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Ensuring the security of your personal information is of paramount importance to us. When you sign in to the trading platform, your User ID and password are secure.

The moment you click Login, we encrypt your User ID and password using 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology.

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You may notice when you are on our website that some familiar indicators do not appear in your browser to confirm the entire page is secure. Those indicators include the small "lock" icon in the bottom right corner of the browser frame and the "s" in the Web address bar (for example, "https").

To provide the fastest access to the trading platforms, we have made signing in to trading platforms secure without making the entire page secure. Again, please be assured that your ID and password are secure.

CFD Trading at FOREX.com


Equity index CFD trading operates in largely the same way as currency trading. Both products have a bid and ask price, you can go short or long, and the same types of orders apply to both products.

CFDs are 'Over the Counter' trading products that allow traders to trade based on the movement of an underlying product.

Types of equity index CFDs

FOREX.com offers clients 10 Indices contracts -

  • S&P 500 Index
  • UK100 Index
  • AUS200 Index
  • GER30 Index
  • FRA40 Index
  • JPN225 Index
  • US30 Index
  • HK40 Index
  • ESTX50 Index
  • NAS100 Index

Trading hours

Trading Hours for specific CFDs vary depending on the base market. You can find individual trading hours on product details page on the trading platform.

Who trades CFDs, and why?

There are many different reasons that drive investors to trade CFDs:

  • Tight spreads, commission free trading and competitive pricing
  • Leverage 100:1
  • Offers a good opportunity for diversification of your portfolio
  • Profit when markets fall as well as rise in a 24 hour a day market

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