Indices CFDs

Competitive spreads on major global indices

Our spreads are low and start from 0.6 points for the US NAS 100 index, US SPX 500 index from 0.4 points, the US Wall Street 30 index from 1.5 points and 1 point for the Germany 30 index.

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What are indices?

Indices (also known as stock indexes) represent the value of a group of assets or stocks listed on a particular exchange. Major financial indices include the Dow Jones Industrial Average, FTSE 100, CAC 40, and Dax 30. Different indices (or indexes) have their own criteria for determining constituent stocks.

The Dow Jones Index represents 30 large public-listed companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange weighted by price, whereas the FTSE 100 represents 100 of the largest blue-chip companies in the UK weighted by market capitalisation.

At OANDA, we offer CFDs on most major global indices, including the UK 100, US Wall St 30, France 40 and Germany 30. When the price of stocks listed on an index rise, the price of the index goes up. When the price of stocks listed on an index go down, the value of the index falls along with it.

Trading indices with OANDA

At OANDA, you can trade indices as a CFD. Our indices are derived from the price of the underlying instrument. We offer competitive spreads on our indices. Take a position on US NAS 100 index from 0.6 points, US SPX 500 index from 0.4 points, US Wall Street 30 index from 1.5 index points and from 1 point on the Germany 30 index.

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Pricing and liquidity providers

Our pricing engine aggregates live prices, in real time, from our liquidity providers and calculates a mid-point. A custom-built pricing algorithm automatically calculates the spread symmetrically around the mid-point for each tradable instrument. This mid-point fluctuates throughout the day as market prices change.

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Our award-winning and customisable OANDA Trade platform is engineered for reliability and speed. This is especially important during periods of high volatility, when prices can move rapidly. Our platform can be accessed from your web-browser.

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Fairness and transparency are at the heart of everything we do. At OANDA, we are upfront about our charges and fees, so you always know exactly how much you are paying when you trade with us. See our charges and fees page to learn about our costs for depositing and withdrawing funds, bank wire transfer, spreads, inactivity fees and more.

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We offer CFD prices on a range of financial instruments, including indices, forex pairs, commodities, metals and bonds.

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