As derivable products, CFD trading is designed with the potential and it essentially allows you to trade on a wide array of markets. It allows you to trade on the price movements of securities and indices, without you the trader ever owning the underlying asset. There is an unprecedented potential for profit if the market goes down, as well as if it goes up - in the direction of the trade. By Ade Adewolu - Risk Tolerance and Management - Taxation Concern - Time horizon of the investment