CFD commission rates explained

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|10 Apr 2024
CFD commissions
Table of contents
  • 1.
    Spanish share examples
  • 2.
    US share example
  • 3.
    Share CFD commission charges

When trading share CFDs (contracts for difference) on our platform, a commission is charged to your account when you execute an order.

View our examples to learn how we calculate commission on share CFDs. You can also see our commission rates by country in the table below.

Spanish share examples

The commission rate on a Spanish share CFD is 0.10%, subject to a minimum commission charge of €9.00.

A 2500 unit trade in Banco Santander at a price of 5.20 would incur a commission of €13.00 based on the following calculation:

2500 (units) x 5.20 (price) = €13,000 x 0.10% = €13.00

But a 1000 unit trade in Banco Santander at a price of 5.20 would incur a minimum commission charge of €9.00

1000 (units) x 5.20 (price) = €5200 x 0.10% = €5.20

Since the actual commission on this trade is less than our €9.00 minimum commission charge, we have instead applied the minimum commission charge of €9.00.

US share example

The commission for a US share is 2 US cents per share, subject to a minimum commission charge of $10.

So a 600 unit trade in Caterpillar at a price of 80.95 would incur a commission of $12.00 based on the following calculation:

600 (units) x $0.02 (commission charge per unit) = $12.00

But a 300 unit trade in Caterpillar at a price of 80.95 would incur a minimum commission charge of $10.00 based on the following calculation:

300 (units) x $0.02 (commission charge per unit) = $6.00

The actual commission on this trade is less than the $10.00 minimum commission charge on US share CFDs, so instead the minimum commission charge of $10.00 is applied.

Share CFD commission charges

Country/market

Commission charge

Charge currency

Minimum commission charge

UK

0.10%

GBP

GBP 9.00

US

2 cents per unit

USD

USD 10.00

Australia

0.10%

AUD

AUD 7.00

Austria

0.10%

EUR

EUR 9.00

Belgium

0.10%

EUR

EUR 9.00

Canada

2 cents per unit

CAD

CAD 10.00

Denmark

0.10%

DKK

DKK 90.00

Finland

0.10%

EUR

EUR 9.00

France

0.10%

EUR

EUR 9.00

Germany

0.10%

EUR

EUR 9.00

Hong Kong

0.18%

HKD

HKD 50.00

Ireland

0.10%

EUR

EUR 9.00

Italy

0.10%

EUR

EUR 9.00

Japan

0.10%

JPY

JPY 1,000

Netherlands

0.10%

EUR

EUR 9.00

New Zealand

0.10%

NZD

NZD 7.00

Norway

0.10%

NOK

NOK 79.00

Poland

0.18%

PLN

PLN 50.00

Portugal

0.10%

EUR

EUR 9.00

Singapore (SGD)

0.10%

SGD

SGD 10.00

Singapore (USD)

0.10%

USD

USD 10.00

Spain

0.10%

EUR

EUR 9.00

Sweden

0.10%

SEK

SEK 89.00

Switzerland

0.10%

CHF

CHF 9.00

For non-US, non-CA shares, the commission is calculated as a percentage charge of the value of the order. Commissions on US and CA shares are charged at 2 cents per share.

All commission charges will be converted to your account currency at our prevailing currency conversion rate.

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