CFD interest rate

[Supraman]

@Emerik

Robinhood Lowers Margin Interest Rate from 5% to 2.5%

5% to 2.5%?

See these posts for examples of T212 charging up to 453%.

Swap fee increased once more

Over the last few days, I’ve been analysing the entire interest history of my account. I have done a detailed analysis of 29 instruments, but Ethereum is the most shocking. I opened my first Ethereum long position of 12 ETH on 01/05/2020. I was charged £0.81 in interest that evening, so the swap rate must have been approximately -0.81 / 12 = -0.0675. Note that this figure is in GBP, whereas the original figure would’ve been specified in USD. However, I have no way of accessing the original USD …

Swap fee increased once more

The table below shows my analysis of the 12 long positions I had open during the period where the swap rates were increased dramatically. Here is some information about my method: The “Lowest” and “Highest” values are based on my term of ownership, which is different for each instrument. I had to manually figure out the Sell Price and Exchange Rate in order to calculate the APR, so I might not be using the exact figures. I can no longer access the price history for Bitcoin or Ethereum, so I j…