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Advantages of trading share CFDs with ACY Securities

Hedge Your Portfolio

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

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

Trade Long or Short

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.

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Share CFD Trading Example

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

Open

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

Bid 33.00/Ask 33.01

Close price @ $33.00

Value per position

$33,000

P/L

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

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.

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