Trade on Global Indices

With market sentiment shifting from one moment to the next, cash indices are a simple way to make the most of your expertise by taking a general view of the market.

Using our award-winning PureDeal platform, you can get broad market exposure by trading the world's major stock indices, including the FTSE 100, Germany 30, France 40, Wall Street, US SPX 500, Australia 200, Japan All-Share, Hong Kong HS42 and many more.

By choosing to trade cash indices, you can make effective use of your market knowledge, and see rapid results. The effects of global events and shifting sentiment are often reflected more immediately on indices than individual shares. These products give you the immediacy of the cash market alongside the flexibility of futures, with spreads starting at just two pips.

If you have a view on the future of an index, you can trade our forward contracts. Or, instead of the entire index, you can take a position on one of our sectors. We also offer a full range of traded options based on leading stock indices, with no commission to pay.

The complete solution

Key features of our indices offering include:

• 24-hour dealing – We quote prices on leading stock indices even when the underlying markets are closed
• Flexible transaction sizes – You can deal in fractions of a contract, plus we offer a full range of mini contracts on stock indices
• Guaranteed Stops – You can trade stock indices with risk protection, so your maximum possible loss is known exactly in advance
• Commission free – All of our contracts are commission free; the only charge is our competitive dealing spread

Updated: 28/04/09