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Thanks. But that can't be correct. Consider the Sugar example above again . . . The minimum trade size is a 5000 lot. So when price moves one point from 10 to 11 then on your logic I would make $5000 (5000*1=5000). But I don't - I only make $50. Looking at crude as another example, your logic...

Thanks to everyone for their advice about brokers, leverage etc, but this isn't what I'm asking. If the Sugar CFD in my opening post goes from 10 to 11 and I have one contract, how much have I made/lost? Someone must know this . . .

Thanks. I'm not really too worried about this - the counter party isn't a concern - and I'm only looking to replace a handful of the larger futures contracts in a portfolio with CFDs. My question is how a given CFD is priced. If you think about the ES, I know that a 1 point move is worth $50...

Thanks for your reply. I'm not new. I'm 11 years in, but I've always traded futures. I'm new to CFDs, and the pricing of them just doesn't seem to make much sense to me. I know about the counter-party risks, but as I'm working with a long term model a few extra dollars of slippage isn't a big...

I'm hoping someone can give me a bit of help . . . I'm trying to assemble a broad portfolio that is suitable for trading with a smaller account by replacing some of the futures that aren't available as mini/micro contracts with CFDs. However, I can't get my head around how CFDs are priced, or...