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Trading is risky. Your capital is at risk.

Yes, we offer stock trading and stock CFDs for both US stocks. You'll be able to trade stocks on our Stocks MT5 Accounts. This article aims to provide clear information about our stock trading services.

What's the difference between trading stocks and stock CFDs?

When you buy and sell stocks, you own them outright. Stock CFDs are a type of asset that allows you to trade the price movements of stocks, without owning any shares in that company at all. Another difference is that you can trade with the expectation that a stock's price will actually fall in value - not just rise. You can't do this with normal stock trading.

Please see below for the main differences between stock trading and stock CFDs :

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Is a Short position allowed?
Commission
Spread
Swap
Swap Free Period
Leverage
Available on Account Types
Platform

CFD Stocks

US

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

3 days

Up to 1:25*

Pro ECN

MT5

Cash Stocks

US

No, only the long position

No

Yes

No

N/A

1:1

Stock

MT5

*The maximum leverage of ALPHABET-A CFD, AMAZON CFD, APPLE CFD, META PLATFORMS CFD, MICROSOFT CFD, NVIDIA CFD and TESLA CFD is 1:25. For more information, please visit our website.

Key benefits of trading stock CFDs:

  • Open long and short positions on stock prices.
  • Benefit from leverage, which you can't do when trading stocks.
  • Choose from a wide range of stock CFDs from the biggest exchanges in the world.
  • Trade fractional shares such as 0.3 lot. 

When can I trade stocks?

US stock trading hours are 16:30 - 23:00 server time.

Extended Trading Hours

Extended trading is available outside the regular US stock market session (16:30 – 23:00 server time, GMT+2). These sessions allow you to react to market-moving events before and after the main session.

  • Monday:11:00 – 16:29 (Pre-market)
  • 16:30 – 23:00 (Regular)
  • 23:01 – 23:59 (Post-market)
  • Tuesday to Friday:00:15 – 03:00 (Early post-market)
  • 11:00 – 16:29 (Pre-market)
  • 16:30 – 23:00 (Regular)
  • 23:01 – 23:59 (Post-market)
  • Available for the following symbols:
  • APPLE / APPLE CFD
  • AMAZON / AMAZON CFD
  • ALPHABET-A / ALPHABET-A CFD
  • META PLATFORMS / META PLATFORMS CFD
  • MICROSOFT / MICROSOFT CFD
  • NVIDIA / NVIDIA CFD
  • TESLA / TESLA CFD

Do you charge a commission on your stocks?

All US stocks are commission-free. Read more about commissions here. 

Do you charge withholding tax on US stocks?

Yes, there'll be a 30% dividend withholding tax charged directly to the client's account when receiving a dividend. For example, if the dividend amount is $10, you'll receive a net dividend of $7 (30% withheld) in your account. 

Have more questions?

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Alpari, the trading name of Parlance Trading Ltd, Bonovo Road – Fomboni, Island of Mohéli – Comoros Union, is incorporated under registered number HY00423015 and licensed by the Mwali International Services Authority, Island of Mohéli as an International Brokerage and Clearing Company under number T2023236.

Risk Disclosure: Before trading, you should ensure that you've undergone sufficient preparation and fully understand the risks involved in margin trading.

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