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Cash and futures CFDs on the world's benchmark indices — the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, DAX, FTSE 100, Nikkei 225 and more.

Index-dependent, extended on majors From 0.4 points 20+ indices

Indices

Trade the index, not 500 tickers

An index CFD gives you exposure to the direction of a whole market without buying every constituent. It is the cleanest way to express a macro view — on a rate decision, an earnings season or a geopolitical shock.

Tight benchmark pricing
US 500 from 0.4 points, Germany 40 from 0.9 points.
Long or short with equal ease
No borrow to arrange and no uptick rule — sell as easily as you buy.
Extended hours on the majors
Trade US indices well before the cash open and after the close.

Instruments

What you can trade in indices

US indices

S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones 30 and Russell 2000 — the deepest index liquidity of the trading day.

European indices

Germany 40, France 40, Euro Stoxx 50, FTSE 100, Spain 35 and Switzerland 20.

Asia-Pacific

Japan 225, Hong Kong 50 and Australia 200, covering the session before Europe wakes up.

Pricing

Typical spreads and conditions

Spreads are variable and reflect live interbank liquidity. The figures below are typical during the main session; they widen around news, at the rollover and at market opens.

Index	Typical spread	Min lot	Leverage up to	Hours (UTC)
US 500 (S&P 500)	0.4 points	0.1	1:200	23:00 – 21:15
US Tech 100 (Nasdaq)	1.0 points	0.1	1:200	23:00 – 21:15
Germany 40 (DAX)	0.9 points	0.1	1:200	06:00 – 20:00
UK 100 (FTSE)	1.0 points	0.1	1:200	07:00 – 20:00
Japan 225 (Nikkei)	7 points	0.1	1:100	23:00 – 20:15
Australia 200	1.8 points	0.1	1:100	23:50 – 20:00

Typical spread on a Gold account during the main session. Leverage depends on the instrument and on your client classification.

Good to know

Before you place the order

Cash or futures CFDs?

Cash indices track the spot price, carry a small overnight financing charge and suit intraday to short-swing trading. Futures CFDs have no daily swap but expire and roll on a schedule — better for holding weeks.

What happens at the cash open?

Spreads widen briefly around the open and the close while liquidity rebuilds. Gaps between the previous close and the new open are normal, and stops can fill beyond their level.

Are dividends adjusted?

Yes. When a constituent goes ex-dividend, a cash adjustment is applied to open index positions — credited to longs and debited from shorts — so the position is not distorted.

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