Trading involves substantial risk and may result in the loss of your invested greater that your invested capital, respectively.

Why Trade Shares with MetaFX?

Start Small

Control and scale your position size in increments of 1 th of Share.1

Leverage

Trade top international share CFDs from the US, UK, HK<, AU and Europe with low margin requirements. However, remember that trading on margin is risky as it can significantly increase your losses as well. Only 20% margin required to enter market.

Short Trading

CFD traders can go long or short with a simple click of a button, and speculate on both the gains and losses of a stock.

Platform of Choice

All Trade on one Trading Station.

Get Started!

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1. Open a Live Account by submitting the online application.

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2. Fund your account and place your first trade.

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3. Explore our shares offering in the trading platform.

Not ready to open an account?
Get a feel for the platform by signing up for a Free Practice Account.

Diversified Trading Platform

Our platforms are battle-tested and have been in development throughout MetaFX's 20 year history. You may trade any commodity product you like without regard for what you currently hold in your account, and can also trade FX, Indices and Shares all from the same account.

Explore Shares in Trading Station

Where can I find Shares on my account?

You can search a specific Share CFD, or you can browse the entire offering in our Symbols List. One you know the company name or ticker you want to trade just double click to subscribe and the instrument will appear in the Dealing Rates window.

What are the costs of trading?

When trading Share CFDs with MetaFX, trading costs are included in the spread and there are no extra commission fees charged when opening or closing positions and unlike many other brokers there are no minimum commission levels, so at MetaFX you are able to avoid the extra costs of placing smaller trades.

The spread costs can easily be calculated on the Trading Station platform, as you can see the real-time spreads and pip costs (in your account denomination) before you enter any trade. To calculate the spread cost in the currency of your account:

(Pip Cost) x (Number of Contracts) x (Spread) = Total Transaction Cost

Can I hold my positions long term?

As long as there is sufficient margin in your account, you can hold your position indefinitely.

Any positions held past the closing time of a stock exchange may be subject to a "financing charge" which reflects in an MetaFX account as "rollover." The financing adjustment will take place on the account after the close of the relevant stock exchange. Visit our CFD Product guide for more information.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much capital do I need to start trading Share CFD's?

Trading share CFDs with MetaFX allows you to use only a fraction of the capital. For Retail clients, approximately 100:1 leverage is available for individual equities. If you open a position worth $1000, approximately $10 margin would be required. Margin requirements for each share are updated once daily and can be viewed in the Trading Station platform.

How does fractional share work?

MetaFX's minimum trade sizes is the value of one-tenth of an actual share: entering a size of "1" on the MetaFX platform will place a trade size the equivalent of 0.1 Shares.

How are dividends paid out?

Dividend adjustments will apply on the eve of the ex-dividend date of the underlying stock. The adjustment will appear on your statement. Long Positions will be credited an adjustment and Short Positions will be debited.

Do MetaFX apply taxes to clients trading share CFDs?

There are no taxes applied by MetaFX when you open and close a CFD position.

This tax treatment is applied by default to all positions and may be subject to change in the future. Rebates may be available depending on your individual tax and residency circumstances. Visit our CFD Product guide for more information.

How are Corporate Actions handled?

With the exception of Dividends and Stock Splits. MetaFX do not process most corporate actions. In the event of any corporate action, MetaFX shall determine in accordance with market practice the appropriate adjustment, if any, to be made to the current contract value or contract quantity of any open positions in order to preserve the economic equivalent of your position or to reflect the effect of the event on the relevant underlying share.

Do I need to pay data subscription fee?

No, you don't need to pay any data subscription fee when trading Share CFDs at MetaFX. You can access to real-time price quote on your live MetaFX account.

Disclosure

1. HK Shares can only be traded in increments of 1 Share.

* MetaFX can be compensated in several ways, which includes but are not limited to adding a mark-up to the spreads it receives from its liquidity providers, adding a mark-up to rollover, etc. Commission-based pricing is applicable to Active Trader account types.

Spreads Widget: When static spreads are displayed, the figures reflect a time-stamped snapshot as of when the market closes. Spreads are variable and are subject to delay. Single Share prices are subject to a 15 minute delay. The spread figures are for informational purposes only. MetaFX is not liable for errors, omissions or delays, or for actions relying on this information.