Stop overpaying to trade indices

Save 67% on popular indices like US30, USTEC, and US500¹.

Keep more of what you earn on indices

Navigate volatility with stable pricing

Trade market-moving news releases with spreads that stay tight and stable, no matter the market conditions.

Execute orders with minimal to no slippage

Capture opportunities in the indices market with fast and reliable execution across all platforms.

Hold overnight orders for free

Lower your trading costs with swap-free trading on all available indices.

Indices market spreads and swaps

Market execution
Symbol
Avg. spread¹

pips

Commission

per lot/side

Margin
Long swap

pips

Short swap

pips

Stop level*

pips

Indices market conditions

The global index market is a broad network of stock indices that typically include hundreds or thousands of stocks from large to small-cap companies. Exness' award-winning trading platform allows you to speculate on the price movements of various stock indices without having to buy the underlying asset.

Spreads¹

Exness recently reduced its spreads on all indices by 67% and offers the most stable pricing on the market for US30 in particular.

Spreads are always floating, and the values in the table reflect yesterday’s averages. Check the trading platform for live spreads.

Please note: Spreads may widen when markets experience lower liquidity. This may persist until liquidity levels are restored.


Swaps

Swap values may be updated on a daily basis. If you are a resident of a Muslim country, all accounts are automatically swap-free.


Dividends

Dividend amounts may be updated on a daily basis. Check upcoming dividends and read more important information about dividends in our Help Center.


Fixed margin requirements

When trading indices, leverage is fixed at 1:400 for US30, US500 and USTEC, and 1:200 for other indices. All indices’ daily higher margin requirements depend on the specific index. You can find a list of all higher margin requirements for indices here.


Stop level

Please note that the stop level values in the table above are subject to change and may not be available for traders using certain high-frequency trading strategies or Expert Advisors.


Indices trading hours

  • AUS200: Sunday 22:05 to Friday 20:00 (daily break 05:30-06:10, 20:59-22:05)

  • US30, FR40, DE30, USTEC, US500, STOXX50, UK100: Sunday 22:05 to Friday 19:59 (daily break 21:00-22:05)

  • JP225: Sunday 22:05 to Friday 20:00 (daily break 20:59-22:05)

  • HK50: Sunday 22:05 to Friday 20:00 (daily break 00:45-01:15, 04:30-05:00, 08:30-9:15, 21:00-22:05)

All timings are in server time (GMT+0).

Learn more about trading hours in our Help Center.

Why trade indices with Exness

From the US Tech 100 to the S&P, gain exposure to highly traded global indices with a broker that knows what matters to you.

Fast execution

Never miss a pip. Get your orders executed in milliseconds on both the MT platforms and proprietary Exness Terminals.

Low and stable spreads

Lower your trading costs with tight spreads that stay stable and reliable, even in volatile conditions. Maximize your performance and minimize your costs, even when the volatility index is high.¹

Stop Out Protection

Delay or sometimes avoid stop outs with our proprietary market protection feature. Strengthen your positions with a condition designed to help your strategy endure volatility.

Expert insights on indices trading

Discover the secrets to indices trading and gain the confidence to make savvy market moves with our in-depth tips and strategies.

Frequently asked questions


Indices are statistical measures that track the performance of a group of stocks, representing either a specific sector of the market or the economy as a whole. They serve as benchmarks for overall market trends and help investors understand economic conditions. At Exness, we offer indices CFDs, allowing traders to speculate on the price movements of these indices without owning the actual stocks, providing opportunities to profit from both rising and falling markets.


Trading indices derivatives is a great way to gain exposure to the stock indices market without needing to own the underlying asset.

Because you're speculating on the performance of an index rather than investing in it, you can capitalize on the movements of prices, whether they're going up or down.

You can also use leverage to access the global indices market with a fraction of the capital you would need if you were to invest in indices directly.

Not only does this open up the world of major indices to so many more traders, but it also provides unique trading opportunities over multiple time frames, especially when combined with solid index chart technical analysis.


US indices are highly popular due to the global influence and economic might of the United States, making them key indicators of broader market health. They offer deep liquidity and diverse sector representation and are home to many of the world's largest and most innovative companies. This, coupled with strong historical performance and strict regulatory standards, attracts a wide array of domestic and international investors, facilitating a range of investment opportunities through various financial products such as ETFs and derivatives.


Yes, but on the trading platform and Exness website you will see them referred to as US30, USTEC, and US500 respectively.


Spreads at Exness are floating and depend on the account type you have chosen, but you can see averages in the table above.


Leverage for US indices is fixed at 1:400. During High Margin Requirement periods, leverage may change to between 1:50 and 1:100.


Deciding when to enter or exit a trade in the global indices market should be based on your advanced trading strategy.

When trading indices, you should closely monitor a range of fundamental factors, including economic news releases, geopolitical events and macroeconomic developments.

You can also make use of a variety of technical analysis tools to analyze index charts. This could be anything from detecting patterns on a candlestick chart to using Fibonacci retracement, or looking at moving averages and paying attention to the volatility index.

Once you have tested your trading strategy, you then need to check the opening and closing times of the markets you are trading.

You can see the full timetable in the Trading Hours section on this page.


Fibonacci retracements are a popular technical analysis tool used to identify potential levels of support or resistance. To trade indices using this method, traders will typically look for reversals at Fibonacci retracement levels that coincide with other technical indicators, such as candlestick patterns or volume. Traders can then use the Fibonacci retracement levels to establish entry and exit points for trades or stop losses to manage risk. It's important to test your trading strategy with technical analysis tools such as Fibonacci retracements on a demo account before trading stock indices with real capital.


Stock indices are affected by a variety of factors. These include economic and political events, consumer confidence, supply and demand, corporate earnings, and market news.

Major global indices are also impacted by investor sentiment towards certain sectors or stocks.

It's important to keep up to date with the markets you are trading when trading stock indices.


Whether you are trading on MetaTrader 4 or 5 or on the Exness Terminal, the most popular indicators are available to use on your index chart.

This includes Fibonacci retracements, Bollinger bands, RSI, moving averages, and more.

If you are trading on the Exness Terminal, you can also enjoy increased trading functionality directly from your index chart.

This means you can close or modify orders and move take profits or stop losses by dragging and dropping your order on the chart to the price you want.


We introduced periods of increased margin and reduced leverage to protect you from potential adverse price action due to increased market volatility in indices trading. We also extended our trading sessions for indices, to give you greater opportunity to trade with the standard margin requirements.


The following rules apply when it comes to setting levels for pending orders:

  • Pending orders along with SL and TP (for pending orders) must be set at a distance (at least the same as current spread or more) from the current market price.

  • SL and TP in pending orders must be set at least the same distance from the order price as the current spread.

  • For open positions, SL and TP must be set at a distance from the current market price which is at least the same as that of the current spread.


At Exness, we know how it feels when your pending order falls in a price gap, so it’s only fair that we guarantee no slippage for virtually all pending orders that are executed at least 3 hours after trading opens for an instrument. However, if your order meets any of the following criteria, it will be executed at the first market quote that follows the gap:

  • If your pending order is executed in market conditions that are not normal, such as during a period of low liquidity or high volatility.

  • If your pending order falls in a gap but the difference in pips between the first market quote (after the gap) and the requested price of the order is equal to or exceeds a certain number of pips (slippage-free range) for a particular instrument.

Slippage rule applies to specific trading instruments.


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  1. Spread reduction refers to spreads in Pro accounts, from 5 October 2024 onwards. Spreads may fluctuate and widen due to factors including market volatility, news releases, economic events, when markets open or close, and the type of instruments being traded.