Indices

CFD trading on indices

Start speculating on the price movements of 20 major global indices, including Wall Street, the UK 100 and the Germany 40. 

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FAQs

How do you trade index CFDs?

To trade index CFDs you need to follow these 5 steps:

  1. Open a CFD trading account, and then add some funds. Opening an account usually takes minutes
  2. Choose the index you want to trade. The City Index platform comes with lots of technical and fundamental analysis tools to help you find your first opportunity, including SMART Signals
  3. Buy the market if you think your index will rise, or sell it if you think it will fall
  4. Choose how many CFDs to buy or sell, which will determine your profit or loss. The value of an individual contract will differ based on the underlying market
  5. Add a stop-loss to limit your overall risk, then execute your order

To close your position, you make the opposite trade to when you opened it. If you bought five CFDs at the outset, for instance, you’d sell five CFDs now. If the index has moved in your chosen direction, you’ll make a profit. If it hasn’t, you’ll make a loss. 

 
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What is an index CFD?

An index CFD is a type of contract for difference (CFD) that enables you to go long and short on global index markets. Like other types of CFD, they work using contracts that track the live price of their underlying market. In this case, that market is a stock index.

The CFD entitles you to exchange the difference between the index’s price from when you open your position to when you close it. Buy one Australia 200 CFD at 7000 and sell it at 7100, and you’ll make a $100 profit. If the Australia 200 falls to 6900, you’ll make a $100 loss. That’s because an Australia 200 CFD earns AU$1 for every point that the ASX moves.

Learn more about how CFDs work.

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What index CFDs can I trade?

Your City Index CFD trading account gives you access to 20 major global indices – including the Singapore Index (Straits Times Index), Wall Street (the Dow Jones), the Germany 40 (DAX 40) and the UK 100 (FTSE 100) – plus thematic indices covering areas such as ESG and FAANG stocks.

Here’s a list of the benchmark index CFD markets we offer:

  • Australia 200 CFD
  • China A50 CFD
  • EU Stocks 50 CFD
  • France 40 CFD
  • Germany 40 CFD
  • Hong Kong 50 CFD
  • India 50 CFD
  • Italy 40 CFD
  • Japan 225 CFD
  • Netherlands 25 CFD
  • Singapore Index CFD
  • Spain 35 CFD
  • Switzerland 20 CFD
  • UK 100 CFD
  • CBOE UK 250 CFD
  • US Small Cap 2000 CFD
  • US SP 500 CFD
  • US Tech 100 CFD
  • Wall Street CFD

To start trading, open your CFD account.

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