Can you short at Plus500?

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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, Plus500 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 Plus500 that enable traders to go short.

Plus500

4.3/5

Minimum deposit

$100

FX fee

Low

Index CFD fee

Average

Withdrawal fee

Account opening

1 day

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Short selling of CFDs

As clients of Plus500 can trade CFDs, they can also go short on these assets. In the table below you will find our calculation for shorting some of the most traded CFD assets. This catch-all benchmark includes commissions, spreads and financing costs for all brokers

Plus500 CFD fees for a $2,000 short position held for one week
	Plus500 Plus500	eToro eToro	Capital.com Capital.com
S&P 500 index CFD fee Includes all fees (spread, commission, financing rate) of a $2,000 20:1 position open, 1-week-hold, and close	$3.9 Fees were calculated on Dec 7, 2023 between 2 pm and 4 pm CET, fees could be a subject to change	$3.8	$3.6
Euro Stoxx 50 index CFD fee Includes all fees (spread, commission, financing rate) of a $2,000, 20:1 position: open, hold for 1 week, and close	$3.9 Fees were calculated on Dec 7, 2023 between 2 pm and 4 pm CET, fees could be a subject to change	$4.2	$3.6
Apple CFD fee Includes all fees (spread, commission, financing rate) of a $2,000, 20:1 position: open, hold for 1 week, and close	$18.8 Fees were calculated on Dec 7, 2023 between 2 pm and 4 pm CET, fees could be a subject to change	$10.4	$4.4
Vodafone CFD fee Includes all fees (spread, commission, financing rate) of a $2,000 20:1 position open, 1-week-hold, and close	$17.8 Fees were calculated on Dec 7, 2023 between 2 pm and 4 pm CET, fees could be a subject to change	- Vodafone stock CFD is not available	$3.6

Data updated on December 19, 2024

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Short selling futures

You can short some of the most traded markets at Plus500 using futures. The table below shows the fees for selling 10 contracts.

Plus500 futures fees vs competitors
	Plus500 Plus500	eToro eToro	Capital.com Capital.com
US micro e-mini stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	$4.9 $0.49 per micro contract	- Not available	- Not available
UK stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	- Not available	- Not available	- Not available
German e-mini stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	- Not available	- Not available	- Not available

Data updated on December 19, 2024

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Can you short on Plus500?

Summary

Short selling of CFDs

Short selling futures

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