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The world’s leading stock markets are in the US, Europe, Asia, and other emerging markets. The indices of the country indicate its financial health and emerging economic trends. The indices are affected by many factors such as the country’s GDP, economy news, company results, etc.Any negative news related to GDP or employment rate can lead to selling pressure or bearish attitude in the index. Any good news can make the market bullish and result in high volumes of buying. Several other important factors that affect the indices are inflation, manufacturing indicators, political uncertainty, and external factors.

Trading indices

S&P 500 index, Dow Jones, NASDAQ tech. and USD (dollar) index.

UK FTSE 100, German DAX, France CAC, EU Stocks, Swiss SWI

Trade the Australian Securities Exchange and NIFTY 50 (India)

Asian exchanges: Japan's Nikkei, Hang Seng, China 50

Index Instrument Spread from 1 contract Pip value* Min Contract Min Margin**
US 500 (SPI) SPI / USD 0.75 1 * Index rate * 50 USD 0.50 USD 0.02 * Index rate * 50 USD 25 USD
US 30 (DOW) DOW / USD 6 1 * Index rate * 5 USD 5 USD 0.02 * Index rate * 5 USD 25 USD
US Tech (NDQ) NDQ / USD 1.00 1 * Index rate * 20 USD 0.20 USD 0.02 * Index rate * 20 USD 25 USD
UK 100 (FTS) FTS / GBP 2.0 1 * Index rate * 10 GBP 1 GBP 0.02 * Index rate * 10 GBP 20 GBP
Germany 30 (DAX) DAX / EUR 2.0 1 * Index rate * 12.50 EUR 1.25 EUR 0.02 * Index rate * 12.50 EUR 25 EUR
EU Stocks 50 (ESX) ESX / EUR 4 1 * Index rate * 10 EUR 10 EUR 0.02 * Index rate * 10 EUR 25 EUR
France 40 (CAC) CAC / EUR 2.0 1 * Index rate * 10 EUR 1 EUR 0.02 * Index rate * 10 EUR 25 EUR
Swiss 20 (SWI) SWI / CHF 4 1 * Index rate * 5 CHF 5 CHF 0.02 * Index rate * 5 CHF 25 CHF
Australia (ASX) ASX / AUD 1.0 1 * Index rate * 25 AUD 2.5 AUD 0.02 * Index rate * 25 AUD 25 AUD
Japan 225 (NKI) NKI / USD 12 1 * Index rate * 5 USD 5 USD 0.02 * Index rate * 5 USD 25 USD
Hong Kong 40 (HSX) HSX / HKD 14 1 * Index rate * 50 HKD 50 HKD 0.02 * Index rate * 50 HKD 200 HKD
China 50 (CNX) CNX / USD 25 1 * Index rate * 2 USD 2 USD 0.02 * Index rate * 2 USD 25 USD
India 50 (IND) IND / USD 5.0 1 * Index rate * 10 USD 1 USD 0.02 * Index rate * 10 USD 25 USD
USD Index (USX) USX / USD 0.040 1 * Index rate * 1,000 USD 1 USD 0.02 * Index rate * 1,000 USD 25 USD
Fear (VXX) VXX / USD 0.20 1 * Index rate * 1,000 USD 10 USD 0.02 * Index rate * 1,000 USD 25 USD

*Value per pip per 1 contract The pip value is shown in the non-base currency, the spread is a decimal resulting from the difference of BID and ASK, i.e. 120.264 - 120.238 = 0.026.

**Minimum margins to trade and contracts we show an approximation of margin based on how the financial markets display prices. Margins will vary based on your base currency.