That actually took place a few years back now and I'm glad I went through that. CMC did nothing wrong, it was entirely my fault for being an overconfident teenager who thought reading a book about TA made him bulletproof.
George if you pay $40 per month for ASX stock trading you are already down $360 a year or 36% on your $1k account. Perhaps you could take a look at GFT Australia, they have no ASX fee.