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As someone who has navigated a variety of brokerages over the years, one of my first steps with any platform is to examine overnight financing charges, or swap fees, since these can significantly erode returns if not managed carefully. In the case of CommSec, based on the available information, I did not find detailed references to swap fees specifically tied to leveraged forex or CFD products, which immediately caught my attention. CommSec primarily focuses on Australian and international shares, options, and ETFs rather than forex trading or leveraged CFD products where swap fees would typically be a concern. Their commission structure and margin lending rates are transparent, with margin loans carrying a rate around 9.15% annually (variable), which is fairly standard in the context of securities-backed lending, but quite different from typical overnight swap rates seen in forex or CFD platforms. This underscores that the platform’s fee dynamics are designed for equity and options investors rather than active forex traders who are attentive to rollover costs. From my perspective, when comparing CommSec to brokers specializing in forex—where swap rates are published daily and can often be reviewed on the trading platform—CommSec lacks both the product coverage and the visibility you’d expect if swap fees were a deciding factor. For those of us trading primarily in leveraged currencies or CFDs, CommSec may not provide the cost clarity or competitive rates typically sought, simply because those products are not the platform’s focus. Thus, for my own trading needs, I view CommSec as ill-suited for swap-sensitive strategies, and I advise anyone prioritizing overnight position cost efficiency to consider brokers that specialize in forex or CFDs and clearly publish their swap rates.