Active Trader - Stocks and CFDs

Purpose of the program

Clients, who actively trade stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and contracts for difference (CFDs) on stocks and indices, are entitled to preferential conditions provided by BenchMark Finance:

 

  

Preferential conditions for stock trading

Exchange		Standard Fee	Active Trader Fee	Min. Fee
AMEX		USD 0.02/share	USD 0.018/share	USD 15
Nasdaq		USD 0.02/share	USD 0.018/share	USD 15
NYSE		USD 0.02/share	USD 0.018/share	USD 15
NYSE ARCA		USD 0.02/share	USD 0.018/share	USD 15
OTC Bulletin Board		<$50 000 = $25      >$50 000 = 0.15%	<$50 000 = $25      >$50 000 = 0.14%	USD 15
Other OTC		<$50 000 = $25      >$50 000 = 0.15%	<$50 000 = $25      >$50 000 = 0.14%	USD 15
Toronto SE		CAD 0.03	CAD 0.027	CAD 20
London International		0.10%	0.09%	USD 40
London SE		0.10%	0.09%	GBP 15
Australian SE		0.10%	0.09%	AUD 15
Vienna SE		0.10%	0.09%	EUR 20
Euronext Brussels		0.10%	0.09%	EUR 20
Euronext Paris		0.10%	0.09%	EUR 20
Frankfurt SE		0.10%	0.09%	EUR 20
Milano SE		0.10%	0.09%	EUR 20
Euronext Amsterdam		0.10%	0.09%	EUR 20
Hong Kong SE		0.15%	0.14%	HKD 150
Oslo SE		0.10%	0.09%	NOK 65
Euronext Lisbon		0.10%	0.09%	EUR 20
Spanish SE		0.10%	0.09%	EUR 20
Swiss Exchange**		0.10%	0.09%	CHF 30
SWX Europe		0.10%	0.09%	CHF 30

 

Preferential conditions for trading index CFDs

Stock Index		Symbol	Standard Spread	Active Trader
S&P 500		SP500.I	1	0.8
Nasdaq 100		NAS100.I	1	0.8
Belgium 20		BELG20.I	7	6.5
UK Mid 250		FTSE250.I	20	18
Germany Tech 30		TECHDAX.I	3	2.7
MDAX		MDAX.I	15	14
Swiss Market		SMI.I	3	2.7
IBEX 35		IBEX35.I	8	7

 

Preferential conditions for trading stock CFDs

Exchange		Standard Fee	Active Trader Fee	Min. Fee
AMEX		USD 0.02 per share	USD 0.018 per share	USD 15
Nasdaq		USD 0.02 per share	USD 0.018 per share	USD 15
NYSE		USD 0.02 per share	USD 0.018 per share	USD 15
NYSE ARCA		USD 0.02 per share	USD 0.018 per share	USD 15
OTC Bulletin Board		<$50 000 = $18      >$50 000 = 0.15%	<$50 000 = $16.50      >$50 000 = 0.14%	USD 15
Other OTC		<$50 000 = $18      >$50 000 = 0.15%	<$50 000 = $16.50      >$50 000 = 0.14%	USD 15
Toronto SE		CAD 0.03 per share	CAD 0.0275 per share	CAD 25
London International		0.10%	0.09%	USD 20
London SE		0.10%	0.09%	GBP 4
Australian SE		0.10%	0.09%	AUD 5
Vienna SE		0.10%	0.09%	EUR 6
Euronext Brussels		0.10%	0.09%	EUR 6
Euronext Paris		0.10%	0.09%	EUR 6
Frankfurt SE		0.10%	0.09%	EUR 6
Milano SE		0.10%	0.90%	EUR 6
Euronext Amsterdam		0.10%	0.09%	EUR 6
Hong Kong SE		0.25%	0.24%	HKD 90
Oslo SE		0.10%	0.09%	NOK 50
Euronext Lisbon		0.10%	0.09%	EUR 6
Spanish SE		0.10%	0.09%	EUR 6
Swiss Exchange**		0.10%	0.09%	CHF 9
SWX Europe		0.10%	0.09%	CHF 9
Athens SE		0.60%	0.55%	EUR 6
Tokyo SE		0.15%	0.13%	JPY 500

 

Preferential conditions for trading commodity CFDs

Energy
Name	Ticker	Standard Spread	Active Trader Spread
Oil	OILUS	Market+0.06$	Market+0.05$
Oil	OILUK	Market+0.06$	Market+0.05$
Industrial oil	HEATINGOIL	Market+40¢	Market+33¢
Gasoline	GASOLINEUS	Market+30¢	Market+25¢
Natural gas	NATURALGASUS	Market+0.0018¢	Market+0.0015¢
Metals
Name	Ticker	Standard Spread	Active Trader Spread
Gold	GOLD	Market+0.6$	-
Silver	SILVER	Market+3¢	-
Copper	COPPERUS	Market+0.6¢	Market+0.50¢
Agricultural
Name	Ticker	Standard Spread	Active Trader Spread
Cocoa	COCOANY	Market+10$	Market+8$
Coffee	COFFEENY	Market+0.5¢	Market+0.40¢
Sugar	SUGARNY	Market+0.06¢	Market+0.05¢
Corn	CORN	Market+1.5$	Market+1.25$
Soy beans	SOYBEANS	Market+2$	Market+1.75$
Wheat	WHEAT	Market+2$	Market+1.75$

 

Eligibility for participation

In order to benefit from preferential conditions under the Active Trader - Stocks and CFDs Program, one needs to comply with one of the following criteria: 

 monthly nominal turnover for trading stock or index CFDs amounting to EUR 2'500'000 or their equivalent in other currencies

 monthly nominal turnover for trading stocks amounting to EUR 500'000 or their equivalent in other currencies

  

All required turnovers are bilateral (round-turn). Upon compliance with one of the above requirements, you are eligible to participate in the Active Trader - Stocks and CFDs Program but you will need to contact us via phone, online chat or e-mail stating your desire to take part.

 

Preferential conditions shall be valid for the month when you have been included in the Program by BenchMark Finance and the month after.

 

Example

You have met the requirements for participation in the Program between August 1 and 17. BenchMark Finance shall include you in the preferential group for the rest of August and throughout September. In order to remain in this group, you will need to meet one of the requirements for the month of September. 

Discontinuation of your participation in the Program

In case you fail to comply with any of the requirements under the Active Trader - Stocks and CFDs Program during any of the months to follow, BenchMark Finance shall discontinue your participation in the Program until you are further eligible to take part in it.