Countdowns

Countdowns create opportunities to trade on the short-term price movements of the markets.

Short-duration trades (timeframes from just 30 seconds)

Competitive payouts of up to 90%

Intuitive platform experience

Any capital invested is at risk.

New to Countdowns?

Countdowns are fixed-odds trades based on whether the settlement price of a product will be above or below the current Countdown price at the end of a range of short-term timeframes. Please remember, your capital is at risk.

How to trade Countdowns

Which markets can I trade?

Trade Countdowns on 27 of our most popular indices, FX and commodities products.

Indices

Place a short-duration trade on the performance of products based on the world's major stock indices, including the UK 100, US 30, Germany 40 and US SPX 500.

Commodities

Place fixed-odds trades on Brent and WTI crude oil, gold and silver over timeframes ranging from two minutes to one hour.

Forex

Trade Countdowns on 15 FX pairs, including majors such as EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY, with expiries from just 30 seconds.

Expiries and payouts

View our minimum timeframes and maximum payouts for each asset class.

Asset class	Expiries from	Payouts up to
FX pairs	30 seconds	85%
Indices	60 seconds	90%
Commodities	2 minutes	80%

Countdowns guides

View our desktop platform and mobile app Countdowns guides to learn more about how to trade Countdowns with us.

Desktop platform guide

Mobile platform guide

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Investing in CMC Markets derivative products carries significant risks and is not suitable for all investors. You could lose more than your deposits. You do not own, or have any interest in, the underlying assets. We recommend that you seek independent advice and ensure you fully understand the risks involved before trading. Spreads may widen dependent on liquidity and market volatility.