Share CFDs are contracts that mirror the performance of the underlying market security with the profit or loss calculated as the difference between the purchase price and the selling price.
If you trade stock CFDs you will not receive dividends in the same way that actual shareholders would. Instead, you will receive a ‘cash adjustment’. Adjustments will be calculated depending on the underlying market events.
Pending orders (buy stop, sell stop, buy limit and sell limit) will be automatically deleted when the market closes at the end of each trading session. Please note, however that Stop Loss and Take Profit orders will remain in the market.
Market trading hours are an important factor when trading CFDs. If you have an open position when the markets close, this means you will not be able to close your trade until the market re-opens again the next trading day. Due to the volatility of equity markets, the opening price at the start of the next trading session can be vastly different from the closing price of the previous trading session.
Contract specifications show detailed information on each share, including its name, margin, commission, tick increment, the exchange it is traded on, etc. Choose any of the exchanges listed below to view specification for individual shares.
