INDICES TRADING

Industrial Key Indices from the Global Market

The benefits of Indices:
  • Access to global economies
  • Go long or short on any Index
  • No additional fees apply
  • Deep liquidity on 10+ Indices
  • Suitable for both short and long-term strategies

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Instrument Specifications

InstrumentAvg. SpreadCommissionMargin RequirementsContract SizeMinimum Tick SizeLong SwapShort Swap
pipsside/lotfixedper lotpointspoints
DOWUSD41$01.00%10.01-2.9-2.7
NASUSD21$01.00%10.01-1.32-1.32
S&PUSD14.5$01.00%10.01-0.44-0.33
JPXJPY0.9$00.50%11-1.94-2.04
HSXHKD1.4$01.00%11-1.77-1.89
ASXAUD24$01.00%10.01-0.92-0.56
CACEUR16.5$01.00%10.01-0.54-0.51
DAXEUR20$01.00%10.01-1.27-1.17
ESXEUR16$01.00%10.01-0.54-0.42
FTXGBP21$01.00%10.01-0.75-0.47
InstrumentAvg. SpreadCommissionMargin RequirementsContract SizeMinimum Tick SizeLong SwapShort Swap
pipsside/lotfixedper lotpointspoints
DOWUSD41$01.00%10.01-2.9-2.7
NASUSD21$01.00%10.01-1.32-1.32
S&PUSD14.5$01.00%10.01-0.44-0.33
JPXJPY0.9$00.50%11-1.94-2.04
HSXHKD1.4$01.00%11-1.77-1.89
ASXAUD24$01.00%10.01-0.92-0.56
CACEUR16.5$01.00%10.01-0.54-0.51
DAXEUR20$01.00%10.01-1.27-1.17
ESXEUR16$01.00%10.01-0.54-0.42
FTXGBP21$01.00%10.01-0.75-0.47
InstrumentAvg. SpreadCommissionMargin RequirementsContract SizeMinimum Tick SizeLong SwapShort Swap
pipsside/lotfixedper lotpointspoints
DOWUSD41$01.00%10.01-2.9-2.7
NASUSD21$01.00%10.01-1.32-1.32
S&PUSD14.5$01.00%10.01-0.44-0.33
JPXJPY0.9$00.50%11-1.94-2.04
HSXHKD1.4$01.00%11-1.77-1.89
ASXAUD24$01.00%10.01-0.92-0.56
CACEUR16.5$01.00%10.01-0.54-0.51
DAXEUR20$01.00%10.01-1.27-1.17
ESXEUR16$01.00%10.01-0.54-0.42
FTXGBP21$01.00%10.01-0.75-0.47

Trading Conditions

Indices Trading Sessions

(GMT+2 time zone, please note that DST apply in the summer) Open: Monday 01:05 | Close: Friday 23:50 Daily session break: 23:55 - 01:05 Exceptions: ASXAUD: Open: Monday 00:55 | Close: Friday 23:50 Daily session break: 23:55 - 00:55  

Spreads

Spreads at GemForex are floating, view the real-time spreads from your trading platform. The average spreads indicated in the above table are calculated throughout the day to represent the average daily spread for each symbol. Despite our best efforts to offer reasonable spreads during all trading hours, clients should be aware that these are subject to change depending on underlying market conditions. The above is provided for indicative purposes only, spreads may widen as a result of important news announcements, political uncertainty, unexpected events that can lead to volatile market conditions, or at the open/close of the business day when there is less liquidity.  

Margin requirements (fixed)

Margin requirements for all indices are fixed irrespective of your account's leverage. JPXJPY: 1:200, All other indices: 1:100 Please note that in extreme market conditions the company reserves the right to increase the margin requirements of its products.

Swaps

There is an overnight (rollover) amount deducted or added to your account for holding a trade position open overnight, commonly referred to as the 'Swap'. Swap also applies to non-FX instruments, due to the fact that all instruments are traded in a particular currency which incurs an interest rate. When the swap rate is negative, the amount is subtracted from the trading position. The amount is credited when the swap rate is positive. In the trading terminal, the swap is automatically converted into the account's deposit currency. Swap operations are conducted at midnight 00:00 Server time (GMT+2 time zone, please note DST may apply) and can take several minutes. On Fridays Swaps are charged for three days to cover the weekend.  

Commissions

GemForex does not charge any trading commission for the All-in-One account.
Need Help? More information is available in the FAQs below and on our Product Specifications document

Direct access to global equity markets
Range of Indices at a low cost

Indices have the benefit of allowing traders to take a wide view on a group of companies rather than concentrating on a single company. Stock indices can represent a specific stock market such as the NASDAQ which is heavily weighted with technology stocks, making it a bellwether for the tech sector, or they can represent a specific set of the largest companies of a country such as the S&P 500 which represents the top 500 companies in the U.S. economy by market cap.

FAQS

Questions about trading Indices

The margin while trading indices is calculated in accordance to the symbols fixed margin requirement, as seen in the above table. This is how it works:

Margin = Lots x Contract Size x Price x Margin percentage

Example: Trade 5 Lots of NASUSD, Margin percentage: 1%, WTIUSD price: $80
>>> 5 x 1 x $12,000 x 1% = 600 USD

For Indices instruments margin for one side of the fully hedge position will be always held. For partially hedged positions there will be a margin requirement for the larger leg position. For example, in a case where a trader has 5 Lots buy NASUSD and 2 Lots sell NASUSD, then a margin requirement will be required for the 5 Lots.

Swaps for all Indices are expresed in the instrument's quoted currency of the asset you are trading (charge by money method). Below is an example on how a debit or credit to your account is calculated.

Calculation Indices: Lots * Contract Size * Swap rate (long or short).
As points are expressed in the instruments quoted currency (in the below case USD), the result may need to be converted to your account's currency.

Scenario Indices: Long (Buy) 10 Lot NASUSD. Long Swap rate is +2USD. The account's base currency is USD.
10 x 1 x 2 = 20.00 USD

Yes it will. If the company increases the margin requirements of an asset for any particular reason, this will have an immediate affect to your account's used margin.
In a scenario were the company increases the margin requirements of an asset, the company will do its best to inform its clients in a timely manner so that the clients have enough time to take actions such us deposit funds or close out trades, in order to avoid a possible liquidation.

At GemForex all orders, including Indices, are executed via the Market Execution method.

Market Execution is an execution process method by which orders are executed at the best available market price in a matter of milliseconds. Due to the frequent fluctuation of prices, the resulted executed price may still be higher or lower than the requested price resulting in a negative or positive price slippage for the client.

The benefit of this execution method is that it is the fastest one accessible and offers traders complete market access without requotes.

New or experienced at GemForex we strongly advice our traders to use a 'stop-loss' while trading. Arguably the most popular tool for reducing risk, adding a stop-loss to your orders are designed to limit loss on a position that’s made an unfavourable move. When you place a stop-loss order, you’re requesting to close the position once the instrument reaches a certain price. This is helpful as it means your trades need less monitoring and can help to limit losses, particularly in volatile markets.

Please note however that a stop loss is by no means a guarantee, positions may be affected by price gaps over market closures, data release or other economic factors.

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