How do I trade on indices?

With Exness, you can choose from a wide range of the world’s most popular indices to trade CFDs on, including:

ASX 200 (AUS200)
Dow Jones Industrial Average (US30)
CAC 40 (FR40)
DAX (DE30)
Hang Seng (HK50)
Nikkei (JP225)
NASDAQ-100 (USTEC)
S&P 500 (US500)
Euro Stoxx 50 (STOXX50)
FTSE 100 (UK 100)

Note: In Islamic countries, dividends are applied to Exness accounts because they are not associated with interest fees such as swaps.

We recommend reading more about swap and swap-free accounts as well as the impact of dividends on indices. For more information on swap values for indices, refer to the Swap values updated daily on our website.

ASX 200 (AUS200)

A market capitalization weighted and float-adjusted stock market index of stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

Accounts and suffixes	AUS200 - Pro, Raw Spread, Zero AUS200m - Standard
Account currency	AUS200 - Available in all account currencies. AUS200m: In MT4 - (only for Standard account) Available in 14 account currencies (AED, AUD, CNY, EGP, EUR, GBP, IDR, INR, KWD, MYR, THB, USD, VND, ZAR) In MT5 - Available in all account currencies
Trading Terminal	MT4 - MT5
Execution types	Pro - Instant Execution Standard, Raw Spread, Zero - Market Execution
Contract size	1 contract
Average spread (in pips)	Updated daily; follow the link for the current average.
Minimum trading volume (per position)	0.01 lot
Maximum trading volume (per position)	Day (07:00 - 20:59 GMT) : 300 lots (MT4 & MT5) Night (21:00 - 6:59 GMT): 20 lots (MT4 & MT5)
Fixed margin requirement	0.5%
Increased Margin Period (in GMT)	In Summer: 18:00 - 23:05 06:00 - 07:25 In Winter: 19:45 - 01:30 07:15 - 08:15
Increased Margin	2%

Dow Jones Industrial Average (US30)

This indicates the value of 30 large, publicly owned US companies and how they have traded in the stock market at different periods of time.

Accounts and suffixes	US30 - Pro, Raw Spread, Zero US30m - Standard
Account currency	US30 - Available in all account currencies. US30m: In MT4 - Available in 14 account currencies (AED, AUD, CNY, EGP, EUR, GBP, IDR, INR, KWD, MYR, THB, USD, VND, ZAR) In MT5 - Available in all account currencies
Trading Terminal	MT4 - MT5
Execution types	Pro - Instant Execution Standard, Raw Spread, Zero - Market Execution
Contract size	1 contract
Average spread (in pips)	Updated daily; follow the link for the current average.
Minimum trading volume (per position)	0.01 lot
Maximum trading volume (per position)	Day (07:00 - 20:59 GMT): 300 lots for MT4 and 500 lots for MT5 Night (21:00 - 06:59 GMT): 20 lots (MT4 & MT5)
Fixed margin requirement	0.25%
Increased Margin Period (in GMT)	In Summer : 17:00 - 22:45 In Winter : 18:00 - 23:45
Increased Margin	2%

CAC 40 (FR40)

This represents a capitalization-weighted measure of the 40 most significant stocks listed on the Euronext Paris exchange.

Accounts and suffixes	FR40 - Pro, Raw Spread, Zero FR40m - Standard
Account currency	FR40 - Available in all account currencies. FR40m: In MT4 - Available in 14 account currencies (AED, AUD, CNY, EGP, EUR, GBP, IDR, INR, KWD, MYR, THB, USD, VND, ZAR) In MT5 - Available in all account currencies
Trading Terminal	MT4 - MT5
Execution types	Pro - Instant Execution Standard, Raw Spread, Zero - Market Execution
Contract size	1 contract
Average spread (in pips)	Updated daily; follow the link for the current average.
Minimum trading volume (per position)	0.01 lot
Maximum trading volume (per position)	Day (07:00 - 20:59 GMT): 300 lots (MT4 & MT5) Night (21:00 - 06:59 GMT): 20 lots (MT4 & MT5)
Fixed margin requirement	0.5%
Increased Margin Period (in GMT)	In Summer: 19:30 - 07:15 In Winter: 20:30 - 08:15
Increased Margin	3.33%

DAX (DE30):

