One of the major benefits of trading CFDs is the ability to go short, enabling you to profit not only from rising markets, but falling markets too.
Other methods of shorting shares are often inconvenient and expensive, which is why so many people turn to trading CFDs.
At IG Markets, you can go short on a wide range of Australian shares plus more than 4000 shares worldwide. In addition to shares, you can also short indices, forex and commodities all from the one account. Find out more...
Which Australian shares can I short?
Revised daily, our List of Shortable Stocks will provide you with a list of the most up-to-date shares you can short in Australia.
If there’s a particular stock you wish to short that is not listed, please contact our dealing desk on 1800 601 733 and they will assist you.
For information on how to short, please view our online seminar on Shorting the Market.