Indices trading
Take your position on over 80 indices markets with the world's No.1 CFD provider.1,2
Start trading today. Call +65 6390 5133 between 9am and 6pm (SGT) on weekdays or email accountopening@ig.com.sg for account opening enquiries.
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Why trade CFDs on indices with us?
Manage opportunity on 24-hour CFDs for 25 indices such as Singapore index and Wall street3
Enjoy our deep liquidity – increasing the chance of your larger trades being accepted
Get spreads from 1 point for CFDs on the FTSE 100 and Germany 40, and 0.4 on the US 500
Deal on our award-winning web platform and mobile trading app4
Practise trading indices on a demo account, in an environment with reduced risk
Go short or long, to capitalise on markets falling as well as rising
Discover our CFDs on indices markets
- Popular indices
- New indices
Find a CFD index to trade
Search real-time prices, find your next trade.
Ways to trade CFDs on indices with us
When you trade indices with us, you’ll use CFDs to take advantage of price movements. Discover the unique traits of trading CFDs:
| CFD trading | |
| Accessible to | All clients |
| Traded in | Contracts |
| Platforms | Web platform, mobile trading app and MT4 |
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What are indices?
Indices measure the performance of a group of shares that are listed on a stock market.
Because there are no underlying physical assets to exchange, indices are traded with financial derivatives like CFDs.
How can you trade CFDs on indices in SG?
- Create an IG trading account
- Research the index you want to trade
- Decide how you want to trade
- Take steps to manage your risk
- Open and monitor your position
Why add CFD index to your portfolio?
- Reference to a group of shares for less than the cost of trading them individually
- Get exposure to an entire sector or economy at once
- Hedge against drop in value of your leveraged share portfolio
Open an account now
Open an account now
Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to more than 13,000 global markets, with reliable execution
Deal seamlessly, wherever you are
Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app
Feel secure with a trusted provider
With 45 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
Open an account now
Open an account now
Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to more than 13,000 global markets, with reliable execution
Deal seamlessly, wherever you are
Trade on the move with our natively designed, award-winning trading app
Feel secure with a trusted provider
With 45 years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service
CFD Indices costs and details
Margin
CFD trading enable you to take a position with leverage, meaning you can get full market exposure for just a small deposit – known as margin. The margin required to open a position depends on the market.
| Market | Retail margin | Leverage equivalent |
| Wall Street | 5% | 1:20 |
| Germany 40 | 5% | 1:20 |
| US Tech 100 | 5% | 1:20 |
| FTSE 100 | 5% | 1:20 |
| US 500 | 5% | 1:20 |
| Hong Kong HS 50 | 5% | 1:20 |
| Japan 225 | 5% | 1:20 |
Spreads
The spread is what you pay us for executing your trade, calculated as the difference between our current buy and sell prices for a market. We’re constantly working to keep our spreads among the lowest in the industry.
| Market | CFD trading min. spread | MT4 |
| Wall Street | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Germany 40 | 1 | 1 |
| US Tech 100 | 1 | 1 |
| FTSE 100 | 1 | 1 |
| US 500 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Hong Kong HS 50 | 5 | 5 |
| Japan 225 | 7 | 7 |
CFD Indices costs and details
Margin
CFD trading enable you to take a position with leverage, meaning that you can get full market exposure for just a small deposit - known as margin. The margin required to open a position will vary depending on the market.
| Market | Retail margin | Leverage equivalent |
| Wall Street | 5% | 1:20 |
| Germany 40 | 5% | 1:20 |
| US Tech 100 | 5% | 1:20 |
| FTSE 100 | 5% | 1:20 |
| US 500 | 5% | 1:20 |
| Hong Kong HS 50 | 5% | 1:20 |
| Japan 225 | 5% | 1:20 |
Spreads
The spread is the charge you pay us for executing your trade, calculated as the difference between the buy and sell prices for a market. We’re constantly working to keep our spreads among the lowest in the industry.
| Market | CFD trading min. spread | MT4 |
| Wall Street | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Germany 40 | 1 | 1 |
| US Tech 100 | 1 | 1 |
| FTSE 100 | 1 | 1 |
| US 500 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Hong Kong HS 50 | 5 | 5 |
| Japan 225 | 7 | 7 |
Trade more, pay less
When you trade the minimum notional amount (USD million) of volume required monthly, you’ll be eligible for indices volume based rebates and be rewarded with a cash rebate. Find out more about our rebates scheme by contacting premiumdesk@ig.com.sg.
Rebates are credited on or around the 10th of the following calendar month.
Trade CFDs on indices on SG’s best trading platform
Manage your next opportunity on our award-winning platform and mobile trading app.4
- Web-based platform
- Mobile trading app
- Meta Trader 4
Take control of your indices trading with our clean deal ticket, clear price charts and in-platform news and analysis.
Trade CFDs on indices wherever you are, and receive trading alerts and signals on the go through email, SMS or push.
Automate your indices CFD trading with MT4, one of the most popular third-party indices trading platforms.
Get the latest indices news
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Technical anatomy of a drop in the markets: seasonality headwinds strike again
2023-09-29T11:14:28+0100 -
The investor’s edge: ASX 200 tactically bullish after a month-and-a-quarter to forget
2023-09-28T08:18:17+0100
Start trading today
Create an indices CFD trading account now.
Start trading today
Create an indices CFD trading account now.
Start trading today
Create an indices CFD trading account now.
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1 IG offers 81 indices markets for CFD trading
2 Based on revenue (published financial statements, October 2022)
3 Where indicated, indices are available for dealing 24 hours a day, between 23.02 Sunday and 22.15 Friday (London time) each week. This will be between 07.02 Monday and 06.15 Saturday (Singapore time) on non-Daylight Savings periods and between 06.02 Monday and 05.15 Saturday (Singapore time) during Daylight Saving periods. Other indices are offered only when the underlying market is open. Please ask dealers for information about public holidays.
4 Based on the Investment Trends 2018 Singapore CFD & FX Report based on a survey of over 4,500 traders and investors. Awarded the Best Online Trading Platform by Influential Brands in 2022. Awarded the best forex provider in Singapore by the Global Brands Magazine in 2023.
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