Why trade indices with JustMarkets?
From the tech-driven NASDAQ to the comprehensive S&P, JustMarkets gives you the edge in the highly competitive global indices market, ensuring you're equipped for success.
Diverse indices toolset
With JustMarkets, you can explore a wide range of indices from around the world such as the Dow Jones, NASDAQ, FTSE100 or NIKKEI to diversify your trading portfolio.
Low & Stable spreads
Trade Dow Jones, S&P 500, or NASDAQ indices with ultra-tight spreads starting from as low as 0.0 pips, ensuring stability even during market volatility.
Fast order execution
At JustMarkets, your deals are done almost instantly. In just fractions of a second, we ensure that your trades are executed, giving you the speed you need to trade effectively.
Instant withdrawals
Get your money fast when you want to take it out. Choose from various payment methods and get quick approval for your requests.
Swap-free trading
Every trader at JustMarkets has access to swap-free trading with no additional requirements, allowing to hold trades without extra charges.
Slippage protection
Trade without worry with our slippage protection. It prevents slippages, so your trades start and end right where you expect, without missing any small price changes.
Indices market spreads and swaps
Avg.spread
pips
Commission
per lot/side
Margin
1:3000
Long swap
points
Short swap
points
Stop level*
pips
Standard
Indices
Indices market conditions
With JustMarkets, you can dive into the vast network of the global market, covering a huge number of stock indices – from those of multinational conglomerates to dynamic small-cap companies. Our platform allows you to track market trends and capitalize on the price movements across indices.
Trading hours
| Instrument | Open | Close |
| AU200, DE40, EU50, FR40, HK50, JP225, UK100, US100, US30, US500, CHA50 | Monday 01:02 Daily break 23:59 – 01:02 |
Friday 23:59 |
| ES35 | Monday 09:02 Daily break 20:59 – 09:02 |
Friday 20:59 |
All timings are in server time (GMT+2).
Spreads
Spreads in the indices market frequently float. The spreads mentioned above are averages from prior trading days. Check our platform for current spreads.
Spreads may increase during periods of low liquidity. This includes times such as daily breaks and may continue until normal conditions resume.
Our best spreads are guaranteed on our Raw Spread account, where spreads start from 0.0 pips.
Swap-free trading
Swap is the interest fee charged on trading positions that remain open overnight. The swap rates vary across different trading pairs. Swaps are applied at 22:00 GMT+2 each day, excluding the weekend, until the position is closed. It is important to note that swaps on Wednesdays are tripled to account for weekend funding costs.
You won`t be charged for the instruments marked “Extended Swap-free available” in the table above if you have swap-free status.
All customer accounts from any country are automatically given swap-free status.
Stop level
Pay attention that the stop level values indicated in the table above are variable and might not be accessible for traders employing specific high-frequency strategies or utilizing Expert Advisors.
Fixed margin requirements
For trading indices, the leverage is fixed at 1:500 for US30, US500, and US100, while for all other indices, it remains fixed at 1:200.
Daily margin requirements for all indices vary based on the specific index. A comprehensive list of enhanced margin requirements for indices is available here.
Frequently asked questions
The term “indices” is the plural form of “index.” In finance, an index refers to a statistical measure or indicator representing the performance of a specific sector or segment of the stock market. Indices are called so because they indicate or measure the collective price movements of a group of stocks.
Examples of well-known stock indices include the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500), and Nasdaq Composite in the United States. Internationally, there are indices like the FTSE 100 in the United Kingdom, the DAX in Germany, and the Nikkei 225 in Japan.
The three biggest indices, in terms of widespread recognition and use as economic indicators, are the S&P 500, which reflects the performance of 500 large companies listed on US stock exchanges; the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), representing 30 large publicly-owned companies; and the Nasdaq Composite, known for including a large number of technology stocks.
Trading stock index derivatives, like futures and options, offers benefits like leverage, which allows for greater exposure with less capital. They also provide flexibility in executing various strategies, including hedging. Derivatives can be traded on margin and offer the ability to profit from both rising and falling markets, unlike direct investing in indices.
The best time to trade indices generally aligns with the trading hours of the underlying stocks. For major indices like the S&P 500 or DJIA, peak trading times are during the regular trading hours of the US stock market, particularly the first and last hours of the trading day when volume and volatility are higher.
On an index chart, popular technical indicators include moving averages for trend identification, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) for assessing overbought or oversold conditions, Bollinger Bands for volatility analysis, and the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for identifying potential buy and sell signals.