September 22, 2026 04:22 AM
Indices CFDs
Trade major global indices to exclusive thematic indices via CFDs with extended trading hours. Take your pick, from the Australia 200, Wall Street, US Tech 100 to China A50, and many more.
-
Range of markets
Access over 20 major global indices with extended trading hours
-
Thematic indices
Take your position on the AI revolution, Big Tech and more
-
Ultra-tight spreads
Trade indices markets with variable spreads as low as 1 point
Why trade index CFD with us?
-
Gain exposure to global marketsInstead of investing in individual companies, you can trade index CFDs to gain exposure to entire sectors or economies, such as energy, banking, and mining. -
Profit from falling marketsTake advantage of volatility and benefit from both rising and falling markets when trading using CFDs. -
Theme-specific tradingOur thematic indices are built to give you exposure to specific emerging trends – including AI companies, green stocks, cannabis shares and more.
Margin and leverage in CFD trading
One of the key features of CFD trading is the ability to trade on margin and utilise leverage.
Trading Index CFDs
Learn how to trade global indices, what affects their price movements, and what to look out for on the economic calendar.
Guide to short selling
Learn how to take advantage of falling indices markets.
Competitive pricing
Types of indices
Benchmark indices
Trade the headline markets watched around the world – including the US SP 500, Germany 40 and Wall Street.
Thematic indices
Discover themed indices, each based on a basket of equities – including AI shares, green stocks, remote economy companies and FAANGs.
Major index moves and news
Indices news and analysis
FOREX.com global key figures
0.1
m+
Customers¹
1
k+
Markets
0
s
Average execution speed²
1
+
Staff
1
+
Offices
¹ Based on demo and active live trading accounts globally since 2023.
² Elapsed time between market order receipt and execution globally between 1 and 30 April 2025.
¹ Based on demo and active live trading accounts globally since 2023.
² Elapsed time between market order receipt and execution globally between 1 and 30 April 2025.
Award-winning mobile apps†
Designed for instant control wherever you are, enjoy one-tap trading, intelligent market tools and a customisable layout to suit your trading style.
TradingView Charts
80 indicators, 11 chart types and 14 timeframes.
Performance Analytics
Analyse your decision making with the latest behavioural science technology.
Frequently asked questions
What's the best way to trade indices?
There are multiple ways to trade indices, including via futures, options and CFDs. Each has its own benefits and drawbacks, so it’s worth doing your research to decide which works best for you.
Trading index CFDs with FOREX.com, for example, enables you to go long or short on 20 major global indices.
Was this answer helpful?
What is a benchmark index?
A benchmark index is a group of stocks that is used as a measure of the market as a whole. Most of the major indices you’ve heard of are benchmarks: including the S&P 500 (US 500), Dow Jones (Wall Street) and FTSE 100 (UK 100).
Benchmark indices are useful to traders as a way to compare an individual security against the wider market. For example, say that you’ve found a US stock that has grown 20% over the past four years. You might compare that growth to the S&P 500 to see how it fares against 500 of the biggest US stocks.
If the S&P 500 has grown 40% over the past four years, then your stock has actually underperformed the wider market.
Was this answer helpful?
What are indices used for?
Indices are used in a variety of ways by traders. They can give an instant idea of how a country’s economy is performing, can provide a useful way of assessing multiple stocks at once and provide lots of powerful trading opportunities.
Indices were created for the purpose of evaluating the performance of a stock market. If an index is rising, it means that the stocks it represents are moving up overall, generally a sign that businesses are doing well and economic health is strong. A falling index, on the other hand, is a signal that stocks are struggling, which may hint at deeper problems within an economy.
Stock indices are still used for this purpose today, but they’re also a popular asset class in their own right. It isn’t hard to see why – they enable you to take your position of the biggest stocks in an economy with a single trade, as well as offering high volatility and liquidity.
Learn more about how indices work.
Was this answer helpful?
† 'Best in Class for Mobile Trading App’ - ForexBrokers.com 2025 Annual Awards