Which brokers offer agricultural commodity CFDs like wheat and coffee?
Verdict
- Pepperstone, our pick, includes agricultural commodities among its 40 commodity CFDs and publishes a separate 'softs' leverage tier, 1:10 for Australian retail clients, but our data doesn't name its individual contracts, so confirm wheat and coffee are listed before you fund.
- None of the broker sources we hold names wheat or coffee CFDs specifically; treat any broker's agricultural list as something to verify in its platform.
- Professional clients at Pepperstone in Australia can use up to 1:50 on softs, against 1:10 for retail clients.
- Crop reports and weather can gap these markets, and Pepperstone's stops are not guaranteed; Capital.com, our second choice, offers guaranteed stops.
Agricultural CFDs are a narrower field than gold or oil. Fewer brokers list them, contract names vary, and published pricing is scarce. Here's what we can confirm, what we can't, and a quick way to check a broker's list yourself.
What Pepperstone publishes on agricultural CFDs
Pepperstone Group Limited (ASIC, AFSL 414530) counts 40 commodity CFDs on its Australian accounts, and its leverage table has its own 'softs' line: 1:10 retail, 1:50 professional. Its German company lists an 'agricultural' tier at the same 1:10 retail limit. That confirms agricultural markets are part of the range; what we can't confirm from published sources is the exact contract list. We still recommend starting here, because the account covers metals, energy, indices and shares too, and opens from $10.
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Softs and grains: what you are trading
Traders usually call coffee, cocoa, sugar and cotton 'softs', and wheat, corn and soybeans 'grains', though brokers often file both under one agricultural heading. Most agricultural CFDs take their price from exchange futures, so a contract may carry an expiry or roll to the next month. US agricultural futures trade mainly during the Australian night, which shapes when you can react to a USDA crop report or a frost in Brazil.
Margin on an agricultural position
A 6% move on a A$10,000 coffee position is A$600, more than half the retail margin.
| Position value | Retail margin at 1:10 | Pro margin at 1:50 |
|---|---|---|
| A$2,000 | A$200 | A$40 |
| A$10,000 | A$1,000 | A$200 |
| A$25,000 | A$2,500 | A$500 |
How to confirm wheat or coffee is listed
- Open a demo account on the platform you plan to use.
- Search the market watch for 'wheat' and 'coffee' as well as likely symbol codes; names differ between brokers.
- Open the specification: contract size, trading hours, expiry date and roll method.
- Note the spread at the hour you would trade, since agricultural CFDs rarely come with published averages.
- Check the overnight financing, or the roll adjustment if the CFD follows a dated future.
Other ASIC-licensed providers
Capital.com (AFSL 513393) is our second choice, and its guaranteed stop-losses suit markets that gap on crop data; our sources don't list its agricultural range, so check its platform the same way. IG (AFSL 515106) and CMC Markets (AFSL 238054) are also licensed in Australia, but we hold no agricultural data for them.
Sources
Leverage tiers and instrument counts as published.
Is coffee a soft commodity?
Yes. Coffee, cocoa, sugar and cotton are usually grouped as softs; wheat is normally classed as a grain.
Why is agricultural leverage lower than gold?
Pepperstone's ASIC table gives gold its own 1:20 tier and puts softs at 1:10, in line with the lower limits that apply to commodities other than gold.
Can I trade agricultural CFDs at weekends?
No. Pepperstone's 24/7 perpetuals cover gold, crude oil, two US indices and selected shares, not agricultural markets.
Agricultural CFDs are complex, leveraged products, and crop and weather news can move prices sharply, so you can lose money rapidly. Read the PDS and TMD before trading. This page is general information only and not investment advice.