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is cfd a viable option for long-term trading?
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yes it is viable but uncommon. as with everything to do with investment, you have to know what you are doing and must have a plan. i have been successful with long term trading of cfds for about 4 years now. it is true that the cost of financing to hold positions long term cuts into profits but so do the spreads when you trade frequently. what i have found works well for me is maintaining a portfolio that is low volatility, (e.g. picking a mix of positions that are negatively correlated) has a good sharpe ratio, sound fundamentals (i.e. co-integrated assets - or at least fairly stable correlations) then leveraging a modest amount.
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