What Are Stocks?

A stock represents fractional ownership in a company and conveys economic rights (dividends) and, in most cases, voting power. Issuing equity lets firms raise capital for expansion, while investors gain a share of future profits.

Today Microsoft tops the league tables with a market-cap above US $3.3 trillion CompaniesMarketCap, and other global heavyweights—Apple, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Tesla—collectively dominate the S&P 500.

Stocks vs. Stock CFDs: Are They the Same?

Feature	Physical Shares	CFDs on Shares
Ownership of company	✔	✘ (price speculation only)
Leverage	1:1	Up to 1 : 20 on bkquote
Short selling	Requires share-borrow	One click (Sell)
Dividends	Receive cash or stock	Cash adjustment on ex-div date
Fees	Broker commission + custody	Spread + overnight swap
Settlement	T+2	Cash-settled daily

A Contract for Difference allows you to exchange the price difference between opening and closing a position without ever owning the underlying share, giving access to leverage and seamless long/short trading

Why Trade Stocks?

Sector diversification – from AI chips (Nvidia) to consumer retail (Amazon).

Deep liquidity – average 30-day volumes: Tesla ≈ 110 M, Apple ≈ 56 M, Nvidia ≈ 197 M shares per day YCharts YCharts Investing.com.
Earnings momentum – the “Magnificent 7” increased EPS 28 % year-on-year in Q1 2025, versus 9 % for the remaining S&P 500 constituents Business Insider.
Nearly 24-hour access – extended US sessions let you react to earnings, splits or guidance as they break.

How to Trade Stock CFDs in Global Markets with bkquote

bkquote aggregates 2 000+ US, EU and HK equities into a single USD T (or fiat) margin account:

0.0-pip spreads on tier-one US mega caps.
< 1 ms execution via cTrader STP infrastructure.
Cross-asset hedging – offset stock exposure with indices, FX or oil in the same platform.
Pre- & after-hours trading on NYSE/Nasdaq listings.

Top Stocks to Trade via CFD (2025)

Ticker	Company	2025 Trading Story
MSFT	Microsoft	AI “Copilot” suite and cloud dominance – world’s largest market cap (CompaniesMarketCap)
NVDA	Nvidia	Record data-centre demand; fiscal-2025 revenue +114 % y/y (NVIDIA Newsroom)
AAPL	Apple	“Vision” spatial-computing rollout + massive buyback programme
AMZN	Amazon	Generative-AI services inside AWS and drone-driven last-mile tests
GOOGL	Alphabet	Gemini AI, 67 % search share retention
META	Meta Platforms	Reels monetisation and mixed-reality ecosystem
TSLA	Tesla	New gigafactories (Mexico, India) and FSD v12 software licensing