What Can You Trade on a Mobile CFD App?

Not long ago, trading different asset classes meant juggling different accounts, different platforms and often different brokers. Want to trade gold? One account. Forex? Another. Crypto? Probably a third. It was messy, expensive and genuinely off-putting for anyone just starting out.

That's changed considerably. Mobile trading volume has hit record highs, and the apps driving that growth are increasingly multi-asset platforms. A decent mobile CFD app in 2026 lets you move from a EUR/USD position to a Bitcoin CFD to a gold trade without leaving the same screen. For beginners, this consolidation is genuinely useful - one login, one account balance, one place to check your open positions.

The key concept here is the CFD (Contract for Difference). Rather than buying an actual share of Apple or a physical gold bar, you're opening a contract that tracks the price of that asset. If the price moves in your favour, you profit; if it moves against you, you lose. Costs come through spreads, commissions and overnight financing charges rather than brokerage fees and custody costs. If you want a fuller explanation of how the mechanics work, this guide on CFD trading on mobile covers the basics clearly.

The practical question, then, is: what exactly can you trade? And how does the instrument range on a typical mobile CFD app compare to what a beginner actually needs?

Libertex's platform lists more than 250 underlying CFD assets, with broader marketing materials citing 300+ instruments depending on jurisdiction and account type. That range is a reasonable proxy for what a well-resourced mobile CFD app looks like in 2026. Here's what those categories actually mean in practice:

Forex CFDs

Currency pairs are the most liquid and widely traded CFD instruments. Major pairs like EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY tend to have tighter spreads and deeper liquidity than minor or exotic pairs. For beginners, major pairs are usually the most forgiving starting point - price movements are well-documented, economic data releases are widely covered, and educational resources are plentiful. If forex is your focus, this guide on day trading forex on mobile goes into more depth.

Stock CFDs

Stock CFDs track the price of individual company shares - Apple, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and hundreds of others - without giving you actual ownership or voting rights. Libertex specifically lists leading-company stock CFDs as part of its offering. The trade-off compared to buying real shares is that you don't receive dividends in the traditional sense (though some brokers adjust positions for dividend events) and you're subject to leverage risks. For a comparison of apps built around stocks and ETFs, see our 2026 stocks and ETFs app guide.

Index CFDs

Index CFDs let you take a position on a basket of companies through a single trade. The Nasdaq, Dow Jones, DAX and FTSE 100 are common examples. One position effectively gives you exposure to dozens or hundreds of companies at once, which can reduce single-stock risk. Index prices react quickly to economic data, central bank decisions and earnings seasons - sometimes moving sharply within minutes. Our guide to day trading indices on mobile covers this in more detail.

Cryptocurrency CFDs

Bitcoin and Ethereum are the most commonly available, but many apps extend to Litecoin, Ripple and others. Crypto CFDs let you speculate on rising or falling prices without holding coins in a wallet or managing private keys. The catch: crypto markets run 24/7, can be extremely volatile, and often carry wider spreads than forex. Starting crypto trading safely on mobile is worth reading before your first position.

Metal and Commodity CFDs

Gold and silver are the most popular metal CFDs, often used for macroeconomic hedging or as a reaction to inflation and interest rate expectations. Gold in particular can move sharply around Federal Reserve decisions. Energy CFDs - oil and natural gas - respond to inventory data, OPEC production decisions and geopolitical events. Libertex lists both metals and energy among its available markets. See also our guides on trading gold and silver on mobile and trading oil and energy CFDs.

The consolidation argument is stronger than it might first appear. Maintaining multiple accounts across specialist platforms creates friction - different login credentials, fragmented account balances, separate deposit and withdrawal processes, and no unified view of your overall exposure. A multi-asset CFD app removes most of that friction.

Libertex describes its app as providing access to stocks, indices, metals, oil and gas, cryptocurrencies and currency CFDs, with mobile trading and demo functionality built in. That's a meaningful range for a beginner who wants to explore different markets without committing to a specialist platform upfront.

That said, there's an honest caveat here. Breadth of instrument access doesn't automatically mean quality across all categories. A broker that's excellent for forex might have wider spreads on crypto, or fewer stock CFDs than a specialist equity platform. From what platform reviews consistently show, the instrument range is usually good enough for most beginners - the real differentiator tends to be execution quality, spreads and the educational support around each market.

Costs also vary by instrument within the same app. Spreads on major forex pairs are typically tighter than on crypto or exotic pairs. Overnight financing (swap fees) can accumulate significantly on leveraged positions held for more than a day - this is worth understanding before you trade. Our guide on overnight swap fees explains how these charges work in practice.

One more thing worth noting: if you're interested in following other traders rather than picking your own instruments, copy trading on mobile is a separate but related topic that's grown significantly in popularity among beginners.

Here's the practical takeaway: you don't need to trade every instrument available on a mobile CFD app. In fact, trying to trade forex, crypto and commodities simultaneously before you understand any of them properly is one of the most reliable ways to lose money quickly.

A more sensible approach for beginners looks something like this:

• Pick one asset class first. Major forex pairs or large-cap stock CFDs are generally more predictable and better-documented than crypto or energy markets. Start there.
• Use the demo account seriously. Libertex offers €50,000 in virtual funds on its demo account - use that to practise order placement, stop-loss setting and position sizing on the exact instruments you plan to trade live.
• Check the actual costs before trading. Look up the spread, any commission, and the overnight financing rate for each instrument. These vary more than most beginners expect.
• Understand leverage limits for your region. Under FCA rules, retail traders in the UK are limited to 30:1 leverage on major forex pairs, with lower limits on other instruments. EU rules under ESMA follow similar restrictions. Offshore-regulated accounts may offer much higher leverage - which increases both potential gains and potential losses proportionally.
• Don't treat crypto and energy as starter markets. They're available on most apps, but their volatility and wider spreads make them harder to manage for beginners.

The broader point is that a good mobile CFD app gives you access to global markets that would have required institutional connections a decade ago. That's genuinely useful. But access isn't the same as readiness. Start with a beginner-focused trading app, use the demo account, and expand your instrument range as your understanding grows - not before.

For a broader look at how different brokers compare across these asset classes, our ranked list of mobile trading apps covers the main options in detail.