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  • Technical Permissibility Of CFD Trading (Zero-Sum Structure Vs. Skill/Risk)

    Posted by Muhammad Sami on August 12, 2026 at 4:09 am

    Assalamualaikum,

    I have already gone through all the possibly available past threads on this matter but didn’t found my specific answer, i have a very technical concern regarding the permissibility of CFD trading,

    The Question is:

    While CFD trading is not purely a game of chance—as it requires technical analysis, informed decision-making, and risk management based on real-world price movements of underlying assets (currencies or commodities). Yet CFD’s underlying financial mechanics raise critical jurisprudence concerns:

    Zero-Sum Structure: its core structure is a zero-sum game: every dollar I profit comes directly from someone else’s loss (whether that’s the broker, another trader, or a bank).

    With this piece of information in mind, what is the permissibility of CFD trading? Will it be considered a pure Quranic Maysir or Gambling?

    Umer replied 1 hour, 19 minutes ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
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