CFDs at Spectrum Live ...

Stocks on Margin (CFDs)

CFDs (Contract for Difference) are a more efficient way to trade stock for aggressive, short-term investors and enable you to gear your stock investments to take advantage of smaller price swings — for a normal gearing of up to 10 times, an investment of only $10,000 can command a position of $100,000 on the stock market.

CFDs are available for thousands of stocks from 18 of the world’s major exchanges.

Market CFDs

Market Maker CFDs on large cap stocks and indices are traded directly on the price displayed - if the price is displayed in green, that is the firm price you will be filled at.

All other CFDs are directly routed to the exchange, enabling you to participate directly in the order book and you can place trades directly around the indicated market price.

Live tradable prices

CFD prices are linked directly to the underlying stock price and unlike traditional stocks, can be traded directly on live tradable prices.

Long and short selling

Take short positions to take advantage in downward price swings just as easily as taking long positions with CFDs. CFDs available for short selling will vary subject to availability of stocks to borrow.

Index CFDs and Stock CFDs from 18 exchanges

Trading in thousands of stock CFDs are available from 18 of the worlds major stock exchanges. Index tracking CFDs are also available; they track major stock indexes including:

Australian ASX S&P 200
US S&P 500
US NASDAQ 100
US Down Jones Industrial Average
UK FTSE 100
German DAX
French CAC 40
Swedish OMX
Swiss Market Index (SMI)

Index-tracking CFDs have a low entry price of 1 currency unit (for example AUD 1, $1 or £1) per index point, and offer the same leverage and live trading benefits as stock CFDs.

Spectrum Live

CFDs are traded through Spectrum Live's online trading platform together with our other products. Spectrum Live also offers a summary of your account and positions and a wealth of market information, tools and analysis to help you trade successfully.