| Weekend learner | R10,000 CFD account, EUR/USD, 0.05 lot, 3 round trips a week | R10,000 | R1,238 | 12.4% | Spread of 1.0 pip on every round trip |
| Active USD/ZAR day trader | R50,000 CFD account, USD/ZAR, 0.1 lot, 1 round trip each trading day | R50,000 | R24,000 | 48.0% | Spread of 100 points (R0.01) on every round trip |
| Gold swing trader | R30,000 CFD account, gold, 0.02 lot, 2 trades a week held 4 nights | R30,000 | R10,320 | 34.4% | Spread $0.30 an ounce (R990) plus overnight financing at 6% a year (R9,330) |
| Monthly JSE share buyer | R2,000 of JSE shares bought every month on a 0.5% brokerage, R70 minimum | R24,000 | R1,176 | 4.9% | R98 per purchase: minimum brokerage, STT, Strate and VAT |
| Offshore investor, major bank | R100,000 sent offshore once a year through a major bank | R100,000 | R2,950 | 2.9% | 2.5% rate margin plus R450 in fees |
| Offshore investor, specialist | The same R100,000 through a specialist provider | R100,000 | R750 | 0.8% | 0.5% rate margin plus R250 in fees |