They have taken Europe by storm and are fast becoming the product of choice for short-term traders in Australia. Contracts for Difference were previously only available to institutional traders but now Australian private investors can trade this revolutionary new product. No other tool allows investors to profit from either a bull or bear market, using a fraction of the capital required for traditional share trading, while paying no commissions.

Contracts for Difference is the first Australian book on the subject. In her easy-to-read, jargon-free style, author Catherine...