Share CFDs

Share CFDs through IG Markets are ideal for taking a view on individual equities.

Your clients will benefit from the many advantages that have seen CFDs (Contracts For Difference) grow rapidly into a major force in share trading.

Gearing. CFD traders can gain exposure to a large amount of stock with only a fraction of the notional value held as deposit. This can be as low as 5%.
Go long or short. The vast majority of Share CFDs can be sold just as easily as they can be bought. Going short with a traditional broker is often inconvenient and expensive.
Guaranteed Stops. For an additional premium, a CFD trader can place a stop that will be guaranteed, no matter how volatile or illiquid the underlying market. Non-guaranteed stops and limits are also available free of charge.
Instant online dealing. We offer two superb trading platforms for the varying needs of our client base. Each provides real-time trading at the guaranteed market price, while L2 Dealer also gives the client access to the order book of the stock exchange. CFDs can also be traded by phone.

Range of markets

Share CFDs are available on the equities of over a dozen countries. Currently, the list includes:

The Australian Stock Exchange. We offer CFDs on over a thousand ASX shares.
UK and US (Nasdaq 100 and New York Stock Exchange)
A variety of European exchanges including Deutsche Borse (Germany), Euronext (France, Holland), Italy, Switzerland and Greece
Several Asian exchanges such as Hong Kong and Singapore

Understanding CFDs

Since launching CFDs in 1999 we have found that clients find the product easy to use, once a few fundamental features have been explained:

The client does not own any underlying share. Instead, he is striking an agreement to exchange the difference in its value between the time the contract is opened and the time it is closed
However, the deal is struck at the current traded value of the share, giving the whole transaction greater transparency
The client does not have to put up the full value of the shares being traded, instead submitting a small percentage as initial deposit
The interest on the full value of the stock is charged (or credited, for short positions) to cover financing costs
Dividends are credited to long positions and taken off short positions

The equity CFD is currently the most popular instrument offered through IG Markets' many successful partnerships. Account managers, professional traders and hedge fund managers like its ease of use and potential for high returns.