To the guy asking about trading with no funds in account.Do not...

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    To the guy asking about trading with no funds in account.
    Do not make the mistake I made many years ago.
    I had a couple of occasions where funds were not in my Commsec CDIA account on the day of settlement back in 2008.
    I was charged $55 on each occasion and they sold other holdings at a loss to cover the trade.
    I believe that charge is now $110
    To this day, I cannot put in a bid unless there are enough funds in my CDIA account for 24 hours before the trade.
    Say I only have $1000 in my account.
    I purchase $900 worth of stock at 10am.
    I sell that stock for $1100 at 11am.
    I cannot trade again for at least two full days when funds are once again cleared in my CDIA account.
    This is the penalty I have to pay for a couple of discrepancies many years ago.
 
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