Long single stock CFD trade
If you anticipate a rise in a stock’s value, you can open a long position in a Single Stock CFD on Totality.
For instance, let’s say you expect Barclays Bank shares to climb from their current mid-price of £1.72. With £10,000 available for margin and 10:1 leverage, you only need to commit 10% of the total trade value—giving you exposure to a £100,000 position while using just a fraction of your capital.
You decide to buy 50,000 CFDs at the offer price of £1.73 which gives you a position of (50,000*£1.73) £86,500 in notional value.
Each day you hold the long position open you pay financing cost on the notional opening value of the position.
The interest rate used is LIBOR+3% (0.27144%+3% = 3.27144%). 10 days later, the Barclays price has risen and you sell the 50,000 CFDs at £1.85.
The trade details are:
Opening the position
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How to calculate
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Amount (GBP)
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Margin Available
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£10,000 x 10
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100,000
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Notional Transaction Value
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50,000 x £1.73
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86,500
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Margin used
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£86,500 x 0.10
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8,650
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Commissions on the trade
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£86,500 x 0.10%
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-86,50
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Stamp Duty
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n/a
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Financing of position
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Financing of margin
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3.27144% x 10 days x £86,500 / 360
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78.61
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Borrowing costs
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n/a
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Closing of position
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Notional Transaction Value
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50,000 x £1.85
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92,500
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Commission on the trade
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£92,500 x 0.10%
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-92.50
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Profit / Loss
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Profit on trade
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£92,500 - £86,500
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6,000
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Total Cost
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£86.50 + £78.61 + £92.50
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257.61
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Total Profit
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£6.000 - £257.61
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5,742.39
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Short single stock CFD trade
When anticipating a decline in the price of a stock, it is possible to take a short position in a Single Stock CFD.
For example, consider a scenario where the Barclays Bank share price is currently at £1.72 (mid-price). With £10,000 available for margin and a 10:1 leverage offered by Totality, only 10% of the trade’s value must be placed as margin.
A decision is made to sell 50,000 CFDs at an offer price of £1.71, resulting in a notional value of £85,500 (50,000 x £1.71). While the short position remains open, a financing cost is applied daily based on the notional opening value. The interest rate in this case is LIBID minus 2.5% (0.26561%-2.5% = -2.23439%), so a rate of 2.23439% is paid as overnight financing due to the negative value. After 10 days, with the Barclays price at £1.65, the 50,000 CFDs are sold.
The trade details are:
Opening the position
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How to calculate
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Amount (GBP)
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Margin Available
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£10,000 x 10
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100,000
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Notional Transaction Value
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50,000 x £1.71
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85,500
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Margin used
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£85,500 x 0.10
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8,550
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Commissions on the trade
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£85,500 x 0.10%
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-85,50
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Stamp Duty
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n/a
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Financing of position
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Financing of margin
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2.23439% x 10 days x £85,500 / 360
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53.07
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Borrowing costs
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No borrowing costs on Barclays
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n/a
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Closing of position
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Notional Transaction Value
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50,000 x £1.65
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82,500
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Commission on the trade
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£82,500 x 0.10%
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-82.50
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Profit / Loss
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Profit on trade
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£85,500 - £82,500
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3,000
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Total Cost
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£85.50 + £53.07 + £82.50
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221.07
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Total Profit
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£3.000 - £221.07
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2,778.93
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