The Dax represents the 30 major German companies trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Accounts and suffixes	DE30 - Pro, Raw Spread, Zero DE30m - Standard
Account currency	DE30 - Available in all account currencies. DE30m: In MT4 - Available in 14 account currencies (AED, AUD, CNY, EGP, EUR, GBP, IDR, INR, KWD, MYR, THB, USD, VND, ZAR) In MT5 - Available in all account currencies
Trading Terminal	MT4 - MT5
Execution types	Pro - Instant Execution Standard, Raw Spread, Zero - Market Execution
Contract size	1 contract
Average spread (in pips)	Updated daily; follow the link for the current average.
Minimum trading volume (per position)	0.01 lot
Maximum trading volume (per position)	Day (07:00 - 20:59 GMT): 300 lots (MT4 & MT5) Night (21:00 - 06:59 GMT): 20 lots (MT4 & MT5)
Fixed margin requirement	0.5%
Increased Margin Period (in GMT)	In Summer: 19:30 - 07:15 In Winter: 20:30 - 08:15
Increased Margin	3.33%

Hang Seng (HK50):

A market capitalization weighted stock market index of the top 50 companies in the stock exchanges of Hong Kong.

Accounts and suffixes	HK50 - Pro, Raw Spread, Zero HK50m - Standard
Account currency	HK50 - Available in all account currencies. HK50m: In MT4 - Available in 14 account currencies (AED, AUD, CNY, EGP, EUR, GBP, IDR, INR, KWD, MYR, THB, USD, VND, ZAR) In MT5 - Available in all account currencies
Trading Terminal	MT4 - MT5
Execution types	Pro - Instant Execution Standard, Raw Spread, Zero - Market Execution
Contract size	1 contract
Average spread (in pips)	Updated daily; follow the link for the current average.
Minimum trading volume (per position)	0.01 lot
Maximum trading volume (per position)	Day (07:00 - 20:59 GMT): 300 lots (MT4), 500 lots (MT5) Night (21:00 - 06:59 GMT): 20 lots (MT4 & MT5)
Fixed margin requirement	0.5%
Increased Margin Period (in GMT)	In Summer: 18:45 - 23:15 00:15 - 01:30 In Winter: 19:45 - 03:30 05:45 - 06:14
Increased Margin	5%

Nikkei (JP225):

A price-weighted index which measures the performance of 225 large, publicly owned companies in Japan.

Accounts and suffixes	JP225 - Pro JP225m - Standard
Account currency	JP225 - Available in all account currencies. JP225m In MT4 - Available in 14 account currencies (AED, AUD, CNY, EGP, EUR, GBP, IDR, INR, KWD, MYR, THB, USD, VND, ZAR) In MT5 - Available in all account currencies
Trading Terminal	MT4 - MT5
Execution types	Pro - Instant Execution Standard - Market Execution
Contract size	1 contract
Average spread (in pips)	Updated daily; follow the link for the current average.
Minimum trading volume (per position)	1 lot
Maximum trading volume (per position)	Day (7:00 - 20:59 GMT): 300 lots (MT4), 5000 lots (MT5) Night (21:00 - 6:59 GMT): 20 lots (MT4 & MT5)
Fixed margin requirement	0.5%
Increased Margin Period (in GMT)	In Summer: 19:30 - 23:45 05:45 - 06:30 In Winter: 20:30 - 00:45 06:45 - 07:30
Increased Margin	2%

NASDAQ-100 (USTEC):

This represents a capitalization-weighted index of the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ.

Accounts and suffixes	USTEC - Pro, Raw Spread, Zero USTECm - Standard
Account currency	USTEC - Available in all account currencies. USTECm: In MT4 - Available in 14 account currencies (AED, AUD, CNY, EGP, EUR, GBP, IDR, INR, KWD, MYR, THB, USD, VND, ZAR) In MT5 - Available in all account currencies
Trading Terminal	MT4 - MT5
Execution types	Pro - Instant Execution Standard, Raw Spread, Zero - Market Execution
Contract size	1 contract
Average spread (in pips)	Updated daily; follow the link for the current average.
Minimum trading volume (per position)	0.01 lot
Maximum trading volume (per position)	Day (07:00 - 20:59 GMT): 300 lots (MT4), 500 lots (MT5) Night (21:00 - 06:59 GMT): 20 lots (MT4 & MT5)
Fixed margin requirement	0.25%
Increased Margin Period (in GMT)	In Summer: 17:00 - 22:45 In Winter: 18:00 - 23:45
Increased Margin	2%

S&P 500 (US500):

This is based on the share prices of 500 largest US companies listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ, or the Cboe BZX Exchange.

