While CFDs can be renewed with the agreement of both parties, that's not the case with equity swaps. Equity swaps expire at an agreed date and can't be extended or renewed, which limits their potential outcome. If you trade CFDs with shares involved, there's a fair chance that you can obtain dividends.
Contract for differences are derivative assets that a trader uses to speculate on the movement of underlying assets, like stock. If one believes the underlying asset will rise, the investor will choose a long position. Conversely, investors will chose a short position if they believe the value of the asset will fall.
Equity Contract means a contract which is valued on the basis of the value of underlying equities or equity indices and includes related derivative contracts.
Equity agreements allow entrepreneurs to secure funding for their start-up by giving up a portion of ownership of their company to investors. In short, these arrangements typically involve investors providing capital in exchange for shares of stock which they will hold and potentially sell in the future for a profit.
These agreements provide minimum salaries, benefits, job security and numerous other provisions to ensure safe working conditions and a work environment where actors and stage managers are protected. Equity contracts for individual members usually cover jobs in three categories: Principal, Chorus and Stage Manager.
CFDs enable you to increase your purchasing power because you can trade them on leverage. This means you only need to put up a fraction of the full value of your trade–the "margin"–to gain full exposure. On most stocks, brokers offer leverage up to 5x (and up to 20x on stock indices).
The main reason why CFD trading is not available to US traders is because it is against US securities law. Over the counter financial instruments, such as CFDs, are heavily regulated through legislation like the Dodd Frank Act and enforced by the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission).