With my CFD broker, to open a $100,000 position in BHP, the margin is 3%. Hence, I put up $3,000 and pay interest on the full $100,000.
To open a $100,000 position in BMN, the margin is 85% with my CFD broker. Hence, in this case I need to put up $85,000 and pay interest on the full $100,000.
Hence, on stocks that require a high margin, imo its not really worth going long via CFDs. Perhaps I am missing something, as the CFD broker offers CFDs on lots of stocks that require a very high margin.
With my CFD broker, to open a $100,000 position in BHP, the...
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Last
$3.47 |
Change
0.110(3.27%) |
Mkt cap ! $619.7M | |||
| Open | High | Low | Value | Volume |
| $3.38 | $3.48 | $3.32 | $3.165M | 929.9K |
Buyers (Bids)
| No. | Vol. | Price($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2985 | $3.35 |
Sellers (Offers)
| Price($) | Vol. | No. |
|---|---|---|
| $3.47 | 1258 | 1 |
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