Indices trading

React to volatility on over 80 indices markets with the world's No.1 CFD provider, and get access to more 24-hour opportunities than anywhere else.2

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Why trade indices with famous worldwide trading?

Trade on our award-winning web platform and mobile trading app

Access our unique deep liquidity – increasing the chance of your larger trades being accepted

Find opportunity on more 24-hour indices than any other provider2

Get fixed spreads from 1 point on the FTSE 100 and Australia 200, and 0.4 on the US 500

Go short or long, to capitalise on markets falling as well as rising

Speculate or hedge 24/72, even on weekends, with our unique round-the-clock markets.

What are indices?

Indices are a measurement of the performance of a group of shares that are listed on an exchange. Because there is no underlying physical asset to exchange when trading indices, most indices trading is done with financial derivatives like CFDs.

Benefits of index trading

Trading indices is cheaper than trading each individual share
Get exposure to an entire sector or economy at once
Hedge against increasing volatility in your share portfolio or on your existing leveraged stock positions

How do I trade indices?

Create an famous worldwide trading trading account
Research an index you want to trade
Decide how you want to trade
Take steps to manage your risk
Open and monitor your position

Open an account now

Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to more than 17,000 global markets, with reliable execution

Deal seamlessly, wherever you are
Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app

Feel secure with a trusted provider
With 45 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service

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Indices costs and details

Margin

CFD trading enable you to take a position with leverage, meaning that you only need to put down a deposit – known as margin – to receive increased exposure. The margin required to open a position will vary depending on the market.

Market	Retail margin	Leverage equivalent
Wall Street	0.5%	1:200
Germany 30	0.5%	1:200
US Tech 100	0.5%	1:200
FTSE 100	0.5%	1:200
US 500	0.5%	1:200
Hong Kong HS 50	1.5%	1:67
Japan 225	0.5%	1:200
Weekend UK 100 Cash	0.5%	1:200
Weekend Germany 30 Cash	0.5%	1:200
Weekend Wall Street Cash	0.5%	1:200
Weekend Hong Kong HS50	1.5%	1:67

Spreads

The spread is the charge you pay us for executing your trade, calculated as the difference between the buy and sell prices of an underlying market. We’re constantly working to keep our spreads among the lowest in the industry.

Market	CFD trading min. spread	MT5
Wall Street	2.4	2.4
Germany 30	1.2	1.2
US Tech 100	1	1
FTSE 100	1	1
US 500	0.4	0.4
Hong Kong HS 50	5	5
Japan 225	7	7
Weekend UK 100 Cash	5	-
Weekend Germany 30 Cash	6	-
Weekend Wall Street Cash	12	-
Weekend Hong Kong HS50	35	-

Trade indices on our web platform and app

Seize your opportunity on a range of trading platforms,
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Indices trading