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Trade the World’s Major Indices
What is an index?1
Stock indices are used to measure a particular section of the stock market and act as indexes for the most highly capitalized companies in that specific indices.
Trading indices can open new opportunities when you are looking for alternative trading options or to speculate on a simple index.
Take advantage of trading the DJ30 and the NASDAQ 100 to further enrich your investment portfolio.
One of the factors that have drawn traders to index trading are the remarkably low margin rates for opening and closing positions over the course of a single session.
Open a practice account today and take advantage of our state of the art platforms and enhanced trading tools.
Advantages of trading indices:1
- World’s most traded indices.
- Highly liquid marketplace.
- Often large, event driven, intra-day price swings.
- Fundamental and event driven.
- Hedging and EAs allowed.
WS30 - Contract Specifications
| Description | US 30 - Dow Jones |
| Symbol on Platform | WS30 |
| Digits | 0 |
| Margin Percentage | 1.5 |
| Tick size | 1.0 |
| 1 Lot size | 10 |
| Tick value of 1 lot | $10.0 |
| Minimum trade size | 0.1 lots |
| Minimum size increment | 0.1 lots |
| Minimum limit & stop level | 10 pts |
| Execution mode | Market |
| Spread | Variable1 |
| Swaps | Available here |
| Margin requirement | Trade size (lots) x contract size x market price x percentage / 100 |
| Commission | $15.0 per 1 lot |
| Working hours | 01:05-22:552 Monday – Thursday 01:05-20:55 2 Friday |
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2 Server time is adjusted according to Cyprus local time. During the Day Light Saving Time our operation and server time
are adjusted according to the New York time (EST).
WS30 trade example
Long position
Open Price = 15,272
Closing Price = 15,600
Trade size = 1 lot
Required Margin to open 1 lot of WS30 = 1 x 10 x 15,272 x 1.5 / 100 = $2290.8
Profit/Loss Calculation
The Buy position (1 lot) was closed (sold) at a 15,600 Bid price from a 15,272 open.
Market movement = 15,600 – 15,272 = 328 points.
P&L Calculation = $10 x 328 = $3280
NDX - Contract Specifications
| Description | US Tech 100 – NASDAQ100 |
| Symbol on Platform | NDX |
| Digits | 1 |
| Margin Percentage | 2 |
| Tick size | 0.1 |
| 1 Lot size | 100 |
| Tick value of 1 lot | $10.0 |
| Minimum trade size | 0.1 lots |
| Minimum size increment | 0.1 lots |
| Minimum limit & stop level | 10 pts |
| Execution mode | Market |
| Spread | Variable1 |
| Swaps | Available here |
| Margin requirement | Trade size (lots) x contract size x market price x percentage / 100 |
| Commission | $15.0 per 1 lot |
| Working hours | 01:05-22:552 Monday – Thursday 01:05-20:552 Friday |
1 Click here for General Risk Disclosure.
2 Server time is adjusted according to Cyprus local time. During the Day Light Saving Time our operation and server time
are adjusted according to the New York time (EST).
NDX trade example
Long position
Open Price = 2975.0
Closing Price = 3025.5
Trade size = 1 lot
Required Margin to open 1 lot of NDX = 1 x 100 x 2975.0 x 2 / 100 = $5950
Profit/Loss Calculation
The Buy position (1 lot) was closed (sold) at a 3025.5 Bid price from a 2975.0 open.
Market movement = 3025.5 – 2975.0 = 505 points.
P&L Calculation = $10 x 505 = $5050
With your account being setup, you have access to a wide range of valuable information about the forces affecting the Index market price, via our Trading Blog.
Please note that starting 09.03.2016 Indices trading is available for Advanced (Institutional) accounts only.
