Trade shares

Trade share CFDs from the biggest names in the US, UK and EU.

0.1% commission with no minimums

Margins start from 5% on most major share CFDs

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Trade US, UK and EU share CFDs

Trade the big names in the US including Amazon, Nike, Netflix and Coca-Cola, as well as UK and EU listed shares. Our margins start from 5%.

Go long or short without ownership

Share CFDs give you the opportunity to profit from price movements without owning the underlying asset. Profit or loss are based on the price change between your trade entry and exit and not on the asset’s underlying value.

Trade directly from TradingView

You can log in and place trades directly from TradingView with your OANDA account. Simply create or log in to your TradingView account and choose OANDA as your preferred broker.

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Trading share CFDs with OANDA

There are many benefits when you trade share CFDs with us:

No minimum commission and margins as low as 5%

Use the MT5 platform or our mobile app

As a subsidiary of the OANDA group, we have over 25 years’ experience

Great customer service

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The share CFD pricing in the table is delayed by 15 minutes.

OANDA allows clients to take positions up to a maximum position size on a per symbol basis. This maximum exposure is on a per client basis; and therefore applies to cumulative positions over all your trading accounts with OANDA.

This maximum position size is shown in your trading platform. In MT5 this is defined as 'Volume Limit' in the symbol specification or on our mobile platform it is noted as ‘Maximum Client Exposure’ in the Instrument Information section of the platform.

For further information see terms of business and FAQs.

Costs and fees of trading share CFDs

We like to be totally transparent about our fees for all our products. The table below gives you an overview of commissions and other related costs. See our full list of charges and fees.

Type of commission	Opening a position	Closing a position
For the execution of CFDs on Belgian shares	0.10% of position notional	0.10% of position notional
For the execution of CFDs on Danish shares	0.10% of position notional	0.10% of position notional
For the execution of CFDs on Finnish shares	0.10% of position notional	0.10% of position notional
For the execution of CFDs on French shares	0.10% of position notional	0.10% of position notional
For the execution of CFDs on German shares	0.10% of position notional	0.10% of position notional
For the execution of CFDs on Dutch shares	0.10% of position notional	0.10% of position notional
For the execution of CFDs on Portuguese shares	0.10% of position notional	0.10% of position notional
For the execution of CFDs on Spanish shares	0.10% of position notional	0.10% of position notional
For the execution of CFDs on Swedish shares	0.10% of position notional	0.10% of position notional
For the execution of CFDs on US shares	0.10% of position notional	0.10% of position notional
For the execution of CFDs on UK Shares	0.10% of position notional	0.10% of position notional

Costs related to corporate actions

If you hold a long position on a share CFD, any dividend income you receive is subject to either a tax or a tax equivalent charge.

The rate of tax or tax equivalent that you pay is dependent on the country of domicile of the company whose share CFDs you have purchased. This country information can be found in the Instrument Specification on the MT5 platform in the Instrument Information section of the mobile application.

If you have purchased a share CFD of a United States domiciled company, then the tax you pay is determined by your country of tax residence and the tax treaty rate between your country and the US. If your country of tax residence does not have a tax treaty with the US, then the default rate as below is applied.

We’ve made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the below rates at the time of publication which are subject to change from time to time.

Country	Tax rate
Austria	27.50%
Australia	30.00%
Belgium	30.00%
Bermuda	0.00%
Canada	25.00%
Switzerland	35.00%
Cyprus	0.00%
Germany	26.375%
Denmark	27.00%
Spain	19.00%
Finland	35.00%
France	25.00%
Great Britain	0.00%
Guernsey	0.00%
Ireland	25.00%
Israel	25.00%
Isle of Man	0.00%
Jersey	0.00%
Japan	15.315%
Cayman Islands	0.00%
Luxembourg	15.00%
Netherlands	15.00%
Panama	0.00%
Poland	19.00%
Puerto Rico	10.00%
Portugal	35.00%
Sweden	30.00%
Singapore	0.00%
Taiwan	21.00%
United States	30.00%
British Virgin Islands	0.00%

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Trading status exceptions

Most of the share CFDs that we offer are available for full trading. For market reasons, some products may only be available to go ‘long only’, ‘close only’, or some might be disabled for trading. Any share CFDs not available for full trading are listed below.

Frequently asked questions

Smart answers to common questions.

What is the difference between trading physical shares and share CFDs?

Put simply, share CFDs allow you to trade with leverage, whereas the trading of physical shares requires payment of the full cost of those shares. By trading share CFDs, you are speculating on the price of the underlying asset, you are not taking ownership of it. The leverage you get with share CFDs will amplify both profits and losses. With physical shares you can only lose the amount you spent to acquire them. This is why buying physical shares is more of a long-term strategy, where you are looking to cash in years down the line, not in a week or two, as would be typical of trading share CFDs.

How can I start trading share CFDs?

If you’re just starting out as a trader in your spare time, it pays to study and practice trading share CFDs on a demo account before jumping in feet first. As with any asset, there are many ways to trade share CFDs. Some will opt to trade over a few minutes while others prefer to hold positions for a number of weeks. A lot depends on how much time you want to invest in trading and analysing your charts.

How can I learn more about trading share CFDs with OANDA?

If you’re still exploring different ways of trading share CFDs, check out our Learn pages where you’ll find plenty of resources to help get you started with topics such as fundamental analysis, technical analysis and how to use popular indicators.

Can I trade share CFDs on the MT5 platform?

You can trade share CFDs on the MetaTrader 5 platform and our mobile app.

How can I trade share CFDs using the OANDA app?

Once you have downloaded and installed our user-friendly mobile app, you can log into your account(s) using a single login. From there you can trade share CFDs. If you have more than one MT5 account, you can switch from one account to the next without having to log out and log in again.

How do corporate actions impact CFDs?

Corporate actions are events such as dividends and bonus issues of shares carried out by a publicly traded company that impact its shareholders and, similarly, the price of share CFDs.