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Advantages of trading share CFDs with ACY Securities

Hedge Your Portfolio
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Share CFDs are an excellent way to hedge your positions in other asset classes and can be a great way to diversify your portfolio.

Trade with Leverage
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When you trade share CFDs with ACY, you trade with leverage, allowing you to take a position with less capital.

Trade Long or Short
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Unlike traditional share trading, when you trade share CFDs you have the option to not only buy (long) but also short (sell), giving you more opportunities in the market.

Trade the Company News
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Take a position on some of the largest Australian and US companies that you're interested in and seize opportunities as headlines are made.

Share CFDs

What are Share CFDs?

Trade the World's Largest Companies

Share CFD Trading Example

1 Contract = 1 Share CFD | Position: Long | Leverage: 5:1

Open

Close

Close

BHP (BHP.AX) AUD

Bid 32.50/Ask 32.52

Leverage 5:1

BHP (BHP.AX) AUD

Position size 1,000 share CFDs

Bid 33.00/Ask 33.01

Close price @ $33.00

Bid 32.00/Ask 32.01

Close price @ $32.00

Value per trade

1,000x32.52 = $32,520 AUD

Value per position

$33,000

Value per position

$32,000

Margin per position

32,520/5 = $6,504 AUD

P/L

Profit: $33,000 - $32,520 = $480

P/L

Loss: $32,520 - $32,000 = $520

Open

BHP (BHP.AX) AUD

Bid 32.50/Ask 32.52

Leverage 5:1

BHP (BHP.AX) AUD

Position size 1,000 share CFDs

Value per trade

1,000x32.52 = $32,520 AUD

Margin per position

32,520/5 = $6,504 AUD

Close

Bid 33.00/Ask 33.01

Close price @ $33.00

Value per position

$33,000

P/L

Profit: $33,000 - $32,520 = $480

Close

Bid 32.00/Ask 32.01

Close price @ $32.00

Value per position

$32,000

P/L

Loss: $32,520 - $32,000 = $520

Shares are broken up into 2 categories in the share market watch list in MetaTrader 5, ‘Ordinary Shares’ and ‘Top Value Shares’.

  • Ordinary Shares

    1 Contract = 1 Share CFD

    Minimum position size = 100 Shares

  • Top Value Shares

    1 Contract = 1 Share CFD

    Minimum position size = 10 Shares

  • ETFs

    ETFs will vary. Please check individual ETF Symbol specifications in MetaTrader 5.

ASX Live Market Data Fee for ASX Share CFD Traders

Please note that a monthly fee of $22 AUD will be applicable for accessing ASX live market data. This fee will be charged once per calendar month and will be automatically debited from your account at the conclusion of the respective month in which you accessed the market data. For example, if you accessed the data in May, the monthly fee will be applied at the beginning of June to all traders who accessed the data during May. This process will continue in a similar manner for subsequent months.

Why Trade with ACY Securities

ACY Securities, we are all about empowering clients. We understand what it takes to trade the markets and we arm our clients with premium grade trading conditions, tradable market analysis and customisable education so you can become the trader you aspire to be.

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