Indices trading with low and stable spreads¹

Indices are statistical measures that track the performance of a group of stocks, representing either a specific sector of the market or the economy as a whole. They serve as benchmarks for overall market trends and help investors understand economic conditions. At Exness, we offer indices CFDs, allowing traders to speculate on the price movements of these indices without owning the actual stocks, providing opportunities to profit from both rising and falling markets.

Trading stock index derivatives is a great way to gain exposure to indices markets without owning the underlying asset.

Traders can capitalize on rising and falling prices by speculating on price movements. Using leverage, Jordanian traders can trade indices with lower capital requirements than traditional investing vehicles.

This approach provides more trading opportunities across multiple time frames, especially when combined with technical analysis.

US indices are highly popular due to the global influence and economic might of the United States, making them key indicators of broader market health. They offer deep liquidity and diverse sector representation and are home to many of the world's largest and most innovative companies. This, coupled with strong historical performance and strict regulatory standards, attracts a wide array of domestic and international investors, facilitating a range of investment opportunities through various financial products such as ETFs and derivatives.

Yes, but on the trading platform and Exness website you will see them referred to as US30, USTEC, and US500 respectively.

Spreads at Exness are floating and depend on the account type you have chosen, but you can see averages in the table above.

Deciding when to enter or exit a trade in the global indices market should be based on your advanced trading strategy.

When trading indices, you should closely monitor a range of fundamental factors, including economic news releases, geopolitical events and macroeconomic developments.

You can also make use of a variety of technical analysis tools to analyze index charts. This could be anything from detecting patterns on a candlestick chart to using Fibonacci retracement, or looking at moving averages and paying attention to the volatility index.

Once you have tested your trading strategy, you then need to check the opening and closing times of the markets you are trading.

You can see the full timetable in the Trading Hours section on this page.

Fibonacci retracements help identify potential support and resistance levels, making them a valuable tool for technical analysis.

Traders use Fibonacci levels to pinpoint entry and exit points by combining them with other indicators:

• Candlestick patterns
• Volume trends
• Price reversals

Before applying technical indicators such as Fibonacci retracements in live trading, it's important to test your strategy on a demo account.

Stock indices are influenced by various factors including:

• Economic and political events
• Corporate earnings reports
• Consumer confidence
• Global supply and demand

Investor sentiment towards specific sectors or companies can also impact major indices. Keeping up with market news is essential for trading indices effectively.

Whether you are trading on MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, or the Exness Terminal, you have access to a wide range of technical indicators, including:

• Fibonacci retracements
• Bollinger Bands
• RSI (Relative Strength Index)
• Moving Averages

On the Exness Terminal, traders also benefit from enhanced functionality including drag-and-drop stop loss and take profit orders directly on the chart.

For Jordanian traders trading indices, there are no increased margins during higher margin requirement periods. The maximum leverage will remain 1:100, even during these periods.

The following rules apply when it comes to setting levels for pending orders:

• Pending orders (including SL and TP for pending orders) must be placed at a distance equal to or greater than the current spread from the market price.
• SL and TP in pending orders must be set at least the same distance from the order price as the current spread.
• For open positions, SL and TP must be placed at a minimum distance equal to the current spread from the market price.

At Exness, we ensure no slippage for nearly all pending orders executed at least three hours after an instrument's trading session opens.

However, orders will be executed at the next available market price if:

• Market conditions are abnormal, such as during periods of low liquidity or high volatility.
• A price gap exceeds the slippage-free range for that instrument, meaning the difference in pips between the first market quote and your requested price is equal to or greater than the predefined threshold.

This slippage rule applies only to specific trading instruments.