CFD(contract for difference) is hot and interesting.
commission/spread/interest etc. all depend on various factors but what i am sure is that they are low enough and there are not really any short sell constrains. take an example, say,commission=0, FX spread=4-5pts,and interestingly, y can get leverage up to at least 100 times if not 400.
as far as i know, CFD, as a kind of deviratives, is not allowed to be operated inside U.S. yet, but quite popular in Britain/Australia/Canada.i mainly go with CMC Australia on short term trading at this stage. but before talking platforms/Vendors, as i said, short term trading model is still my main concern at the moment. i am sure i will have a comparison list of most popular vendors at a later stage, which will incl. automatizable ones.
for the mid to long term investments, i have been using Fidelty/JF for more than 10 yrs.
currently i am also condidering E-Trade(HK) for ETF trading study.
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