Equities are real stocks which you can buy and sell directly on stock markets like the London Stock Exchange, NYSE, NASDAQ and Deutsche Börse.
Buying Equities means you are taking an ownership stake of an underlying stock, which makes you a shareholder in the company. As a shareholder you are entitled to vote on major issues, receive dividends and are eligible for a final distribution in the event of corporate liquidation.
With Trading 212 you can trade stocks in the form of Equities and in the form of CFDs.
To find Equities on our platform look for the instruments marked with the “EQ” label.
While most brokers charge commissions and transaction costs, we provide 10 commission-free* deals every month and free real time quotes. To ensure the best price we route client orders directly to the relevant stock exchange for premium execution.
It is important to know that Equities are traded with no leverage and you cannot short sell.
*£1.95+0.05% after that per deal.Equities are generally intended for long term investors and traders. Here are some of their advantages:
- Real delivery
- Traded directly on the stock exchanges
- No interest swap
- Shareholder rights
You can see a complete comparison between both in the table below:
| Equity | CFD on stocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Commissions | Free* | £1,5 |
| Leverage | No | Yes |
| Interest Swap | No | Yes |
| Real delivery | Yes | No |
| Stamp duty | Yes | No |
| Short selling | No | Yes |
| Trade Equities | Trade CFDs |