Stock Indices
The facts about stock indices spread betting with the UK's No.1 spread betting provider.*
Low spreads: FTSE 100 from 1 point, Wall Street from 2 points**
Widest range of indices available
Outstanding execution: 99.81% of all deals automatically processed (August 2011)
Low spreads
Highly competitive, tight spreads on major indices.
Daily spreads on major markets.
| Index (Daily Funded Bets) | Spread |
|---|---|
| FTSE 100 | 1 point |
| Wall Street | 2 points |
| US SPX 500 | 0.5 points |
| Germany 30 | 1 point |
Stock indices at low spreads
We always aim to offer low spreads and low margins, so our stock indices range is designed to give you quality and value.
See our list of major DFB spreads
Please note spreads may be wider when the underlying market is closed.
Unbeatable access
We offer the largest range of 24-hour indices.
At IG Index we know the financial markets are all about timing.
We offer a huge selection of global stock indices 24 hours a day, so you can execute your deal when you need to.
- 17 major global indices offered out of hours, including FTSE 100, Wall Street, France 40, Germany 30 and Australia 200.
- Deal when you want to, on whatever device you choose, with our bespoke mobile platforms and apps
- Our products suit your timeframe. Choose from a Daily Funded Bet (DFB), plus monthly, quarterly and annual bets.***
Exceptional market coverage
We offer the widest range of stock index markets available, 40 in total, including minor indices that you might not be able to deal elsewhere.
You can take a position on these markets in a variety of ways, using our popular Daily Funded Bets, futures, options or binaries range.
We also provide exposure to more than 35 sectors of the FTSE. Sector bets allow you to spread bet on a particular group of shares within an index, including the banking and mining sectors.
Outstanding execution
Fast and fair dealing for our clients.
We are committed to giving our clients a fair deal when it comes to execution.
That's why 99.6% of deals are completed in just 0.1 seconds with no dealer intervention and no requotes, just ultra-fast execution.
And with our Price Improvement technology if the market moves in your favour as you click to deal we can give you an even better price.
Some of our execution facts†
- Over 3.4 million deals in August 2011; 104,564 of these were out of hours
- 99.81% of indices web deals processed without dealer intervention in August 2011
- 99.79% of indices web deals executed in under 1 second in August 2011
- £283,491 saved on indices web deals in June 2011 with Price Improvement
- £3.3 billion of liquidity provided when underlying markets were closed
† Figures relate to deals on all IG Index and IG Markets companies
*Active UK financial spread bettors. Investment Trends UK Financial Spread Betting & Contracts for Difference Report (November 2010).
**In-hours spread
***Annual timeframes on FTSE 100 and Wall Street only