Indices
Looking for a forex broker for indices or brokers for trading indices? Look no further. trading indices online has never been easier. At Crystal Ball Markets, you can trade the most popular Index CFDs worldwide such as S&P500, US100, FRA40 plus more...
FAQs
What is a Stock Market Index?
A stock market index, is an instrument that aggregates the performance of a group of companies based on a set of common characteristics or presence in a particular sector. For instance, the Nasdaq 100 is an instrument that represent the 100 largest companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The price of this instrument will rise, if the prices of the shares of the individual companies rises on average, or vice-versa.
How is a stock market Index Computed?
Stock market indices are usually computed using either of the following methods:
Price Weighted Average Method: As the name suggests, this method aggregates the prices of all component company’s shares and divides by the total number of shares of the companies in the index. An example of an index calculated in this manner is the Dow Jones.
Capital Weighted Market Cap (or Adjusted market Cap) Method: This method weights each company in the index based on its adjusted market capitalisation. Companies with higher market capitalisation have a greater impact on the price of the index, in comparison with companies with a lower market capitalisation. An example of an index calculated this way is the S&P 500.How does Margin/ Leveraged Trading work with Index CFDs?
Trading Index CFDs with leverage implies that you are able to trade a certain volume of the instrument, with trading capital of just a fraction of this volume. By using Leverage, the potential gain or loss on the trade is amplified.
The maximum leverage available for Index CFDs trading on our platform is 1:100
Potential Benefits of Trading Index CFDs with us
The following are a few of the potential benefits of trading Index CFDs with Crystal Ball Markets:
Portfolio Diversification: You gain exposure to the shares of a large number of companies at the same time, by trading a particular Index CFDWide range of Trading Opportunities: We offer trading access to a wide variety of Index CFDs from the biggest stock exchanges around the globe
Favourable Trading Conditions: We offer you lightning speed execution of your trades, with tight spreads, to improve your chances at profitability.
Kindly note that when you trade Index CFDs, you are simply speculating on the potential price movement of the underlying stock market index without actual ownership.
…presence of the future.
Markets
Trading
Platform
Partners