Index Trading
One of the most approachable ways to follow and invest in the fortunes of the world’s largest companies and sectors.
Indices
What’s an Index?
An Index is a way of measuring the performance of a specific sector or group of companies. For example, the Dow Jones Industrial Average – commonly called the Dow – is a stock market Index representing the overall value of 30 of the largest publicly owned companies in the USA. There are innumerable stock indices around the world, with each one measuring a different aspect of global and local markets.
Why trade Index CFDs?
- Realtime pricing, linked to actual stock market performance
- No brokerage fees & no commission on standard accounts
- Potential to profit in either price direction
- Super competitive spreads with ultra fast execution speed
- Low margins – as little as 1%
- Includes top indices such as FTSE, Dow Jones and S&P
How does Index Trading work?
When you trade Indices with VCG Markets you’re not buying a physical asset, like a stock. Instead, you’re simply trading on the realtime price movements of the underlying instrument on the open market. This is known as CFD (Contract for Difference) trading.
VCG Markets offers a carefully curated list of top Indices, featuring some the most famous names in the business world and designed to give you a wide range of trading opportunities.
Using leverage to trade Indices
Trading Indices as CFDs with VCG Markets means you’re able to take advantage of leverage. This means you can use a small amount of capital to gain full exposure to a trade. It’s important to understand that while applying leverage offers the potential for larger profits from a smaller outlay, it can also increase risk and lead to larger losses, sometimes greater that the margin in your account.
