Our MT4 stock index CFDs are undated transactions which aim to replicate the cash price of the underlying index, and are therefore adjusted for interest and dividends [4]. Notes in [square brackets] can be found at the bottom of the page.
Index name [1] |
MT4 Symbol |
Value of one contract |
Trading hours (Sydney time) [2] |
Trading spread [3] |
Margin Retail requirement
|
Minimum Pro Level 1 margin requirement per contract |
Minimum Pro Level 2 margin requirement per contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia 200 |
A$200 |
AUS25 |
09.50-10.00 |
2 |
5.00% |
1.00% |
0.4% |
EU Stocks 50 |
EUSTX50 |
€10 |
07.00-21.00 |
1.5 |
5.00% |
1.00% |
0.4% |
France 40 |
FRA40 |
€10 |
01.15-08.00 |
3 |
5.00% |
1.00% |
0.4% |
|
24 hours |
FTSE100 |
£10 |
01.00-07.00 |
3 |
5.00% |
1.00% |
0.4% |
Germany 40 |
GER30 |
€25 |
01.15-08.00 |
4 |
5.00% |
1.00% |
0.4% |
Netherlands 25 |
NET25 |
€200 |
08.00-16.30 |
0.1 |
10.00% |
1.00% |
0.4% |
Hong Kong HS50 |
HK50 |
HKD50 |
09.15-12.00 |
5 |
10.00% |
1.50% |
1.2% |
Japan 225 [1a] 24 hours |
JPN225 |
$5 |
07.00-08.30 |
15 |
5.00% |
1.00% |
0.4% |
SPA35 |
€10 |
08.00-09.00 |
5* |
10.00% |
1.00% |
0.4% | |
SWE30 |
SEK100 |
03.00-11.25 |
0.5 |
10.00% |
1.00% |
0.4% | |
SUI30 |
CHF10 |
08.00-22.00 |
2* |
10.00% |
1.00% |
0.4% | |
NAS100 |
$100 |
09.30-16.00 |
1 |
5.00% |
1.00% |
0.4% | |
Taiwan index |
SGTAIWAN |
$40 |
08.45 - 13.45 |
0.4 |
10.00% |
1.50% |
1.2% |
SPX500 |
$250 |
09.30-16.00 |
0.4 |
5.00% |
1.00% |
0.4% | |
US30 |
$10 |
09.30-16.00 |
3.6 |
5.00% |
1.00% |
0.4% |
Notes
Our stock indices CFDs are contracts which give a client exposure to changes in the value of a stock index but cannot result in the delivery of any share or instrument by or to the client. Minimum transaction sizes usually start from 0.2 contract. Please refer to this page to find the minimum transaction size for each market. We will not charge any additional commission unless we notify you in writing.
1. Where indicated, 24-hour dealing opens at 22.02 (London time) on Sundays, with the exception of Wall Street, US 500, US Tech 100 and Japan 225, which open at 22.00 (London time) on Sundays. 24-hour dealing closes at 21.00 (London time) on Fridays.
Other indices are offered only when the underlying market is open. Please ask dealers for information about public holidays.
We offer Standard and Mini contracts on all our indices, and Micro contracts on a selection of markets. The contract value is the amount per whole index point that the contract is worth.
a) Please note that Japan 225 is priced as a USD denominated contract.
b) In order to publish more accurate and reliable prices, IG calculates theoretical fair values for the and China A50 cash markets rather than relying upon market differentials. In general where there are price discrepancies between the cash and futures markets, arbitrageurs return the market closer to its fair value. However, because of trading restrictions in China, these arbitrage trades are often not able to be executed, resulting in wide variances and movements between the market differentials and the theoretical fair values.
2. All trading hours are listed in Sydney time, unless otherwise stated. Please note that actual trading times are governed by local time in the country of the index's origin. Consequently, seasonal adjustments (such as daylight saving) in either Australia or the country of origin may cause times shown to be imprecise.
a) During US daylight saving time, this session runs from 17.10-07.00 (Sydney time).
