Finance Magnates reported on 12 November that eToro Australia had made 65 CME Group futures contracts available to eligible clients. The broker's Australian unit, eToro AUS Capital Limited, uses a separate futures schedule in its account terms. The contracts cover equity indices, metals, energy, currencies, crops and interest rates. Smaller contract sizes reduce capital per position relative to their larger equivalents.
The report describes suitability and knowledge checks and says clients who fail wait 30 days before trying again. It reports a broker margin buffer over CME requirements and mandatory stops, as well as a margin alert at 20% of available equity and negative balance protection. eToro's own futures schedule describes the broker's discretion to set margin and require stops.
Australia starts with more contracts than Spain's initial 20, according to Finance Magnates. eToro Australia managing director Robert Francis cited the smaller sizes, and eToro and CME agreed to provide educational videos explaining how futures work and their risks. The Australian launch concerns exchange-listed futures alongside eToro's existing CFD range.
Sources Finance Magnates · eToro AUS Capital
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