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What are indices?
LCG offers the ability to trade the world’s most widely followed indices in one account. Index trading is ideal for those looking to trade broad market segments as opposed to individual company stocks. An index is a collection of stocks that represent a particular industry or market sector. The FTSE100, for example, is a share index of the top 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange that have the highest market cap. Investors will often gauge whether the market has had a good or bad day based on whether the index has increased or decreased.
Why trade indices with LCG
Trade the largest shares together
Trading indices means trading many of the best-known companies on the stock market at once, rather than picking few individual shares.
Benefit from low spreads
LCG’s competitive pricing, with spreads as low as 0.7 on the US 500 and 1.8pt on Wall Street, allows you to take advantage of more index trading opportunities.
Use leverage to trade
Trading with leverage means that not as much capital is needed to trade. This gives indices traders the opportunity to increase position size, amplifying potential gains and losses.
Advanced LCG Trader platform
Trade indices wherever you are and on any device using our professional online trading platform.
Additional benefits to trading indices CFDs with LCG
With a guaranteed stop-loss order you can protect index trades against significant market fluctuations.
With advanced orders you can set multiple profit targets or move your stop loss to breakeven automatically.
Close a percentage of your index position to guarantee an outcome while leaving the remaining portion open to experience market fluctuations.
Take a position on whether the index will go up or down without having to own any company shares.
A superior trading experience on all of your devices
LCG Trader
Trade indices directly from your browser on any device with our powerful web-based trading platform. LCG Trader offers a fast, reliable trading experience and a world class charting package.
MT4
Trade with LCG's price improvement technologies for indices on the world's most popular trading platform, available for desktop, mobile and tablet.
Analysis and education
Our team of experts have developed in-depth analysis and education material for all levels of traders. From beginners wanting to learn the basics, such as what are indices, to the experienced trader wishing to discuss the performance of major indices, like FTSE indices, our analysts have you covered. Our team host weekly economic outlooks where the latest stock market indices trends are discussed.
Whether it’s breaking news that could impact the markets you trade, technical analysis, upcoming economic indicators or general market discussion, our team of analysts have you covered with insightful commentary and opinions on everything going on in the world of indices trading. Visit our research and analysis portal for your daily dose of market commentary or alternatively sign up for our newsletter and have it delivered to your inbox.