Matsyaji interactive brokers probably looks great on the surface...

Matsyaji interactive brokers probably looks great on the surface but keep in mind they are market makers and if they stuff up your positions could be locked in for too long and then you may not get your cash back from the insurance for years. Think MF Global and numerous other market makers you're better off having common stocks with CHESS.

and yes you'll have to pay the person you borrowed the stocks off the dividend.

I subscribe to Larry williams who is one of the best in the business and he told me that trade station is the best platform for commodities (ASX200 short contract is a commodity like currencies metals grains and softs) trade station may seem expensive at the start but they will be cheaper in the long run because they wont fleece you with bad fills etc. On DCG I think it might be about to boogy here....