LSE to launch CFD market

The London Stock Exchange, the largest European stock exchange, plans to launch a specialist market for contracts for difference this year in a bid to tap the growing investor demand for these equity derivatives.

The LSE confirmed it is considering the launch of a combined CFD and equity trading system based Sets, its order book, enabling investors to match contracts against stocks automatically, thereby increasing the transparency of CFD trading.

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