Accounts and suffixes	US500 - Pro, Raw Spread, Zero US500m - Standard
Account currency	US500 - Available in all account currencies. US500m: In MT4 - Available in 14 account currencies (AED, AUD, CNY, EGP, EUR, GBP, IDR, INR, KWD, MYR, THB, USD, VND, ZAR) In MT5 - Available in all account currencies
Trading Terminal	MT4 - MT5
Execution types	Pro - Instant Execution Standard, Raw Spread, Zero - Market Execution
Contract size	1 contract
Average spread (in pips)	Updated daily; follow the link for the current average.
Minimum trading volume (per position)	0.03 lots
Maximum trading volume (per position)	Day (07:00 - 20:59 GMT): 300 lots (MT4), 1000 lots (MT5) Night (21:00 - 06:59 GMT): 20 lots (MT4, MT5)
Fixed margin requirement	0.25%
Increased Margin Period (in GMT)	In Summer: 17:00 - 22:45 In Winter: 18:00 - 23:45
Increased Margin	2%

Euro Stoxx 50 (STOXX50):

This is a stock index of Eurozone stocks which is made up of fifty of the largest and most liquid stocks from 11 Eurozone countries.

Accounts and suffixes	STOXX50 - Pro, Raw Spread, Zero STOXX50m - Standard
Account currency	STOXX50 - Available in all account currencies. STOXX50m: In MT4 - Available in 14 account currencies (AED, AUD, CNY, EGP, EUR, GBP, IDR, INR, KWD, MYR, THB, USD, VND, ZAR) In MT5 - Available in all account currencies
Trading Terminal	MT4 - MT5
Execution types	Pro - Instant Execution Standard, Raw Spread, Zero - Market Execution
Contract size	1 contract
Average spread (in pips)	Updated daily; follow the link for the current average.
Minimum trading volume (per position)	0.03 lots
Maximum trading volume (per position)	Day (07:00 - 20:59 GMT): 300 lots (MT4 & MT5) Night (21:00 - 06:59 GMT): 20 lots (MT4 & MT5)
Fixed margin requirement	0.5%
Increased Margin Period (in GMT)	In Summer: 19:30 - 00:20 In Winter: 20:30 - 01:20
Increased Margin	3.33%

FTSE 100 (UK 100):

The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index is a share index of the UK’s 100 biggest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Accounts and suffixes	UK100 - Pro, Raw Spread, Zero UK100m - Standard
Account currency	UK100 - Available in all account currencies. UK100m: In MT4 - Available in 14 account currencies (AED, AUD, CNY, EGP, EUR, GBP, IDR, INR, KWD, MYR, THB, USD, VND, ZAR) In MT5 - Available in all account currencies
Trading Terminal	MT4 - MT5
Execution types	Pro - Instant Execution Standard, Raw Spread, Zero - Market Execution
Contract size	1 contract
Average spread (in pips)	Updated daily; follow the link for the current average.
Minimum trading volume (per position)	0.01 lot
Maximum trading volume (per position)	Day (07:00 - 20:59 GMT): 300 lots (MT4 & MT5) Night (21:00 - 06:59 GMT): 20 lots (MT4 & MT5)
Fixed margin requirement	0.5%
Increased Margin Period (in GMT)	In Summer: 19:30 - 07:15 In Winter: 20:30 - 08:15
Increased Margin	3.33%

Trading hours

The indices market is open according to a schedule; follow the link for more about market trading hours.

Note: For the list of instruments affected by High Margin Rate (HMR) please check your MT MailBox.

Articles in this section

ASX 200 (AUS200)

Dow Jones Industrial Average (US30)

CAC 40 (FR40)

DAX (DE30):

Hang Seng (HK50):

Nikkei (JP225):

NASDAQ-100 (USTEC):

S&P 500 (US500):

Euro Stoxx 50 (STOXX50):

FTSE 100 (UK 100):

Trading hours

Comments

We’re hard at work updating this content

Articles in this section

ASX 200 (AUS200)

Dow Jones Industrial Average (US30)

CAC 40 (FR40)

DAX (DE30):

Hang Seng (HK50):

Nikkei (JP225):

NASDAQ-100 (USTEC):

S&P 500 (US500):

Euro Stoxx 50 (STOXX50):

FTSE 100 (UK 100):

Trading hours

We’re hard at work updating this content

Related articles