Sale of spot market securities (for example shares or fixed-interest securities) which you do not own at the time of concluding the transaction. Short-Selling can be deliberately used in active investment strategies to profit from falling prices. It is possible to short-sell shares    traded in Germany.

The portfolio view for the securities account shows profits / losses not realized since the purchase of the securities items in percent and in absolute terms. It also displays changes in securities account balance compared to the previous day in near time.

You can decide to use the session-password when logging in to your cash account or securities account. This means you do not need to enter another password when submitting a securities order and therefore speeds up the order entry process.

You can access real-time prices for selected securities for free and for as long as you need when submitting an order or searching for securities.

All securities can be found quickly and easily with the help of the securities search. Just one click of the mouse takes you from the search results to the pre-completed order screen.

You benefit from the lower order fees offered by <i>biw</i> AG for over-the-counter trading. What is more, you can work with a wide range of OTC trading partners outside regular trading hours.