Indices Trading

Trade popular indices with competitive spreads across all of our cash Indices like the UK 100, S&P 500 and US30.

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Trade round-the-clock on the most popular major Stock Indices from around the globe.

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Our execution servers are located in Equinix data centres, where most of the world's financial institutions are hosted, ensuring optimal performance at all times.

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Our pricing is aggregated from multiple top-tier liquidity providers, allowing you to trade on spreads from as low as 0.0 pips.

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Established in Australia and now regulated in multiple jurisdictions.

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What is Index CFDs Trading?

Index CFDs are contracts for difference over equity indexes. A contract for difference, or CFD, is a type of derivative that allows a trader to gain long or short exposure to a trading instrument’s price. While the trader does not own the underlying asset, they ‘own’ any movement in the price of that asset while they hold a position. An Index is usually weighted by the market capitalization of each company, with the largest companies having the most influence on the index value. When you are trading indices via CFDs, you are agreeing to open a contract to exchange the difference in the price of a particular index, at the point of open to the point of close. Profit or loss will be based on the direction of speculation you make.

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Trading Indices Using Contracts For Difference

Eightcap’s clients can trade 8 of the most popular indices in the world, allowing them to profit (or lose) from activity in equity markets around the world. With equity markets on 4 continents represented, traders can trade nearly 24 hours a day, 5 days a week.

US30

The US30 is most commonly known as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, 'Dow'. This is the oldest index in the world and represents 30 blue-chip companies that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Read More

FRA40

This is the largest index in Paris and tracks the French CAC 40, also known as the Cac Quarante. Read More

GER30

The GER30 Index is known as the DAX30 and is the leading index in Germany. Read More

UK100

The UK100 tracks the FTSE100. This is the index which represents 100 UK companies that are listed on the London Stock Exchange. Read More

AUS200

The AUS200 follows the ASX200, which tracks the performance of 200 of the most valuable and liquid stocks within Australia. Read More

EUSTX50

The EUSTX50 follows the Euro Stoxx 50, a stock market index that tracks the performance of the 50 top stocks by market cap in the Eurozone. Read More

JPN225

The JPN225 CFD tracks the Nikkei 225, or simply the Nikkei. It is Japan’s headline stock market index and includes 225 leading Japanese companies. Read More

SPX500

The SPX500 CFD tracks the S&P500, or simply the S&P. It's one of the largest and most widely followed stock indices in the world. Read More

NDX100

NDX100 includes the 100 largest, most actively traded U.S companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. It includes companies from various industries except for the financial industry.

HK50

Hang Seng Index (HK50) is the most important index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It is calculated as a weighted average value of the largest Chinese companies' stocks traded on this Exchange.

Comparing Index Trading

There are several methods you can use to trade Indices including, futures, options, ETFs, and CFDs. Futures and options require a trading account with a broker for each different exchange, futures also typically have large contract sizes. ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) are ideal for long-term investors. ETFs can be slightly complicated as they are shares themselves which then own all the shares in that particular index. They are used as a cost-effective method of owning all the index fund shares without buying each individual stock. CFDs can be the most cost-effective and popular option amongst traders, as they can access multiple markets with only one trading account. CFDs also offer the option of opening long and short positions, unlike ETFs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Risk warning: Margin trading involves a high level of risk and may not be suitable for all investors. You should carefully consider your objectives, financial situation, needs and level of experience before entering into any margined transactions, and seek independent advice if necessary. Forex and CFDs are highly leveraged products which mean both gains and losses are magnified. You should only trade in these products if you fully understand the risks involved and can afford losses without adversely affecting your lifestyle (including the risk of losing the entirety of your initial investment