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Can you short on Comdirect?

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Summary

Short selling is a trading strategy in which you speculate on the decline in the price of a stock or other security. If you'd like to learn about the intricacies of short selling real stocks, be sure to check out this article explaining the short selling of stocks.

Some stockbrokers only allow long position in stocks and ETFs. Others allow short positions only via CFDs on a handful of popular individual stocks. Advanced traders prefer brokers that allow the short selling of real stocks (and not just CFDs) on most stock markets their clients have access to.

Unfortunately, Comdirect doesn't allow the short selling of real stocks. If you are looking for brokers that provide this service, check out this article about the best brokers for short selling or use our broker finder tool for a tailored recommendation.

Let's take a look at other popular asset classes at Comdirect that enable traders to go short.

Overall score
3.9/5
Minimum deposit
$0
Stock fee
High
Fund fee
Average
Inactivity fee
no
Account opening
>3 days

Shorting a currency

At Comdirect, you can trade forex pairs, therefore you can go long or short in any of the currency pairs they offer. In the following table you will find our calculation for shorting the most traded currency pairs. This catch-all benchmark includes commissions, spreads and financing costs for all brokers

Comdirect forex benchmark fees for a $20,000 30:1 short position held for one week
EURUSD benchmark fee
$22.7 $20.9 -
GBPUSD benchmark fee
$23.8 $23.8 -
AUDUSD benchmark fee
$26.4 $26.4 -
EURCHF benchmark fee
$3.5 $3.5 -
EURGBP benchmark fee
$25.3 $25.3 -

Data updated on September 23, 2024

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Short selling futures

You can short some of the most traded markets at Comdirect using futures. The table below shows the fees for selling 10 contracts.

Comdirect futures fees vs competitors
US micro e-mini stock index futures
-
-
$7.5
UK stock index futures
-
-
-
German e-mini stock index futures
$48.6
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$8.1

Data updated on September 23, 2024

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Tamás Gyuriczki
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As a financial expert with BrokerChooser, I play an integral role in the analyst team by actively reviewing many of the 100+ brokers that are listed on our site. I personally open accounts with real money, execute trades, test customer services. My hope is that my first-hand experience with these brokers, incorporated in our reviews, helps users find the most suitable broker for their needs.
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