Dividends may impact the amount of overnight costs you pay or earn on your Share CFD position(s). When a dividend is paid on a stock, the value of the stock will drop and therefore so does the value of the position.…
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Due to restrictions implemented by regulatory bodies, underlying stock exchanges, or liquidity providers that FXCM works with, some shares may be restricted to be "sold short." Any short sale restriction does not impede someone from closing any open position; it…
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Although CFD traders do not physically own the share, they will be affected by certain Corporate Actions such as dividends. However, as the CFD traders do not own the share itself, they are not entitled to any voting rights. If…
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The pip/point location for Share CFDs depends on the region of the share you trade. For US shares: For UK shares: For EU shares: For HK shares:
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Due to the global nature of CFDs, traders should be aware of special holiday trading hours observed in each market. FXCM has provided a monthly calendar below listing special trading hours during holidays for major markets. Please note that holiday…
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FXCM will offer pricing for share CFDs in line with the opening hours of the underlying exchange. Please refer to this chart below for live account hours. FXCM aims to open and close markets as close to the posted trading…
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There is no expiration on a Share CFD contract. Unlike other derivatives, A CFD is an open-ended contract, if you have not closed your position by the end of the trading day, then the position is rolled into the next…
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No. All costs are already built into the spread, there are no added or minimum commissions.
CFDs give traders a lot of options that they would not otherwise have: CFDs are traded with leverage This allows a trader to control a large market position while employing a smaller amount of capital than would be required to…
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The minimum number of FXCM contracts per click (trade) for Share CFD is 1.
1 FXCM contract is the equivalent of 0.1 Shares
Please see this page for our full share offering.
A share CFD is a CFD where the underlying asset is the stock price of a public company. A CFD, or Contract for Difference, offers you all the benefits of trading shares without having to physically own them. Simply put,…
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