Markets

Six asset classes.
One account.

Currencies, cryptocurrencies, commodities, indices, equities and futures — available on every Yurofex account tier, from Beginner to VIP.

Overview

Different markets,
different drivers.

Each market moves for its own reasons. Knowing what drives an asset class — and how it behaves — is the first step to trading it with intent. When each market is open is covered on Trading Hours.

01

Currencies

Major, minor and exotic currency pairs. Every trade is a view on one currency against another.

Usual session
Around the clock on weekdays
Weekends
Closed

What moves it

  • Interest-rate decisions and central-bank guidance
  • Inflation, employment and growth data
  • Political and geopolitical developments

Good to know

  • Currencies trade in pairs: you buy one while selling the other
  • Major pairs are typically the most liquid
  • Exotic pairs can show wider spreads and sharper moves
02

Cryptocurrencies

Leading digital assets, priced against fiat currencies.

Usual session
Continuous in underlying markets
Weekends
Underlying markets open

What moves it

  • Adoption and technology developments
  • Regulatory news across major economies
  • Liquidity conditions and market sentiment

Good to know

  • Among the most volatile asset classes
  • Prices can move by large amounts within minutes — trade only with capital you can afford to lose
  • Underlying markets trade around the clock, including weekends
03

Commodities

Energy, metals and agricultural products.

Usual session
Exchange sessions, often with a daily break
Weekends
Closed

What moves it

  • Supply and demand, inventories and production decisions
  • Weather and seasonal cycles
  • Geopolitics and the strength of the US dollar

Good to know

  • Precious metals are often watched as a store of value
  • Energy reacts quickly to supply news
  • Agricultural prices can follow seasonal patterns
04

Indices

Exposure to a basket of listed companies in a single position.

Usual session
Follow the home exchange's session
Weekends
Closed

What moves it

  • Earnings of the companies in the index
  • Economic data and monetary policy
  • Broad shifts in risk appetite

Good to know

  • Less exposed to any single company, but still moves with sentiment
  • Activity concentrates around the home exchange's hours
  • Prices can gap between sessions
05

Equities

Positions on the share prices of listed companies.

Usual session
The listing exchange's session
Weekends
Closed

What moves it

  • Company earnings and forward guidance
  • Sector trends and competitive news
  • Corporate events such as dividends and mergers

Good to know

  • Prices can gap when results are released
  • Trading follows the listing exchange's session
  • A single share carries company-specific risk
06

Futures

Go long or short on the expected future price of an asset.

Usual session
Exchange sessions, often near-continuous with a daily break
Weekends
Closed

What moves it

  • The price of the underlying asset
  • Time remaining until expiry
  • Interest rates and holding costs

Good to know

  • Contracts carry an expiry date
  • Prices reflect expectations about the future value of the underlying

Every market carries risk.

Prices can move against you quickly, and volatility differs from one market to the next. Leverage magnifies gains and losses alike, and prices can gap when a market reopens after a close. Past performance is no guarantee of future results — only trade with capital you can afford to lose.

See how leverage affects your capital and how trading sessions work before you begin.

Next step

Find the account that fits how you trade.

All six asset classes are included on every tier. Compare what each account adds.

Trading leveraged products carries a high level of risk and may not be suitable for everyone.