Risk Warning: CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 71.65% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Index CFDs

Gain exposure to a range of instruments under one index, in one trade. The world’s most popular Indices are available on all IC Markets trading platforms.

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Indices are the most popular form of CFDs. IC Markets has a large range of Indices from around the world to choose from, including the Australian S&P 200 Index, UK FTSE 100 Index, US E-mini S&P 500 and US DJIA Index.

A stock index is a good indicative measure of market performance. Indices such as the FTSE 100 and DJIA Index are baskets of blue chip stocks listed on the exchange and are generally a good measure of the current market sentiment. A change in the performance of any constituent stock in an index is reflected in a change in the overall value of that index.

Indices have the advantage of allowing traders to take a wider view of a basket of stocks rather than taking a view on one individual stock alone. Online CFD and futures based indices are offered on both IC Markets MetaTrader 4, 5, and cTrader Platforms.

Index CFDs

Facts

  • 25 Indices to trade from
  • Leverage up to 1:20
  • Spreads from 0.5 pips
  • Deep Liquidity
  • No commissions
  • MetaTrader 4, 5 and cTrader
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(Spot) Equity Indices Spreads

IC Markets offers competitive spreads across all of our cash Indices, including the E-mini S&P 500 Index from 0.5 points, the FTSE 100 Index from 1 point, Xetra DAX Index from 1 point and S&P 200 Index from 1 point.

Futures Indices

In addition to Equity Indices, IC Markets also offers Futures Indices: ICE Dollar Index and VIX Index.

How to determine if a client is entitled dividend from Index AUS200?

From the above example, let us assume that the ex-dividend date for Index AUS200 is on the of 18th August 2016. Therefore, a client must have an open position for Index AUS200 before the 18th of August 2016 and it must remain open until the 18th August 2016, in order to have the dividend adjustment of €2.44 per lot. To determine if the dividend adjustment is added or deducted to the client’s account, will depend on whether it is a SELL or BUY on AUS200. If the client has 1 lot of BUY for AUS200, the client will be entitled €2.44 per lot. However, if it is a SELL of AUS200, the client will be deducted €2.44 per lot. The amount €2.44 per lot will be converted to the client’s base currency, before it is being deducted.

Since this is from index AUS200, the dividend adjustment will be EUR€2.44 per lot. Alternatively, if the index is US500, the dividend adjustment would be EUR €2.44 per lot. IC Markets EX- Dividends Excel sheet shows the expected Indices that will have their index points adjusted for the given week and the actual ex-dividend adjustment amount for each indices will be updated regularly on our blog, Ex- Dividends Adjustments.

Indices example

Buying: Australia 200 Index

The gross profit on your trade is calculated as follows:
Opening Price
4951
Difference
4970
Difference
19
Gross Profit on Trade
19.00 points x 2 contracts (€2 per point) = EUR €38.00
Opening the Position

The price of the Australia 200 Index is 4950.00/4951.00. You are of the view that blue-chip stocks are undervalued so you decide to buy 2 contracts at 4951.00. (One contract is equal to €1 per index point). No commission is charged on Indices.

Closing the Position

Four days later, the Australia 200 Index has risen to 4970.00/4971.00 and you decide to take your profit. You close your position by selling 2 contracts at 4970.00.

Spreads

Indices

Product
All Accounts
SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION
MIN
AVG
AUS200
Australia S&P ASX 200 Index
0.00
1.20
All Accounts
DE40
Germany 40 Index
0.50
1.46
All Accounts
F40
France 40 Index
0.00
0.82
All Accounts
JP225
Japan 225 Index
6.00
7.63
All Accounts
STOXX50
EU Stocks 50 Index
1.20
1.60
All Accounts
UK100
UK 100 Index
1.00
1.50
All Accounts
US30
US Wall Street 30 Index
1.00
1.09
All Accounts
US500
US SPX 500 Index
0.20
0.36
All Accounts
USTEC
US Tech 100 Index
1.00
1.57
All Accounts
CA60
Canada 60 Index
0.60
0.60
All Accounts
CHINA50
FTSE China A50 Index
3.40
5.16
All Accounts
CHINAH
Hong Kong China H-shares Index
1.60
2.05
All Accounts
ES35
Spain 35 Index
4.20
4.20
All Accounts
HK50
Hong Kong 50 Index
7.00
7.94
All Accounts
IT40
Italy 40 Index
9.00
9.00
All Accounts
MidDE50
Germany Mid 50 Index
7.50
30.60
All Accounts
NETH25
Netherlands 25 Index
0.07
0.20
All Accounts
NOR25
Norway 25 Index
0.68
0.68
All Accounts
SA40
South Africa 40 Index
7.50
21.80
All Accounts
SE30
Sweden 30
0.00
0.38
All Accounts
SWI20
Switzerland 20 Index
1.20
3.40
All Accounts
TecDE30
Germany Tech 30 Index
2.30
3.52
All Accounts
US2000
US Small Cap 2000 Index
0.22
0.40
All Accounts
VIX
Volatility Index
0.06
0.07
All Accounts
DXY
US Dollar Index
0.03
0.03
All Accounts
Product
All Accounts
SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION
MIN
AVG
AUS200
Australia S&P ASX 200 Index
0.00
1.20
All Accounts
DE40
Germany 40 Index
0.50
1.46
All Accounts
F40
France 40 Index
0.00
0.82
All Accounts
JP225
Japan 225 Index
6.00
7.63
All Accounts
STOXX50
EU Stocks 50 Index
1.20
1.60
All Accounts
UK100
UK 100 Index
1.00
1.50
All Accounts
US30
US Wall Street 30 Index
1.00
1.09
All Accounts
US500
US SPX 500 Index
0.20
0.36
All Accounts
USTEC
US Tech 100 Index
1.00
1.57
All Accounts
CA60
Canada 60 Index
0.60
0.60
All Accounts
CHINA50
FTSE China A50 Index
3.40
5.16
All Accounts
CHINAH
Hong Kong China H-shares Index
1.60
2.05
All Accounts
ES35
Spain 35 Index
4.20
4.20
All Accounts
HK50
Hong Kong 50 Index
7.00
7.94
All Accounts
IT40
Italy 40 Index
9.00
9.00
All Accounts
MidDE50
Germany Mid 50 Index
7.50
30.60
All Accounts
NETH25
Netherlands 25 Index
0.07
0.20
All Accounts
NOR25
Norway 25 Index
0.68
0.68
All Accounts
SA40
South Africa 40 Index
7.50
21.80
All Accounts
SE30
Sweden 30
0.00
0.38
All Accounts
SWI20
Switzerland 20 Index
1.20
3.40
All Accounts
TecDE30
Germany Tech 30 Index
2.30
3.52
All Accounts
US2000
US Small Cap 2000 Index
0.22
0.40
All Accounts
VIX
Volatility Index
0.06
0.07
All Accounts
DXY
US Dollar Index
0.03
0.03
All Accounts

Spreads generated from data between 26.09.2022 - 30.09.2022

*Our average spreads are based on data from the last 3 months. Despite our best efforts to provide competitive trading conditions, spreads may be affected by external factors such as news announcements and/or other unexpected events.

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