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Over 20 cash and futures index CFDs covering the benchmark equity indices of Europe, North America and Asia — a single trade for a view on an entire economy.
Why an index instead of shares
An index expresses a view on a market rather than on a company. Idiosyncratic risk — an earnings miss, a product recall, a resignation — is diluted across every constituent, so what remains is the broader direction. That makes indices a cleaner instrument for macro views and a common hedge against a portfolio of individual holdings.
Cash indices
Priced from the underlying spot index, quoted through the exchange session with a small daily financing adjustment.
Futures indices
Priced from the front-month future, with no daily financing but a defined expiry and rollover.
Long or short
Shorting an index requires no borrow and no locate — the mechanics are identical to going long.
Sessions matter more than with forex
An index CFD tracks an exchange that opens and closes. Liquidity is deepest in the hours the underlying market is trading and thinner outside them, and gaps between one session’s close and the next open are normal rather than exceptional. Stops placed inside a gap fill at the next available price.
Points, not pips
Index spreads are quoted in index points. Because contract values differ substantially between indices, the same nominal spread can represent very different costs — always check the contract specification on the platform before sizing a position.
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