Share CFDs: Product Details
When trading our Share CFDs you deal at the real market price.
We quote UK, US, European and world shares, in local denominations, with thousands of live prices available by phone or online.
Over 650 shares, across the world’s major indices, are available at margin rates starting from just 5% for professional clients and 20% for retail clients, thanks to our tiered margining system.
To see the complete range of global share CFDs that we offer, please view our shares list below:
- Standard CFD professional margin rate and guaranteed stop premiums (1MB)
- Tiered CFD professional margins and guaranteed stop premiums (790KB)
- Standard CFD retail margin rate and guaranteed stop premiums (1MB)
- Tiered CFD retail margins and guaranteed stop premiums (790KB)
Share CFDs commission charges
Trade constituents of the world's major indices from just 0.1% commission.
| Region | Commission per side | Minimum charge (online) | Minimum charge (phone) |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | 0.10% | £10 | £15 |
| US | 2 cents/share | $15 | $25 |
| Euro1 | 0.10% | €10 | €25 |
| Denmark | 0.10% | DKK100 | DKK250 |
| Norway | 0.10% | NOK100 | NOK250 |
| Sweden | 0.10% | SEK99 | SEK250 |
| Switzerland | 0.10% | CHF10 | CHF25 |
| Greece | 0.475% | €25 | €40 |
| Australia | 0.10% | A$8 | A$8 |
| Singapore | 0.10% | SGD15 | SGD15 |
| Japan | 0.20% | JPY1500 | JPY2500 |
| Hong Kong | 0.25% | HKD100 | HKD100 |
| South Africa | 0.20% | ZAR100 | ZAR100 |
| Canada | 3 cents/share | CAD25 | CAD25 |
| International Order Book (IOB)2 | 0.15% | $15 | $25 |
1 Euro includes: Austria, Belgium, Eire, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain
2 IOB shares are Depository Receipts that trade on the International Order Book on London Stock Exchange
United Kingdom
We offer all shares in the FTSE 350 index, and normally all other UK-listed shares with a market capitalisation of over £10 million.
We also offer share options on all shares in the FTSE 100 that have options available on LIFFE (this is usually all 100 companies).
North America
We offer all the constituent shares of the S&P 500 index and the NASDAQ 100 index, as well as sufficiently liquid US shares with a market capitalisation of greater than $500 million.
These contracts are denominated in US dollars, and US dollar interest rates apply. We also offer CFD share trading on the component shares of the TSX60 in Canada; for these shares, trades are denominated in Canadian dollar and Canadian dollar interest rates apply.
US earnings season: extended trading hours
Take advantage of the US earnings season with extended trading hours on major stocks. We now quote from 9am to 1am Monday to Thursday, and 9am to 10pm on Fridays (London time) on the following:
| Market | Retail margin rate | Professional margin rate [11] |
|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 20% | 5% |
| Bank of America Corp | 20% | 5% |
| Citigroup Inc | 20% | 5% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 20% | 5% |
| Intel | 20% | 5% |
| IBM | 20% | 5% |
| eBay Inc | 20% | 5% |
| Microsoft Corp | 20% | 5% |
| Apple Inc | 20% | 5% |
| Yahoo! Inc | 20% | 5% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 20% | 5% |
| Facebook Inc | 20% | 5% |
| Alphabet Inc | 20% | 5% |
| Twitter Inc | 20% | 10% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 20% | 5% |
| Hewlett-Packard Co | 20% | 5% |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (exchange traded fund) | 20% | 5% |
Europe
We offer all the constituent shares of each country's principal index. These contracts are denominated in euros, and euro interest rates apply; except for Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Swiss shares, which are denominated in Danish kroner, Norwegian kroner, Swedish kronor and Swiss francs.
| European indices | |
|---|---|
| Austria | ATX |
| Belgium | BEL20 |
| Denmark | KFX |
| Finland | HEX |
| France | CAC40 |
| Germany | DAX, HDAX, MDAX |
| Greece | ASE60 |
| Ireland | ISEQ |
| Italy | MIB30, MIBTEL |
| Netherlands | AEX |
| Norway | OBX |
| Portugal | PSI20 |
| Spain | IBEX35 |
| Sweden | OMX Stockholm Benchmark |
| Switzerland | SMI |
Australia, South Africa and Far East
We offer constituents of the ASX/S&P 300 index, as well as over 700 other Australian stocks, the JSE Top 40, leading Hong Kong and Japanese shares, and constituents of the Straits Times in Singapore.
All contracts are denominated in their local base currency.
Other world markets may be available on request; ask our dealers for details.
To determine whether a charge applies, call our dealers in advance of trading. The borrowing charge, and your ability to go short, can be changed at short notice.
1. CFDs are normally available on any share in the FTSE® 350 Index, S&P 500 Index, NASDAQ 100 Index, S&P/ASX300 Index, Straits Times, JSE 40, Hang Seng, TSE 60 and most major European indices. We also offer CFDs on a selection of IOB Depository Receipts. For full information on the shares we cover please see the list below:
2. Commission charges for CFDs are calculated as a percentage of the transaction value for most markets and as cents per share for the US and Canada. See our the table above for further details. Please note that if the size of your deal is such that it attracts our minimum charge on opening, you will also be required to pay a minimum charge for that deal on closing, even if you close the deal in a bundle with other deals where the aggregate size is above our minimum. Where we offer a CFD on an equity that is dual-listed and fully fungible for settlement on both exchanges, the commission charges applicable to that CFD will be the charges relevant to the country where primary listing is held.
