Indices are the benchmark of a specific market. The value of the indices represents the overall performance of the biggest listed companies of the economy, and is calculated as a weighted mean.
Indices trading includes the tracking of stocks, bonds and mutual funds, as well as any other security or investment vehicle related to index trading, including indices themselves. Retail investors can trade Over the Counter (OTC) Index Futures with FXLink Capital tight spreads, low margin requirements and instant dealing.
Index futures trading offers the opportunity for clients to invest in a large division of a national market, or an entire market, and to trade the broad movement of a country’s share market index. Index trading is not based on individual shares, but on the broader movement of the market, which can be more enjoyable to some traders rather than working with individual stocks.
Ticker | Description | Contract Size | Margin Req. | Min. Fluctuation | Pip Value | Limits/stops pending orders can be placed from market price | FXLink Typical spread |
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@SP | OTC E-Mini S&P 500 Index Future | $50 x Index value | 5% | 0.01 | $0.5 | 50 Cents | 1 |
Day | Open | Close | Daily Breaks | ||||
Sun | 23:00 | 24:00 | 21:15 – 21:30 and 22:00 – 23:00 | ||||
Mon | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Tue | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Wed | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Thu | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Fri | 00:00 | 21:15 |
Ticker | Description | Contract Size | Margin Req. | Min. Fluctuation | Pip Value | Limits/stops pending orders can be placed from market price | FXLink Typical spread |
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@DJ | OTC Dow Jones Futures | $10 x Index value | 5% | 1 point | $10 | 10 Points | 2 |
Day | Open | Close | Daily Breaks | ||||
Sun | 23:00 | 24:00 | 21:15 – 21:30 and 22:00 – 23:00 | ||||
Mon | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Tue | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Wed | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Thu | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Fri | 00:00 | 21:15 |
Ticker | Description | Contract Size | Margin Req. | Min. Fluctuation | Pip Value | Limits/stops pending orders can be placed from market price | FXLink Typical spread |
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@DJm | OTC Mini Dow Jones | $5 x Index value | 5% | 1 point | $5 | 10 Points | 2 |
Day | Open | Close | Daily Breaks | ||||
Sun | 23:00 | 24:00 | 21:15 – 21:30 and 22:00 – 23:00 | ||||
Mon | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Tue | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Wed | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Thu | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Fri | 00:00 | 21:15 |
Ticker | Description | Contract Size | Margin Req. | Min. Fluctuation | Pip Value | Limits/stops pending orders can be placed from market price | FXLink Typical spread |
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@NQ | OTC E-mini NASDAQ | $20 x Index value | 5% | 0.01 | $ 0.2 | 10 Points | 1.8 |
Day | Open | Close | Daily Breaks | ||||
Sun | 23:00 | 24:00 | 21:15 – 21:30 and 22:00 – 23:00 | ||||
Mon | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Tue | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Wed | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Thu | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Fri | 00:00 | 21:15 |
Ticker | Description | Contract Size | Margin Req. | Min. Fluctuation | Pip Value | Limits/stops pending orders can be placed from market price | FXLink Typical spread |
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@FTSE | OTC FTSE 100 Index Future | GBP 10 X FTSE 100 Index | 5% | 0.25 Points | GBP 2.5 | 500 Index points | 2 |
Day | Open | Close | Daily Breaks | ||||
Sun | 23:00 | 24:00 | 21:15 – 21:30 and 22:00 – 23:00 | ||||
Mon | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Tue | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Wed | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Thu | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Fri | 00:00 | 22:00 |
Ticker | Description | Contract Size | Margin Req. | Min. Fluctuation | Pip Value | Limits/stops pending orders can be placed from market price | FXLink Typical spread |
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@DAX | OTC DAX Index Future | EUR 25 X DAX Index | 5% | 0.25 Points | EUR 6.25 | 500 Index points | 2 |
Day | Open | Close | Daily Breaks | ||||
Sun | 23:00 | 24:00 | 21:15 – 21:30 and 22:00 – 23:00 | ||||
Mon | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Tue | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Wed | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Thu | 00:00 | 24:00 | |||||
Fri | 00:00 | 22:00 |