Products & services
Bonds CFDs
Trade bond CFDs on an award-winning* trading platform
At OANDA, we offer CFD prices on a wide range of bonds. Take a position on Bunds, UK 10-Y Gilt, US 10-Y T-Note, US 2-Y T-Note, US 5-Y T-Note and US T-Bond.
Award-winning* trading platforms
The OANDA Trade platform and mobile and tablet apps include the award-winning OANDA Trade and MT4 platforms.
Mobile and tablet apps
Access more than 50 technical tools, including 32 overlay indicators, 11 drawing tools and 9 chart types with our apps.
Platform tools
Our range of powerful platform tools include Advanced Charting (powered by TradingView), technical analysis, a trading performance portal and more.
Popular bonds
Margin requirements for retail clients are governed by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), who sets the minimum margin rates for different asset classes. Margin requirements vary given the base currency of your account.
Bond CFDs
A bond CFD is a form of financial derivative trading. When you trade a bond, you are taking a position on the price of the underlying instrument and not purchasing the instrument itself. This means that if you feel the bond you are trading will go up in value, you would take a long position and if you feel the value of the bond would fall, you would take a short position.
What is a bond?
A bond is a loan or purchase that the bond holder makes to the issuer. Bonds can be issued by governments, corporations or bodies that are looking to raise capital. When you buy a bond, you are effectively giving the issuer a loan in return for a bond. The issuer promises to pay you interest periodically and to return the principal amount when the bond matures.
Trade on the go
Take a position on the bond markets even when you’re on the move with the OANDA Trade apps for iPhone, Android and tablet devices. Our mobile apps enable you to react to market activity in real time and offer customisable charting, risk management and price alerts so you never miss out on a trading opportunity.
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Pricing and liquidity providers
Our pricing engine aggregates live prices, in real time, from our liquidity providers and calculates a mid-point. A custom-built pricing algorithm automatically calculates the spread symmetrically around the mid-point for each tradable instrument on our trading platform. This mid-point fluctuates throughout the day as market prices change.
Execution
Our award-winning trading platform is engineered for reliability and speed. This is especially important during periods of high volatility, when prices can move rapidly.
Costs of trading
Fairness and transparency are at the heart of everything we do. We are upfront about our charges and fees, so you always know exactly how much you are paying when you trade with us. Learn about our costs for depositing and withdrawing funds, bank wire transfer, spreads, inactivity fees and more.
*Best Trading Tools winner (Online Personal Wealth Awards 2021). Awarded highest overall client satisfaction (Investment Trends 2021 US Leverage Trading Report, Margin Forex). Awarded highest client satisfaction for mobile platform/app (Investment Trends 2021 US Leverage Trading Report, Margin Forex). Voted Most Popular Broker 2021 (TradingView Broker Awards 2021). Voted Best Forex and CFD Broker 2021 (TradingView Broker Awards 2021).
CFD trading
We offer CFD prices on a range of financial instruments, including indices, forex pairs, commodities, metals and bonds.
3 ways to trade, plus TradingView and MetaTrader 4
Our range of platforms include OANDA Trade web, mobile and tablet, as well as TradingView and MetaTrader 4.
Powerful tools
Identify potential trading opportunities using the range of powerful analysis tools that are available on our trading platform.