3. a) CFDs on indices are quoted with reference to the front month contract in the underlying futures market. Cash CFD prices are adjusted for the fair value between the prices of the cash index and relevant futures contract.
b) Spreads are subject to variation, especially in volatile market conditions. On 24 hour index markets, our spreads depend on whether the underlying futures market is open (in-hours) or closed (out-of-hours). Other index markets are only quoted when the underlying futures market is open. Our dealing spreads may change to reflect the available liquidity during different times of day. Our normal spread during each time period is shown in the table.
c) Dealing spreads may be offered as a fixed or variable amount. If variable spreads are in use, then the spread shown in this table is the amount of IG spread added to the underlying futures market spread. Any variable dealing spreads are marked with an asterisk (*).
d) On all index markets, when the underlying futures market is open, we do not apply any weighting or biases to our pricing sources (with the exception of fair value adjustments).
e) During the out-of-hours sessions on 24 hour index markets, our quotations reflect our own view of the prospects for a market. This could include referring to price movements in other relevant markets which are open. Furthermore, business done by other clients may itself affect our quotations. There may be nothing against which to measure our quotation at these times.
f) On IG's weekend index markets, our quotations reflect our own view of the prospects for each market. This could include analysing specific market or geographic news flow that may affect the equity index market we are pricing. Furthermore, business done by other clients may itself affect our quotations. There may be nothing against which to measure our quotation at these times.
4. CFDs on cash stock indices are undated transactions that do not expire (unless requested, please see note 6). For each day that a position is open, adjustments are calculated to reflect the effect of interest (i), and, if necessary, dividends (ii).
i) A daily interest adjustment is calculated for any position that is opened before 22.00 (London time) and that is still open after 22.00 (London time). For stock index contracts denominated in Australian dollars a daily interest adjustment is calculated for any position that is opened before 16.50 (Sydney time) and that is still open after 16.50 (Sydney time). These adjustments are posted daily to the client's account. Please note that on Fridays open positions will be adjusted for 3 days funding, covering the weekend.
Interest adjustments are calculated as follows:
D = n x L x C x i / 365
Where:
D = daily interest adjustment
n = number of lots
L = lot size
C = underlying index price at 10pm (London time)
i = applicable annual interest rate
Note: The formula uses a 365-day divisor for the FTSE® 100 and other GBP, SGD and ZAR denominated markets, and a 360-day divisor for all others.
Interest in respect of long positions is debited from a client's account, and interest in respect of short positions is either credited to or debited from a client's account.
ii) A dividend adjustment is applied to take account of the ex-dividend adjustment to the index. This is the number of points by which the index price must be adjusted downwards to take account of those shares in the index which go ex-dividend at the close of the cash market. We will use the ex-dividend figure estimated by Bloomberg (E&OE), rounded to the tick size we use for that index, to determine what adjustment to apply. In the case of long positions, the dividend adjustment is credited to the client's account. In the case of short positions, the dividend adjustment is debited from the client's account.
5. When you trade in a currency other than your base currency, margin requirements and any profit or loss will be booked to your account in that currency. As a default, we will automatically convert any profit or loss you realise on closing a position to your base currency, including a charge of no more than 0.5% of the current spot rate. For indices, margin requirements do not take leverage into account.
6. Clients may request that an open stock-index position will expire on the day that the request is made.
We are unlikely to agree to such a request if either:
a) the size of the position or positions is larger than 10 contracts
b) the request is made less than two hours before the close of the related expiry market
On our agreement to an expiry request, the transaction or transactions in question will become an 'Expiry Transaction', and will automatically expire at the official closing price of the related expiry market, as listed in the 'Expiry Markets' column.
7. We price our Volatility Index (VIX) and EU Volatility Index contracts in a different way to the rest of our cash index markets. Rather than aiming to replicate the underlying index price, we follow the method used to derive our undated commodity prices. This means that there is a difference between our undated price and the underlying index price on these markets. Funding is also calculated in line with the undated commodity method. Please see our overnight funding page for more details.
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