Are you finding it hard to pick individual stocks? Why not try trading the entire index.
CFD traders are obviously familiar with the concept of picking a share that will rise (or fall) in value and profiting from that move. However, what if you have a general view of the market and not a particular stock?
You may be surprised to hear that you can get broad market exposure by trading the world’s stock indices on our award-winning PureDeal platform. With IG Markets you can trade all major indices, including: FTSE 100, FTSE 250, Wall Street, Australia 200, Japan All-Share, Hong Kong HS34 and many more.
The complete solution
Key features include:
- Index-based prices - Our price is based on the level of the underlying index, but has the added benefit of moving with the liquidity of the futures markets.
- Commission free - All of our contracts are commission free; the only charge is our competitive dealing spread.
- Flexible transaction sizes - You can deal in fractions of a contract, plus we offer a full range of mini contracts on stock indices.
- Guaranteed Stops - You can trade stock indices with risk protection, so your maximum possible loss is known exactly in advance.
- 24-hour dealing - We quote prices on leading stock indices even when the underlying markets are closed.
And you can trade a select group of indices in Australian Dollars. Our AUD denominated CFDs allow you to avoid currency conversions and fluctuations, lock in your exposure in Australian Dollar terms, easily interpret your profit and loss and trade in lot sizes of AUD1/point.
Do you have a view on the future of the index? Trade our forward contracts. Or, instead of the entire index, you can take a position on one of our sectors. We also offer a full range of traded options based on leading stock indices, with no commission to pay.
Limit your risk
Worried about volatility? With IG Markets you can use Limits and Stops as normal on index CFDs, along with our Guaranteed Stops and Trailing Stops to limit your risk without capping any potential profit.
To find out more about limiting your risk, please see Risk Management. For a full list of the Indices you can trade through IG Markets, visit Contract Details.
The above comments do not constitute investment advice and IG Markets accepts no responsibility for any use that may be made of them.
Updated: 11/02/09