on market sentiment, all within a regulated trading environment. The following table shows some of the Crypto CFDs that MC Markets offer:

Unlike traditional crypto exchanges, trading crypto CFDs eliminates the need for wallets or blockchain confirmations. It's a faster and more accessible way to participate in the crypto market, especially for traders who value leverage, price volatility, and a familiar trading interface.