Stock indices are one of our most popular markets, giving you broad exposure to global equity markets, including the UK FTSE 100, the major US indices and more.
Huge range of stock indices and lower spreads
We offer bets based on the world's stock indices, including FTSE 100, FTSE 250, Wall Street, US SPX 500 and US Tech 100; Germany 30, France 40 and other European indices; Australia 200, Japan 225, Hong Kong HS42, Singapore Blue Chip, India 50, Korea 200, Taiwan All-Share, Japan All-Share and China H-Shares.
We also offer exposure to more than 35 sectors of the FTSE. These sector bets allow you to spread bet on a particular group of shares, including the Banking and Mining sectors.
Many of our bets on indices, including FTSE and Wall Street, are quoted 24 hours a day. This means you can respond to global stock market news and gain exposure even when the underlying market is closed. And you can deal with some of the tightest spreads around: just 1 point on Daily FTSE and 2 points on Daily Wall Street.
Types of spread bets
You can choose between a short-term daily bet, to take a position on the immediate market direction across a whole market, or make longer-term futures bets to gain exposure to a market over a longer period of time.
By spread betting on index futures with IG Index rather than trading the futures themselves, you can benefit from some clear advantages. These include:
- Our minimum bet sizes are usually smaller than the minimum transaction size in the equivalent futures market
- We quote prices on the most popular stock index futures even when the underlying markets are closed. Take a position in the FTSE or Wall Street 24-hours a day, between Sunday night and Friday night.
Expand your knowledge of stock indices
Our twice-daily Market Update offers expert commentary on the latest movements in the world’s equity markets – the focus is on the FTSE in the morning update and on Wall Street in the afternoon version. Plus you can view a daily video straight from our trading floor. You may also find the Monday Morning Briefing useful; this weekly summary lists the key Economic Indicators that will be shaping markets and also includes a round-up of the previous week’s highlights. We also offer a sophisticated charting package and technical analysis tools.
Getting started
Our TradeSense education course is a free, six-week guide to spread betting. The programme allows you to place bets starting at just 10p a point, so you can raise your bet size as you increase your proficiency at spread betting on stock indices.