Fresh Products At ActivTrades: Carbon, Oats and Palladium

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ActivTrades has added to its roster of 1000+ tradeable assets with carbon emissions, oats and palladium, providing fresh opportunities on commodities.

Key Takeaways

  • Carbon emissions are tradable units of CO2, which firms use to offset emissions. Search ‘CarbonDec24’ in ‘Market Watch’.
  • Oats are primarily utilized as food for livestock. Its price is influenced by supply and demand, weather and agriculture. Search ‘Oats’ in ‘Market Watch’.
  • Palladium is a metal found in catalytic converters for automobiles, plus electricals, jewelry and dentistry. Its price is subject to automotive supply and demand and mining output. Search ‘Palladium’ in ‘Market Watch’.

Clients of ActivTrades can access the latest commodities with transparent trading conditions.

The target spread for carbon emission CFDs is 0.03, the minimum volume is 0.01 lots, the maximum volume is 10 lots and the contract size is 1000 units.

The target spread for oats cash CFD is 1.50, the minimum volume is 0.01 lots, the maximum volume is 5 lots and the contract size is 50 units.

The target spread for palladium spot is 2.00, the minimum volume is 0.01 lots, the maximum volume is 10 lots and the contract size is 100 units.

ActivTrader platform showing chart for Oats
ActivTrader Platform – Oats Chart

About ActivTrades

ActivTrades is a well-established forex, CFD and spread betting broker launched in 2001 and regulated by respected bodies like the FCA in the UK and CONSOB in Italy.

Traders can interact with financial markets through popular third-party solutions like MT4, MT5 and TradingView, plus the broker’s own ActivTrader.

As the name suggests, ActivTrades caters to fast-paced strategies with ultra-fast execution speeds as low as 4 milliseconds and cashback for high-volume traders.

New clients can get started with a $10 minimum deposit.

Your capital is at risk. Trade only with funds you can afford to lose.
ActivTrades is a UK-headquartered CFD and forex broker established in 2001. The award-winning brokerage has secured licenses from trusted bodies, notably the UK’s FCA, and facilitates trading on over 1000 instruments spanning 7 asset classes, with over 93.60% of orders are executed at the requested price.