Best LP — MSFT
VT Markets (Pty) Ltd
0.22 all-in long
Lowest all-in long
VT Markets (Pty) Ltd
0.22 USD
Lowest all-in short
VS Capital Limited
0.12 USD
Lowest spread cost
Startrader Financial Markets Limited
0.07 USD
Lowest commission
VT Markets (Pty) Ltd
0.00 USD
Best long swap
FXCM / Stratos
0.01 USD
Best short swap
Scope Prime
-0.04 USD
Top 5 providers — average All-in 1-day long cost per comparable instrument (lower is better)
| Symbol | Commission terms | Monthly min | Exch. / data fees | Source / notes | Edit | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.22S 0.16 + C 0.00 + Sw 0.06#1 | VT Markets (Pty) Ltd | MSFTShares | MSFT | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0 / no rule shown | 0.00 | -6 | 2 | -0.06 | 0.02 | — | — | 0.22 | 0.14 | #1 | Comparable | MT5 SymbolSpecs CSV export 2026-08-11 | |
| 0.22S 0.16 + C 0.00 + Sw 0.06#2 | Vantage Markets (Pty) Ltd | MSFTShares | MSFT | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0 / no rule shown | 0.00 | -6 | 2 | -0.06 | 0.02 | — | — | 0.22 | 0.14 | #2 | Comparable | MT5 SymbolSpecs CSV export 2026-08-11 | |
| 0.26S 0.12 + C 0.01 + Sw 0.13#3 | VS Capital Limited | MSFTShares | MSFT.OQ_i | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.001% of notional per MT5 CommissionPercent — basis not confirmed | 0.01 | -9.36 | 0.6 | -0.13 | 0.01 | — | — | 0.26 | 0.12 | #3 | Comparable | MT5 SymbolSpecs CSV export 2026-08-17 16:43 (VSCapital-Server, VS Capital Limited, login 10100) | Spread 12 points at 2 digits; stock swap -9.36/0.6 identical across single-stock CFDs | |
| 0.30S 0.21 + C 0.00 + Sw 0.08#4 | Finalto | MSFTShares | MSFT.xnas | 0.21 | 0.21 | $8 per $1m notional | 0.00 | -0.0834 | 0.0167 | -0.08 | 0.02 | — | — | 0.30 | 0.20 | #4 | Comparable | Spread: average of 0.13 and 0.29 (Trade Board captures 2026-08-18). Financing: long -0.083431 / short +0.016684 per share. | |
| 0.44S 0.34 + C 0.01 + Sw 0.09#5 | Scope Prime | MSFTShares | MSFTUS | 0.34 | 0.34 | 1.5 cps (USA/Canada single-stock CFD) | 0.02 | — | — | -0.09 | 0.04 | $1,500/month if volume < $500m (after initial waiver period) | Waived if monthly notional >= $1bn; below = pass-through. US equities $3,000/month; DAX $0; Dow $300; WTI $300; Gold futures $300 (where applicable). | 0.44 | 0.31 | #5 | Comparable | Scope commercial proposal 10-Aug-2026 (single stock CFD grid) | |
| 0.89S 0.07 + C 0.79 + Sw 0.03#6 | Startrader Financial Markets Limited | MSFTShares | MSFT.i | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.15% per trade (US shares; EU 0.30%, Asia 0.35%) | 0.79 | -2.939 | -3.222 | -0.03 | -0.03 | $1,500/month netted against commissions | — | 0.89 | 0.89 | #6 | Comparable | MT5 SymbolSpecs CSV export 2026-08-11; commissions per StarPrime commercial summary 2026-08-11 | |
| 0.92S 0.84 + C 0.00 + Sw 0.08#7 | FxPro Markets Ltd. | MSFTShares | MSFT.O | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0 / no commission rule (export) | 0.00 | -5.8597 | -3.1808 | -0.08 | -0.05 | — | — | 0.92 | 0.89 | #7 | Comparable | MT5 SymbolSpecs CSV export 2026-08-17 14:29 (FxPro-MT5 Demo, FxPro Markets Ltd.) | Spread 84 points at 2 digits | |
| 1.38S 1.37 + C 0.00 + Sw 0.01#8 | FXCM / Stratos | MSFTShares | MSFT | 1.37 | 1.37 | 0.00 USD | 0.00 | -0.0087 | -0.012 | -0.01 | -0.01 | Not supplied | Not supplied | 1.38 | 1.38 | #8 | Comparable | FXCM dealing-rates screenshots + FXCM contract-size guide | Snapshot values; confirm institutional commercial terms. Roll display is per FXCM contract; FXCM contract size differs per instrument and is applied when scaling to a standard lot. Share CFD contract size not stated in the guide. | |
| 1.54S 0.82 + C 0.63 + Sw 0.09#9 | Alchemy International Ltd | MSFTShares | MSFT.OQ | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.12% (export) | 0.63 | -9 | 1.4 | -0.09 | 0.01 | — | — | 1.54 | 1.44 | #9 | Comparable | MT5 SymbolSpecs CSV export 2026-08-11 | |
| —not comparable | GNT Capital Ltd. | MSFTShares | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Missing | MT5 SymbolSpecs export 2026-08-11 | No matching/selected symbol in supplied export. | |
| —not comparable | Polaris Capital Markets Ltd | MSFTShares | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Missing | MT5 SymbolSpecs export 2026-08-11 | No matching/selected symbol in supplied export. | |
| —not comparable | Advanced Markets | MSFTShares | MSFT.US | 0.09 | 0.09 | $8 per $1m notional on all products, reducing to $7 per $1m above $1bn/month | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | $2,500/month minimum if monthly volume < $250m | No exchange data fees | — | — | — | Partial | Fortex screenshots + Advanced Markets email | Standard feed; excludes scalping/latency arb per supplied email. |