WesternFX Equities and Shares Specification!
Share Specification
Equities/Shares are one of the most popular Financial Instruments worldwide. WesternFX offers Contracts for difference.
Trading shares through CFD’s allows trades to take either ‘Short’ or ‘Long’ positions for any single share without the need for owning the physical share.
By trading CFD’s on shares, via WesternFX’s platform traders can enjoy many benefits such as:
- Deepest Liquidity and Accurate Execution
- Short selling on any CFD
- Access to the most liquid shares in the U.S. and the U.K.
- Hedging Available
- Trade Shares from the same account that you trade Forex, Commodities and Indices
- Trade larger volumes through the use of leverage
| Symbol | Minimum Spread | Typical Spread | Price Fluctuation | Lot Size | Pip value Per 1 lot | Margin 100:1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | 3.4 | 3.6 | 0.00001 | 100,000 | 10 | 5%-10% |
| AMZN | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.00001 | 100,000 | 10 | 5%-10% |
| INTC | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.001 | 100,000 | 1,000 | 5%-10% |
| MSFT | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.001 | 100,000 | 1,000 | 5%-10% |
| FB | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.001 | 100,000 | 1,000 | 5%-10% |
| TWTR | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.001 | 100,000 | 1,000 | 5%-10% |
| TSCO | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.001 | 100,000 | 1,000 | 5%-10% |
| MA | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.001 | 100,000 | 1,000 | 5%-10% |
| MCD | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.001 | 100,000 | 1,000 | 5%-10% |
| BAC | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.001 | 100,000 | 1,000 | 5%-10% |
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