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Can I short sell with DEGIRO?


Yes, it is possible to short sell on our platform. This service is referred to as Debit Securities and is available for Active, Trader and Day Trader profiles.

Securities that are available for shorting include stocks from the main indices on these exchanges: Euronext Amsterdam, Euronext Brussels, Euronext Paris, Xetra, Bolsa de Madrid, the London Stock Exchange and the SIX Swiss Exchange.

A number of stocks from the Dutch, French and German mid-cap indices, as well as a few large-cap Nordic stocks, are also available for shorting.

Also, some ETFs that are listed on Euronext Amsterdam, Euronext Paris, Xetra, the London Stock Exchange and the SIX Swiss Exchange are available for shorting.{}

You can check whether a product is available for short selling by looking for a green check mark (✅) next to the 'Short Selling' label in the product information within the trading platform.

We do not offer the possibility of short selling US securities or securities in risk category D. For further information about short selling on our platform, please refer to the Profiles document and the separate Debit Securities Conditions.

Please note that short selling is only available for legacy accounts that already had margin activated. It is no longer possible to change your account to a profile that offers margin trading.

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To short sell on your DEGIRO account, you will first need to change your Basic account to an Active or Trader account. You will need to pass the necessary Appropriateness Tests and sign additional conditions. You can change your account free of charge.

You can hold short positions on your DEGIRO account with an Active, Trader or Day Trader profile. This service is called Debit Securities.

If you do not yet have an Active, Trader or Day Trader profile, you first need to change your Basic account to one of these profiles. You can find these settings in the 'Trading settings' section of your profile. You will then need to complete two Appropriateness Tests and sign the additional terms and conditions.

To enter into a short position on your Active or Trader account, place a sell order in a product that you do not currently own. It is not possible to have both a short position and a long position in the same product. If you place a sell order on a product that you currently have a long position in, your existing shares will be sold.

Please note that it is not possible to go from a long to a short position with a single order. You must first close the long position in a given product before you can open a short position in the same product.

The maximum size of your potential short position is determined by your allocated margin based on our risk model.

Short selling fees are applied at the beginning of the month following the trade execution. Please see our Fee Schedule for more information.

Note: If you hold a short position, you may be asked to buy it back at any time. There may be a short or even immediate deadline applied.

In some cases, short selling is restricted in the relevant market. In other cases, we have made an internal decision to not to allow short selling in a product.

Short selling stocks with risk category D or US products is not permitted.

Investing involves risk of loss.

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