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CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Please ensure you fully understand the risks involved. CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Please ensure you fully understand the risks involved.

CFD DMA trading

Get deep liquidity, full market visibility and advanced execution with direct market access (DMA), using our DMA shares and Forex Direct CFD services.

Start trading today. For account opening enquiries call 1800 601 799 between 9am and 6pm (AEDT) weekdays, or email newaccounts.au@ig.com.

Why use DMA to trade CFDs

More liquidity

Trade on underlying market prices sourced from a range of global liquidity venues, including primary exchanges, multilateral trading facilities (MTFs), market makers and banks.

Market depth

Deal at the price you want, with full view of the best bid and offer price available – plus further prices on either side of the order book.

Order control

Take greater control of trade execution with advanced order types – including pegged, fill or kill, execute and eliminate, good for auction, percentage of volume and more.

After-hours trading

Trade 140+ US shares 24/5¹ and 110+ US shares out-of-hours.

Important CFD trading information 

With CFDs, you can lose more than you deposit, you do not have ownership in the underlying asset and you may be subject to margin close-outs if you do not maintain sufficient margin.

What DMA CFD markets can I trade?

DMA CFD shares

Trade shares with no dealer intervention, full market depth and access to dark liquidity pools, using share CFDs service.

DMA forex CFDs

Trade currencies at the market price – and get liquidity from major providers – with Forex Direct, our DMA forex service.

Our DMA CFD trading platforms

Get DMA on the move with apps specifically developed for iOS smartphones, Android devices and tablets.

 Build your own DMA platform and automate your trading with our sophisticated FIX API.

Trade with professional tools on a customisable interface with L2 Dealer – our advanced DMA platform.

How much does DMA CFD trading cost?

DMA prices are not necessarily better than OTC, as our pricing technology is engineered to find the best available prices for both. However, direct access to the markets can give you greater visibility and flexibility as a trader.

 

Share CFD DMA trading:

Commission charges

We charge a small commission – the same as an over-the-counter (OTC) trade.

Exchange fees

Depending on the exchange you want to view or trade on, you may be liable to pay data fees.

Other fees

You may have to pay transaction costs, such as shares borrowing fees.

Forex direct CFD spreads

Your key payment for trading forex is the spread – the difference between the buy and the sell price – our charge for executing your trade. We work to keep our spreads among the lowest in the business.

Spot FX DMA av. spread
EUR/USD 0.165
AUD/USD 0.295
USD/JPY 0.242
EUR/GBP 0.540
GBP/USD 0.589
EUR/JPY 0.678
USD/CHF 0.399

Important CFD trading information 

With CFDs, you can lose more than you deposit, you do not have ownership in the underlying asset and you may be subject to margin close-outs if you do not maintain sufficient margin.

What is DMA CFD trading?

Direct market access (DMA) is a way of placing trades directly in the underlying market – whether that’s on the order books of an exchange or multilateral trading facility (MTF), or with another liquidity provider. DMA can give traders more flexibility and transparency, but it’s usually recommended for advanced traders only due to its complexity.

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