CFD Trading on British Stocks

British stocks are traded in the London Stock Exchange. This exchange is listed in the largest stock exchanges of the world. IFC Markets offers 40 most popular stocks, including stocks of Barclays, Vodafone Group, BP, Lloyds Banking Group, Unilever and others.
Stock CFDs are traded with contract size of 100 shares each. On the stock exchange shares are quoted in pences while contracts are quoted in GPB.
Dividends on British stocks are calculated per 1 contract, i.e. on 100 stocks.

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Related Stocks Data

You can see the information on the current dividends payments and dates in the "Stock CFDs Dividend Dates" page.
You may see commissions for stocks trading in Commissions table.
You may see the dates of regular corporate earnings release in Corporate earnings calendar.
Temporary changes in margin requirements for CFD on several stocks due to corporate events you may see in Stock margin changes table.

Popular Stocks to Trade

Some Stocks move more than others, which can create more trading opportunities. Below are the most commonly traded instruments:

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Maximum Leverage

MetaTrader4 & MetaTrader5: 1:20 (margin 5%)
On NetTradeX the leverage for Stock CFDs is equal to the trading account leverage (maximum 1:20).

8 Stock Exchanges, 400+ Stock CFDs

We offer over 400 CFDs on the stocks of the following exchanges: NYSE | Nasdaq (USA), Xetra (Germany), LSE (UK), ASX (Australia), TSX (Canada), HKEx (Hong Kong), TSE (Japan).

Commission

Commission for one stock - 0.1%
The minimum commission (NetTradeX, MT4 accounts) - 1 GBP.
The minimum commission (MT5 accounts) - 1 USD / 1 EUR / 100 JPY

Stock CFD Dividend Adjustment = Stock Dividend

Holders of long (buy) positions in CFD receive a dividend adjustment equal to the dividend payment amount. When calculating a positive adjustment, a 20% tax is deducted from the amount of the adjustment. When calculating an adjustment, a commission is also possible.
More details in "Stock CFDs Dividend Dates" page.

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You can calculate the result of trading and the margin using the Profit/Loss Calculator and the Margin Calculator. You may see the dates of regular corporate earnings release in Corporate earnings calendar.

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