An index is a statistical measure of changes in a portfolio of stocks representing a portion of the overall market.

Index trading is for those with a keen eye for changes in a certain sector or a group of stocks.

Instrument Size Margin Required For 1.0 Lot Min Lot Size Pip Value Per 1.0 Lot Avg. spread ECN (will fluctuate) GMT EST Meta time
USDCNH 100,000 Units 10% Contract Size 0.01 USD1.50
(will Fluctuate)
36.6 21:00 – 21:00 M-T, 21:00 – 20:55 F 05:00pm – 05:00pm M-T, 05:00pm – 04:55pm F 00:00 – 24:00 M-T 00:00 – 23:55 F
USDHKD 100,000 Units 10% Contract Size 0.01 USD1.29
(will Fluctuate)
15 21:00 – 21:00 M-T, 21:00 – 20:55 F 05:00pm – 05:00pm M-T, 05:00pm – 04:55pm F 00:00 – 24:00 M-T 00:00 – 23:55 F
S&P 100 Units USD1,000.00 0.01 .01 = USD1 0.5 22:00 – 21:00 6pm – 5pm 01:00 – 24:00
ND 100 Units USD2,000.00 0.01 .01 = USD1 2 22:00 – 21:00 6pm – 5pm 01:00 – 24:00
DJ 10 Units USD1,000.00 0.01 .01 = USD10 5 22:00 – 21:00 6pm – 5pm 01:00 – 24:00

 

Symbol Country Instrument Commission in USD Contract Size Margin Required Notional Value/Index Pt GMT EST (New York Time) MT4 Time
AUS200 Australia S&P/ASX200 Index™ Futures 0 10 1% of Contract .1 = 1 AUD 23:50 – 21:00 7:50pm – 5pm 02:50 – 24:00
STOXX50 Europe Dow Jones EURO STOXX50 Index™ Futures 0 10 1% of Contract .1 = 10 EUR 06:00 – 20:00 2am – 4pm 9:00 – 23:00
HK40 Hong Kong – China Hang Seng Index™ Futures 0 10 1% of Contract 1.0 =10 HKD 01:00 – 15:00 9:15pm – 11:45am 04:15 – 18:45
JP225 Japan Nikkei 225 Index™ 0 100 1% of Contract 1.0 = 100 JPY 22:00 – 21:00 6pm – 5pm 01:00 – 24:00
DE30 Germany Xetra DAX Index™ 0 10 1% of Contract 1.0 = 10 EUR 23:00 – 22:00 7pm – 6pm 02:00 – 01:00
DXA(close only) US US Dollar Index 0 10000 8000 .001 = 10 USD 00:00 – 20:15 (Sunday Open 22:00) 08:00pm – 04:15pm (Sunday Open 06:00pm) 03:00 – 23:15 (Sunday open 01:00)
.DXA- US US Dollar Index 0 1000 2000 .001 = 1 USD 00:00 – 20:15 (Sunday Open 22:00) 08:00pm – 04:15pm (Sunday Open 06:00pm) 03:00 – 23:15 (Sunday open 01:00)
ESP35 Spain Spanish Index 0 10 1% of Contract 1.0 = 10 EUR 07:00 – 18:00 3am – 2pm 10:00 – 21:00
UK100 United Kingdom FTSE 100 Index 0 10 1% of Contract 1.0 = 10 GBP 23:00 – 22:00 7pm – 6pm 02:00 – 01:00
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