3. Clients will be informed in writing of the commission rates and financing rates which apply to their account at the time the account is opened.
4. Guaranteed stop transactions are available on certain shares at our discretion.
The guaranteed stop premium for each individual share is given in our share CFDs list (PDF, 500KB) (including UK, US, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Singapore and other world shares). The guaranteed stop premium for South African and IOB shares is 1.0%. For all other shares the premium for a guaranteed stop transaction is normally 0.3% or 0.7%. (Please note that the guaranteed stop premium for all shares may be as much as 1.5% of the transaction value depending on market conditions and the volatility of the particular share.)
The guaranteed stop premium is charged when your stop is triggered.
5. The Margin Percentage for any particular CFD is calculated as a percentage of the current valuation of the transaction. Please see the share CFDs list (PDF, 500KB) for Margin Percentages of specific shares.
The Margin Percentage for major UK shares, and key constituents of US and European indices, is 5% on a Trader Account. The Margin Percentage for all other shares will be 10% or higher according to volatility and market conditions.
The Margin Percentage for a guaranteed stop CFD transaction is equal to the amount which would be lost if the Stop were triggered.
Please note that Tiered Margining applies; this means that higher margins may be required for large positions. Please see our margins page for details.
We reserve the right to alter the Margin Percentage at any time.
Subject to risk reviews, the margin rates may differ for individual clients.
6. There is no minimum opening contract value for CFDs on individual shares.
7. Dealing hours are as follows:
- UK Shares (LSE): 08.00-16.30 (London time)
- American Shares: 04.00 to 20.00 Monday to Thursday, and 04.00 to 17.00 on Fridays (EST) on Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Bank of America Corp, Cisco Systems Inc, Citigroup Inc, eBay Inc, Facebook Inc, Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Alphabet Inc, Hewlett-Packard Co, IBM Corp, Intel Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Microsoft Corp, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (exchange traded fund),Twitter Inc and Yahoo! Inc; 9.30-16.00 (EST) on all other American shares.
- European Shares: Market hours for the relevant Exchange. Please ask for current details.
- All other shares: Market hours for the relevant Exchange. Please ask for current details.
8. For CFDs on individual shares, adjustments to reflect the effect of interest and dividends are calculated daily and posted to the client's account daily.
i) A daily interest adjustment is calculated, as follows, for any position that is kept open through the official close of business:
D = n x C x i / 365
Where:
D = daily interest adjustment
n = number of shares
C = official closing share price
i = applicable annual interest rate
Note: The formula uses a 365-day divisor for UK, Singapore and South African shares and a 360-day divisor for shares in other markets.
The applicable annual interest rate is based on prevailing interest rates and our funding adjustment, usually 2.5% per annum. Interest on long positions is debited from a client's account; on short positions, there may be a credit or a debit.
ii) A dividend adjustment is applied when a share passes its ex-dividend date (including the ex-date of any special dividend) in the underlying stock market. In the case of long positions, the dividend adjustment is credited to the client's account. In the case of short positions, the dividend adjustment is debited from the client's account. In the case of UK shares, the dividend adjustment is equal to the amount of the net dividend. The dividend adjustment for shares in other markets varies depending on local tax arrangements; please ask our dealers for current details.
9. For CFDs, a cash adjustment may be made to the client's account to reflect the effect of a bonus share issue, scrip or rights issue affecting the underlying share. For Share CFDs in a company which is under offer in a takeover situation, IG may not be able to communicate any wish to subscribe to the takeover offer (i.e. 'assent stock').
10. Where you open a short share CFD position, you will incur a borrow charge. The borrow charge will be accounted for in a daily cash adjustment applied to the account. The charge varies according to the share, is notified to us by our brokers or agents and includes a 0.5% administration fee. The borrow charge, and the ability to hold a short position, can be changed at short notice. To determine whether a borrow charge applies and if so, what the charge is, call our dealers in advance of trading.
11. Professional clients are exempt from regulatory limits on leverage in place for retail clients, and are able to trade on lower margins as a result.
Rights issues
If you have an open guaranteed stop share CFD position where the underlying share is subject to a rights issue or open offer and the subscription price is (a) in or at the money at the closing price of the underlying share on the last trading day for that share immediately before the ex-date, we will treat the rights issue or open offer as being successful and accordingly increase the size of your CFD position to reflect the effect of the rights issue or open offer or (b) out of the money at the closing price of the underlying share on the last trading day for that share immediately before the ex-date, we will treat the rights issue or open offer as not being successful and accordingly leave your CFD position unchanged. This treatment will apply regardless of whether a rights issue or open offer becomes successful after being out of the money at the closing price of the underlying share on the last trading day for that share immediately before the ex-date or is not successful after being in or at the money at the closing price of the underlying share on the last trading day for that share immediately before the ex-date. Importantly, in both situations, we will alter the level of your stop such that the maximum amount you are risking under this open share CFD position remains the same before and after any adjustment is made for the rights issue or open offer.