Indices trading
Take your position on over 80 indices with the world’s No.1 CFD provider.1
Call 010 500 8624 or email newaccounts.za@ig.com to talk about opening a trading account. We're here 24 hours a day from 9am Saturday to 11pm Friday.
Contact us: 010 500 8624
Call 010 500 8624 or email newaccounts.za@ig.com to talk about opening a trading account. We're here 24 hours a day from 9am Saturday to 11pm Friday.
Contact us: 010 500 8624
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 South African 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
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 | Tax-deductible losses are useful for hedging5 |
| Accessible to | All clients |
| Traded in | Contracts |
| Tax status | No stamp duty, but you do pay CGT. Offset losses against profits for tax purposes5 |
| Commission | Commission-free |
| Platforms | Web platform, mobile trading app and MT4 |
| Learn more |
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 South Africa?
- Create an IG trading account
- Research the index you want to trade
- Decide how you want to trade
- Take steps to manage your risk
- Open and monitor your position
Benefits of index trading
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Speculate on a group of shares for less than the cost of trading them individually
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Get exposure to an entire sector or economy at once
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Hedge against a drop in the value of your share portfolio
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*Demo accounts are only available for spread betting and CFD trading.
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Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to 17,000 global markets, with reliable execution
React faster with powerful technology
Our platform and apps are intuitive and highly responsive, so trading opportunities are always within reach
Grow your confidence with an established provider
We’re a FTSE 250 company that’s been leading our industry for nearly 50 years, so our expertise is second to none
*Demo accounts are only available for spread betting and CFD trading.
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
React faster with powerful technology
Our platform and apps are intuitive and highly responsive, so trading opportunities are always within reach
Grow your confidence with an established provider
We’re a FTSE 250 company that’s been leading our industry for nearly 50 years, so our expertise is second to none
Indices 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 | Professional margin What is this? |
Leverage equivalent |
| Wall Street | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| Germany 40 | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| US Tech 100 | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| FTSE 100 | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| US 500 | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| Hong Kong HS 50 | 10% | 1:10 | 1.35% | 1:74 |
| Japan 225 | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| Weekend FTSE 100 Cash | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| Weekend Germany 40 Cash | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
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.
| Wall Street | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Germany 40 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 |
| US Tech 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FTSE 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| US 500 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Hong Kong HS 50 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Japan 225 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Weekend FTSE 100 Cash |
5 | 5 | - |
| Weekend Germany 40 Cash |
6 | 6 | - |
Indices 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 | Professional margin | Leverage equivalent |
| Wall Street | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| Germany 40 | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| US Tech 100 | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| FTSE 100 | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| US 500 | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| Hong Kong HS 50 | 10% | 1:10 | 1.35% | 1:74 |
| Japan 225 | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| Weekend FTSE 100 Cash | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
| Weekend Germany 40 Cash | 5% | 1:20 | 0.45% | 1:222 |
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.
| Wall Street | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Germany 40 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 |
| US Tech 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FTSE 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| US 500 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Hong Kong HS 50 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Japan 225 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Weekend FTSE 100 Cash |
5 | 5 | - |
| Weekend Germany 40 Cash |
6 | 6 | - |
Trade indices on the best trading platform in SA3
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, SMS or push.
Automate your indices trading with MT4, one of the most popular third-party indices trading platforms.
Get the latest indices news
Start trading today
Create an indices trading account now.
*Demo accounts are only available for spread betting and CFD trading.
Start trading today
Create an indices trading account now.
*Demo accounts are only available for spread betting and CFD trading.
Start trading today
Create an indices trading account now.
Start trading today
Create an indices trading account now.
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1We offer 81 indices markets for CFD trading
2Based on revenue (published financial statements, October 2022)
3Best 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.
424/7 excludes the hours from 10pm Friday to 8am Saturday (UK time), and 20 minutes just before the weekday market opens on Sunday night.
5Tax laws are subject to change and depend on individual circumstances. Tax law may differ in a jurisdiction other than the UK.
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