Meanwhile, the costs for overseas share trading is quite different. For example, CommSec's broker fee for US listed stocks us is upwards of $19.95, depending on the trade amount, while all other overseas markets are $39.95 and above. CommSec’s fee for trades over USD$5,000 (and below $10,000) rises to USD$29.95. As this is a much larger transaction than the first case study, the foreign currency conversion fee charged by CommSec fees start as low as $10 AUD per trade, which when compared to other CFD trading brokers of various sizes, is a highly competitive structure. Cons CFD trading is risky.