Crypto CFD issuers in Australia compared

How to compare crypto CFD costs

Cost comparison only works when you hold the conditions constant. Work through these checks in order, using each provider's current documents and platform rather than promotional figures.

1. Use the same instrument, currency, contract size, position quantity and account classification across every provider you compare. Figures quoted on a different basis need the same basis or an explicit conversion before you can compare them.
2. Check that spread figures are expressed the same way. A spread quoted in points cannot be compared directly with a percentage spread or a different contract unit, so convert mismatched figures to a common basis before drawing conclusions.
3. Check commission on each side of the trade, financing charges for your intended holding period, and any conversion or payment charges in the current provider documents and on the platform. Which of these applies depends on the product and your holding and payment conditions.
4. Treat minimum or indicative spreads carefully: they do not establish actual all-in execution cost, which depends on the prices you actually receive.
5. Remember that no common-source live spread measurements or cheapest-provider verdict were produced, so this hub does not rank providers on cost.

A commission-free label does not establish all-in cost; check the applicable spreads, financing and other charges in the current documents. For the practical steps around placing and managing a position, read the trading workflow guide, and use the worked calculator to test your own figures.

Which retail rules apply in Australia?

ASIC's retail CFD product intervention rules limit crypto-asset CFD leverage to 2:1 for retail clients, and the order was extended to 23 May 2027 (ASIC media release 22-082MR, ASIC media release 23-011MR). This is a rule about the product terms; it does not tell you whether any particular provider accepts you, whether a provider is safe, or whether you are legally eligible to trade.

Wholesale classification and overseas client terms are separate matters. Some providers classify clients as retail unless a wholesale classification is applied for and approved, as the IC Markets and Pepperstone product disclosure statements describe, but this hub makes no wholesale leverage recommendation. Check the current documents for the classification that would apply to you.

Before opening a CFD account

Work through these checks in order before committing to an application.

1. Identify the legal entity, then read its licence declaration in its own documents. Treat that as a provider declaration and check the current ASIC register yourself; the issuer list above shows the date of our latest lookup. Read the current product disclosure statement, target market determination and account terms, not copies from other sites.
2. Confirm your likely classification and the application assessment. Providers described conditions such as knowledge and experience assessments, suitability or appropriateness tests, and acceptance at provider discretion. These are selected conditions only and do not establish your individual eligibility.
3. Check the contract instrument, the platform, server or market time zones relevant to your trading hours, and the current costs in the provider's documents.
4. Rehearse in a demo account if one is available, and use the worked illustration to examine hypothetical losses before trading with real funds.
5. Treat everything on this hub as general research information, not advice tailored to your situation.

For the account opening process in detail, read the account guide. For what a crypto CFD actually is, see the definition guide.

Use the shortlist tool and other comparisons

The issuer list on this page includes every crypto CFD issuer the site covers. The shortlist tool on this page filters issuers by the platform names on record and by whether Australian product documents are on record, and sends up to four issuers to the comparison page. An issuer without Australian product documents on record is neither approved nor rejected by that gap; we have not checked its Australian documents. For buying and holding crypto itself, and for how exchanges hold customer assets, the exchange comparison is the place to start.

About this comparison

This crypto CFD comparison hub is published by The Rock Trading as general research information for people comparing providers, with Australia as the primary source scope. It is not a recommendation tailored to any reader. This page shows dated source checks and register lookups, not review scores. Some providers pay us a commission when readers open an account through our affiliate links; read the disclaimer for the full disclosure. Read the publisher page and the methodology for the full context.