Advantages of trading Derivatives on Indices with
RIF Capital
Access global indices including USA500 and UK100
Get exposure to an entire sector or economy at once
Competitive spreads and low margin requirements
Spot opportunities on the go with our mobile trading app
What are Indices and Indices Trading?
An index is most regularly defined as a portfolio of stocks that represents a particular market or market sector. Thus indices (also known as stock indexes) measure the price performance of a group of stocks of a specific section of stock market. The USA500, for example, is based on the 500 largest companies weighted mainly by market capitalization that are listed on the New York Exchange or NASDAQ.
Trading indices enables you to get exposure to an entire sector by opening a single position.
Indices price movements and volatility are impacted by a range of factors like political events, major events that affect companies in a particular sector, economic data like employment figures and big changes in the currencies markets.
At RIF Capital we offer you the opportunity to trade derivatives on major indices across global equity markets. Open a live account today to benefit from competitive spreads and fast order execution and choose to have greater automated trading with our award-winning trading platforms.
Benefits of Indices trading
Portfolio diversification
Trade short or long
High liquidity
Long trading hours
Hedge against volatility
Equity Indices – Introducing the Major Players
S&P 500 (US500): Launched in 1957 by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, the S&P 500 (US500) index is a key indicator of US equities. Widely used as a benchmark for the entire US stock market, it covers approximately 75% of the American equity market based on capitalization.
ASX200 (Australia200): ASX 200 (AUS200) index is a market-capitalization weighted stock index comprising stocks listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, which ranks among the top 15 exchange groups globally, with a daily turnover averaging $4.685 billion. This index exclusively features stocks listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.
Nikkei 225 (JP225): known as Nikkei, the Nikkei 225 (JP225) is a stock index reflecting the performance of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the world's third-largest stock exchange with a market capitalization of US$4.09 trillion.
HSI (HK50): Hang Seng Index (HSI or HK50) is a market capitalization-weighted stock index utilized since 1969 to track the daily changes of the 50 largest companies listed on Asia's second-largest stock exchange, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx).
FTSE 100 (UK100): the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, the FTSE 100 (UK100) includes the 100 companies with the highest market capitalization listed on the London Stock Exchange.
NASDAQ 100 (US100): While the primary NASDAQ index is the NASDAQ Composite, the NASDAQ 100 (US100) is a subset comprising 107 equity securities issued by the most influential non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange.
DJIA (US30): the second oldest stock index in the United States after the Dow Jones Transportation Average, the DJIA (US30) showcases the performance of 30 major American companies during standard trading sessions. Calculated by the DJIA Divisor, it divides the total sum of prices of all 30 represented stocks.
DAX (GER30): DAX (GER30), or Deutscher Aktienindex, is Germany's primary stock index, representing the 30 major companies trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Recognized as a blue-chip index for its quality and profitability.
CAC 40 (FRA40): French benchmark stock index, CAC 40 (FRA40), abbreviates Cotation Assistée en Continu. It encompasses the top 40 values of the 100 highest market-capitalization company stocks traded on Euronext Paris, the second-largest exchange in Europe.