Would appreciate any advice on where I can buy, sell and short Australian stocks Most banks don’t offer a shorting option
Don't know. Some use contracts for difference (CFDs) for the purpose, eg IG markets. Strongly recommend against them unless you're adroit - they're leveraged derivatives, you can lose a lot more than you put in . https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/investing/complex-investments/contracts-for-difference If you want to short the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index and not particular stocks, you have the choice of two efs that I know of, tickers: BEAR and BBOZ
Use long options. Dont those cfd or future. as they can margin call you when market going against your bet.
CFD's. They are fantastic for trading. Most lucrative tool I've ever used to trade markets. But you need to use risk management. If you don't have a plan, then this can happen:
