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EQUITY INDICES

INTRODUCTION TO EQUITY INDICES TRADING

Indices are the benchmark values of performance of any market, the performance of the market is decided by the share value of top companies listen in the market. The equity index is calculated based on the weighted average taking into account the capitol of each company listed in the trading market. The share value of the company with the highest capital will have the highest impact on the index value, the share value of the company with the highest capital will have the highest impact on the index value. Therefore, the indices trading revolve around the economic status of a country or a region and the very popular among traders who follow the economic sector.

INSTRUMENT UNDERLYING CURRENCY TICK SIZE TICK VALUE POSITION SIZE (MIN – MAX)
AFRICA40 South Africa FTSE/JSE Top 40 Stock Index ZAR 0.1 0.1 ZAR 1 – 100
AUS200 Australian ASX 200 Stock Index AUD 0.01 0.01 AUD 1 – 100
DE30 German DAX 30 Stock Index EUR 0.01 0.01 EUR 0.01 – 100
FRANCE40 France CAC 40 Stock Index EUR 0.01 0.01 EUR 1 – 100
HK50 Hang Seng Stock Index HKD 0.01 0.01 HKD 1 – 100
ITALY40 Italy FTSE MIB 40 Stock Index EUR 0.1 0.1 EUR 1 – 100
JP225 Nikkei 225 Stock Index JPY 1 1 JPY 10 – 1,000
SPAIN35 Spain IBEX 35 Stock Index EUR 0.01 0.01 EUR 1 – 100
STOXX50 Euro Stoxx 50 Stock Index EUR 0.01 0.01 EUR 1 – 100
SWISS20 Switzerland SMI 20 Stock Index CHF 0.1 0.1 CHF 1 – 100
UK100 FTSE 100 Stock Index GBP 0.01 0.01 GBP 1 – 100
USTEC Nasdaq 100 Stock Index USD 0.01 0.01 USD 1 – 100
US30 Dow Jones 30 Stock Index USD 0.01 0.01 USD 1 – 100
US500 S&P 500 Stock Index USD 0.01 0.01 USD 1 – 100

EQUITY INDICES

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