INDICES CFD · INDICES CFD

Indices CFDs — One Trade, the World's Core Stock Markets

Trade the big three US indices, Germany’s DAX, the UK’s FTSE 100, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and other core global indices as CFDs with Austex Markets — no need to pick individual stocks to capture broad market moves.

Capture the Stock Market Without Picking Individual Shares
PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Capture the Stock Market Without Picking Individual Shares

Index CFDs let you gain exposure to the broad direction of a stock market without researching, selecting and trading individual shares — a more efficient way to invest in equities, letting you focus on a handful of index CFDs instead of monitoring hundreds of stocks. Austex Markets offers index CFDs spanning the US, UK, Germany, France, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia, giving you a lower-cost way to participate in overall market movements across the globe’s core exchanges.

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Global Market Exposure in One Trade

Covers core US, European and Asia-Pacific indices, diversifying away single-stock risk.
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Trade Both Directions

Go long or short, giving you flexibility to respond to rising or falling markets.
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Dividend Adjustments

Holding a long index position may entitle you to a dividend adjustment on the ex-dividend date.
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No Fixed Expiry

Spot-style index CFDs have no fixed expiry date, giving you more flexibility.

Sample Indices Spreads & Leverage

The figures below are indicative trading conditions for selected Indices instruments. Actual spreads vary in real time with market liquidity and volatility — please refer to live quotes on the MT5 platform.

 

Symbol Underlying Index Sample Spread Max Leverage Min Lot Size Point Value
US30 Dow Jones Industrial Average (US) From 2.6 1000:1 0.1 USD 1
SPX500 S&P 500 (US) From 0.45 1000:1 0.1 USD 1
USTEC Nasdaq 100 (US) From 1.45 1000:1 0.1 USD 1
UK100 FTSE 100 (UK) From 1.27 1000:1 0.1 GBP 1
DE30 DAX (Germany) From 1.31 1000:1 0.1 EUR 1
HK50 Hang Seng (Hong Kong) From 5.16 1000:1 0.1 HKD 1
JPN225 Nikkei 225 (Japan) From 8.25 1000:1 10 JPY 50
AUS200 S&P/ASX 200 (Australia) From 1.9 1000:1 0.1 AUD 1

* Spreads shown are indicative and adjust in real time with market conditions — please refer to live MT5 quotes for actual pricing.

Indices Trading Hours

Trading Hours & Holding Costs

Each index CFD's trading hours track its underlying exchange — see MT5 instrument specifications for details. Since the underlying market is closed on weekends, a three-day holding cost is typically charged on Friday to cover the weekend, with holiday schedules subject to adjustment.

Start Trading Indices Today

Open a live Austex Markets account and use the MT5 platform to seize global market opportunities, or try a risk-free demo account first.