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I would like to buy a certain stock that is not available in my currency and also an index fund. I see there is the option to buy it with CFD but I cannot find it in the documentation or through search if it is possible to buy this without leverage reason being I want to go long with a long-term horizon on them and I am not sure of how to apply a currency hedge.

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Site support confirmed this is possible with setting margin at 100% so you can buy a CFD without borrowing money and no interest rate fees.

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Additionally, and given that derivative exposure involves risk factors not necessarily associated with underlying exposure, I think that this tutorial on how to hedge away the currency risk associated with the purchase of stock in something other than your base currency may be helpful:

https://ibkr.info/video/1172