Quote from Steve_IB:
OK, so leverage and short selling are the two benefits. Any others? I've been looking at direct ASX but not CFD's.
Steve - if IB (whom I use already) also covered Australian stocks (not just the large ones but all the mining stocks (which often move a lot) also) I would be committed for life
. Australia has a dearth of brokers. Commsec is about the cheapest and they charge $20 each way on a stock trade and they need a personal reference to open a special bank account to trade with - so uncompetitive.