PRICE MOVEMENT
CFDS similar to shares
SHARES Actual price movement
EASE OF TRADING
CFDS Easy to trade like shares
SHARES Easy to trade and most investors start with a share portfolio
TRADEABLE ON MARGIN
CFDS Yes
SHARES No
DIVIDEND PAYMENT
CFDS Similar to share dividend payments
SHARES Not all shares pay dividends
EXPIRY DATE
CFDS No expiry date
SHARES No expiry date
STOP LOSS ORDERS
CFDS With stop loss orders
SHARES With stop loss orders
SPREAD
CFDS Similar to shares
SHARES Actual price
NUMBER OF TRADEABLE INSTRUMENTS
CFDS 1000s including Australian,
US, UK, European & Asian CFDs
SHARES More than 2000 companies
listed in the ASX. Plus, many other countries
Forex, Indices, Treasuries and commodities