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CFDs are complex financial instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. CFDs are complex financial instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Indices trading

Take your position on over 80 indices with the world's No.1 CFD provider.1,2

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Start trading today. Call +971 (0) 4 5592108 or email sales.ae@ig.com. Our sales team is available from 8:00am to 6:00pm (Dubai time), Monday to Friday.

Contact us: +971 (0) 4 5592108

Start trading today. Call +971 (0) 4 5592108 or email sales.ae@ig.com. Our sales team is available from 8:00am to 6:00pm (Dubai time), Monday to Friday.

Contact us: +971 (0) 4 5592108

Why trade indices with IG?

Seize exclusive opportunities on more 24-hour indices than any other provider

Benefit from our deep liquidity – increasing the chance of your larger trades being accepted

Get spreads from 1 point on the FTSE 100, 1.2 on the Germany 40 and 0.4 on the US 500

Deal on our award-winning platform and mobile app3

Give yourself an edge with the only provider to offer weekend trading on key indices4

Go short or long to capitalise on falling or rising markets

More index trading hours, more opportunity

We offer over 30 more weekly trading hours than our nearest competitor, so you can:

  • Open or edit positions when other traders can’t
  • Hedge your weekday positions with a weekend one on the same market
  • Act on breaking news, macroeconomic events and earnings reports as they happen
  • FTSE 100
  • Germany 40
  • Wall Street

This data is based on analysis of the FTSE 100, Germany 40 and Wall Street offering from our UK competitors’ websites, and is correct to the best of our ability as of 30 July 2020. Some trading hours have been rounded up or down to the nearest hour. This table is for comparative purposes only, and the data is subject to change.

Discover our indices markets

  • Popular indices
  • New indices
  • Weekend indices
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Find an index to trade

Search real-time prices, find your next trade.

Ways to trade indices with us

When you trade indices with us, you’ll use CFDs to take advantage of price movements. Discover the unique benefits of each:

CFD trading
Main benefits Go long and short on the markets
Accessible to All clients
Traded in Contracts
Commission Commission-free
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 indices in the UAE?

  1. Create an IG trading account
  2. Research the index you want to trade
  3. Decide how you want to trade
  4. Take steps to manage your risk
  5. Open and monitor your position

Benefits of index trading

  • Speculate on 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 a drop in the value of your share portfolio

Open an account now

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Fast execution on a huge range of markets

Enjoy flexible access to 17,000+ 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 more than 45 years years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service

*Best Finance App, Best Multi-Platform Provider and Best Platform for the Active Trader as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2024.

Open an account now

Open an account now

Fast execution on a huge range of markets

Enjoy flexible access to 17,000+ 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 more than 45 years years of experience, we’re proud to offer a truly market-leading service

*Best Finance App, Best Multi-Platform Provider and Best Platform for the Active Trader as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2024.

Start trading now

Log in to your account now to access today’s opportunity in a huge range of markets.

Start trading now

Log in to your account now to access today’s opportunity in a huge range of markets.

Costs and details

Margin

CFD trading enables 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
Weekend FTSE 100 Cash 5% 1:20
Weekend Germany 40 Cash 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 2.4 2.4
Germany 40 1.2 1.2
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
Weekend FTSE 100
Cash
5 -
Weekend Germany 40 Cash 6 -

Costs and details

Margin

CFD trading enables 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, and whether you are a retail or professional client.

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
Weekend FTSE 100 Cash 5% 1:20
Weekend Germany 40 Cash 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 2.4 2.4
Germany 40 1.2 1.2
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
Weekend FTSE 100
Cash
5 -
Weekend Germany 40 Cash 6 -

Trade indices on the UK's best trading platform3

Seize your next opportunity on our award-winning platform and mobile trading app.3

  • 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 indices opportunity wherever you are, and receive trading alerts and signals on the go through email or push.

Automate your indices trading with MT4, one of the most popular third-party indices trading platforms.

Choose the world's No. 1 CFD provider

Why open a trading account with anyone but the best CFD provider? More traders around the world choose to trade CFDs with us than anyone else, making us the world’s No1.1

Choose the world's No. 1 CFD provider

Why open a trading account with anyone but the best CFD provider? More traders around the world choose to trade CFDs with us than anyone else, making us the world’s No1.1

Choose the world's No. 1 CFD provider

Why open a trading account with anyone but the best CFD provider? More traders around the world choose to trade CFDs with us than anyone else, making us the world’s No1.1

Choose the world's No. 1 CFD provider

Why open a trading account with anyone but the best CFD provider? More traders around the world choose to trade CFDs with us than anyone else, making us the world’s No1.1

Start trading now

Log in to your account now to access today’s opportunity in a huge range of markets.

Start trading now

Log in to your account now to access today’s opportunity in a huge range of markets.

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Your money and assets are protected when you trade with us.

Take control of your risk with our in-platform tools – including stops, limits and alerts.

Get fast, reliable execution and the best available prices.

* Best trading app as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2020.
1 We offer 81 indices markets for CFD trading.
2 Based on revenue (published financial statements, 2022)
3 Best trading platform as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards and Professional Trader Awards 2019. Best trading app as awarded at the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2020.
4 24/7 excludes the hours on Saturday from 1am to 11am (Dubai time), and 20 minutes just before the weekday market opens on Monday morning.