Dukascopy Bank haslaunched a new Stock Trading Platform, expanding its offering into equity CFDswith access to more than 25,000 stock and ETF instruments.Alongside this, the Swiss bank has also expandedinstruments on MetaTrader 5 from over 100 to more than 400, adding metals,FX crosses and crypto CFDs, including gold and silver. The broker said theadditional instruments are available on both live and demo accounts. Itdescribed the update as part of its broader effort to expand market access.MetaTrader 5 is offered alongside MetaTrader 4 and JForex within itsmulti-platform setup.Dukascopy Adds Long-Only Stock CFDsThe new Stock TradingPlatform is designed to extend the firm’s existing multi-asset ecosystem. Itoperates as a separate trading environment and does not replace the currentsetup.The platform isaccessible through JForex4 Desktop. Dukascopy said the integration is intendedto maintain a consistent client experience while providing a dedicatedinterface for stock trading.JForex vs New Stock PlatformThe firm outlineddifferences between its two environments. On JForex, clients have access tomore than 1,500 stocks and ETFs, while the new platform expands this to over25,000 instruments. Market coverage also differs, with JForex supporting 18markets and the Stock Trading Platform covering 20, with plans to expand to 87.Trading conditions vary across the systems.JForex allows both long and short positions, while the Stock Trading Platformsupports only long positions. Leverage also differs, with the new platformoperating at 1:1.The launch follows aseries of product expansions on JForex, including ETFadditions and cross-asset instruments.Automation LimitsDifferent Across PlatformsAutomation issupported on JForex but not on the Stock Trading Platform. Exposure limitsapply on JForex, while the new platform removes such limits. Funding is alsostructured differently, with the Stock Trading Platform funded only through aJForex sub-account, although standard JForex funding methods remain availableat that level.This article was written by Tareq Sikder at www.financemagnates.com.