Shares Trading

Shares trading are amongst the most popular financial instruments. Worldwide, IronFX offers to its clients a unique capability to trade CFD’s on US and UK shares through reliable platforms. Trading shares through CFDs allows traders to take “short” or “long” positions for a specific stock without the need to own the physical share, similarly to futures or other commodities. If you believe that a share price will fall, you can take a short position (sell) - or take a long position (buy) if you believe the price of the share will rise, and your profits will maximize in line with the position you take and the market movement.

CFD on Shares trading through IronFX’s multi-award winning services and platforms offer a variety of advantages such as ensuring security through short selling or hedging, especially in volatile markets. Moreover IronFX offers access to some of the liquid shares in order to help you maximize your profits.

Take advantage of strong liquidity and reliable execution to trade some of the most well-known and most liquid shares in the world.

CFD on USA and UK Shares Contract Specifications
Symbol Fixed Spread 1 Commission Used Margin
US Shares
#AA

Alcoa, Inc. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#AIG

American International Group, Inc. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#AXP

American Express 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#BA

Boeing 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#BAC

Bank of America 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#C

Citigroup, Inc. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#CAT

Caterpillar, Inc. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#CSCO

Cisco Systems, Inc. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#CVX

Chevron Corporation 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#DD

DuPont 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#DIS

Walt Disney 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#GE

General Electric 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#HD

Home Depot, Inc. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#HPQ

Hawlett Packard Co. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#IBM

IBM 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#VZ

Verizon Communications, Inc. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#INTC

Intel Corporation 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#JNJ

Johnson & Johnson 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#JPM

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#KO

Coca-Cola 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#MCD

McDonald's Corporation 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#MMM

3M 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#MRK

Merck & Co, Inc. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#MSFT

Microsoft Corporation 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#ORCL

Oracle Corp. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#PFE

Pfizer, Inc. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#PG

Procter & Gamble Co. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#T

AT & T, Inc. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#TRV

Travelers Companies, Inc. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#UTX

United Technologies Corporation 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#WMT

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#XOM

Exxon Mobil Corporation 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#YHOO

Yahoo Inc. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#FB

Facebook Inc. 		0.03 0.10% 10%
#AAPL

Apple Inc. 		0.1522 0.10% 10%
#GOOG

Google Inc. 		0.222 0.10% 10%
#AMZN

Amazon.com Inc. 		0.122 0.10% 10%
UK Shares
#AAL

ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 		1.00 0.10% 10%
#BARC

Barclays PLC 		0.20 0.10% 10%
#BLT

BHP BILLITON PLC 		1.00 0.10% 10%
#BP

BP PLC 		0.20 0.10% 10%
#BTA

BT Group PLC 		0.20 0.10% 10%
#GSK

GlaxoSmithKline PLC 		1.00 0.10% 10%
#HSBA

HSBC Holdings PLC 		0.20 0.10% 10%
#LLOY

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC 		0.1 0.10% 10%
#TSCO

TESCO PLC 		0.20 0.10% 10%
#VOD

VODAFONE GROUP PLC 		0.20 0.10% 10%

[1] The above spreads are applicable under normal trading conditions during day trading session. However there may be instances when market conditions cause spreads to widen beyond the typical average spreads displayed above;

[2] The above spreads are average spreads.

Symbol Minimum Price Fluctuation (Tick) Size of 1 Lot 1 Tick Value Per 1 Lot 1 Tick Value Per 100 Shares MIN Trade Size Minimum Step For Increasing Contract Size Trading Hours (Monday - Friday)2
US Shares
#AA

Alcoa, Inc. 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#AIG

American International Group, Inc. 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#AXP

American Express 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#BA

Boeing 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#BAC

Bank of America 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#C

Citygroup, Inc 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#CAT

Caterpillar, Inc 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#CSCO

Cisco System, Inc 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#CVX

Chervon Corporation 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#DD

DuPont 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#DIS

Walt Disney 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#GEN

General Electric 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#HD

Home Depot, Inc. 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#HPQ

Hewlett Packard Co. 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#IBM

IBM 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#VZ

Verizon Communications, Inc 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#INTC

Intel Corporation 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#JNJ

Johnson & Johnson 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#JPM

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#KO

Coca-Cola 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#MCD

McDonald's Corporation 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#MMM

3M 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#MRK

Merck & Co, Inc 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#MSFT

Microsoft Corporation 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#ORCL

Oracle Corp. 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#PFE

Pfizer, Inc 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#PG

Procter & Gamble Co. 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#T

AT&T Inc 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#TRV

Travelers Companies, Inc. 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#UTX

United Technologies Corporation. 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#WMT

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#XOM

Exxon Mobil Corporation 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#YHOO

Yahoo, Inc. 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#FB

Facebook Inc. 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#AAPL

Apple Inc. 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#GOOG

Google Inc. 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
#AMZN

Amazon.com Inc. 		0.01 1 Share 1 cent $1 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 16:30 - 23:00
UK Shares
#AAL

ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 		0.5 1 Share 0.5 pence £0.5 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 10:00 - 18:30
#BARC

Barclays PLC 		0.05 1 Share 0.05 pence £0.05 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 10:00 - 18:30
#BLT

BHP BILLITON PLC 		0.5 1 Share 0.5 pence £0.5 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 10:00 - 18:30
#BP

BP PLC 		0.10 1 Share 0.1 pence £0.10 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 10:00 - 18:30
#BTA

BT Group PLC 		0.10 1 Share 0.1 pence £0.10 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 10:00 - 18:30
#GSK

GlaxoSmithKline PLC 		0.5 1 Share 0.5 pence £0.5 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 10:00 - 18:30
#HSBA

HSBC Holdings PLC 		0.10 1 Share 0.1 pence £0.10 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 10:00 - 18:30
#LLOY

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC 		0.01 1 Share 0.01 pence £0.01 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 10:00 - 18:30
#TSCO

TESCO PLC 		0.05 1 Share 0.05 pence £0.05 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 10:00 - 18:30
#VOD

VODAFONE GROUP PLC 		0.05 1 Share 0.05 pence £0.05 10 shares = 10 Lots 10 10:00 - 18:30

[2] Trading will be disabled for 5 minutes every 3rd Friday of each month between 12:10 and 12:15 GMT+2.

Notes:

  • - Trading takes place daily between 10:00 to 18:30 server time Monday to Friday for UK shares and from 16:30 to 23:00  for US shares. Server time is GMT + 2 (GMT + 3 applies during daylight saving/summer time).
IronFX Offers
  • Access to trade some of the most liquid US and UK shares
  • Trade on live prices
  • Short selling CFDs gives you the possibility to profit in a falling market or hedge existing stock positions