Each index follows the trading calendar of its home exchange.
Markets
Indices
One position on a whole market — the US 30, the Nasdaq 100, the S&P 500, the German 40.
What you'll learn
Indices
An index measures a basket of shares in one number. An index CFD tracks that number, so a single position gives exposure to the direction of the whole basket rather than to any one company in it — a concept we spend a whole lesson on.
CFDs are explained here for education: you take a position on the price, you never own the underlying asset.
Company earnings and central-bank decisions move whole indices, not only single shares.
An index can gap between its close and its next open — a risk we cover in the course.
Indices
How we teach it
We teach index CFDs as cash-settled instruments carrying no shareholder rights: no dividends are received, no votes are cast, and there is no share certificate behind the position.
CFDs are explained here for education: you take a position on the price, you never own the underlying asset.
US30Demo Feed
Prices right now
Demo FeedReference prices from our own feed, shown so you can practise reading a real chart. One indicative price per instrument, with the day's high and low — not a tradable quote.
| Instrument | Price | Change | Day high | Day low | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US30Wall Street 30 | 52,093.1 | −0.36% | 52,327.7 | 52,046.2 | |
| NAS100US Tech 100 | 28,937.8 | −0.24% | 29,033.4 | 28,911.8 | |
| SPX500US 500 | 7,585.7 | −0.12% | 7,601.6 | 7,578.9 | |
| GER40Germany 40 | 25,494.2 | +0.00% | 25,517.1 | 25,471.3 |
Simulated prices for illustration only. Not live quotes and not an offer to trade.
Indices
Worth knowing
When this market is open
Our published session times for this market: [TRADING HOURS]. Sessions move with daylight saving, and an instrument can pause when its underlying market is closed.
What a trade costs
Every market is taught the same way: one all-in spread, or a tighter spread with a fixed commission per lot, whichever your chosen broker offers. We teach you to read the difference, not to pay us either one.
See how we teach costFree tools
Plan the trade before you place it
Two tools we teach in the course, free to use here — no enrolment required.
Market sessions
Forex trades around the clock across four main sessions. Liquidity is usually highest when two overlap — a core lesson in our forex course.
- Sydney—
- Tokyo—
- London—
- New York—
Times in UTC (--:-- now). Approximate, and they shift with daylight saving.
Position-size calculator
See what each pip is worth, and what a position would cost at a chosen leverage — the exact calculation we teach in lesson two.
Pip value$10.00per 1 pip move
Position value$108,420notional, in USD
Margin required$3,614at selected leverage
For education only. A simulated reference price; the leverage available to you depends on your own broker and jurisdiction.
Ready when you are.
Try a free lesson, or enrol in a course plan and start practising today.