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繁體中文 What is index trading?
Get exposure to entire equity markets through margin-based contracts for difference.
A stock-index CFD lets you trade the broad performance of a market — Hong Kong, the United States, Germany — without buying and storing the underlying constituent stocks. Indices update tick-by-tick during the relevant exchange session.
Why trade index CFDs
Capital-light
Get index exposure with a fraction of the underlying basket cost.
Macro view
Express a country-level economic thesis in one ticker.
Long or short
Two-way trading — profit potential in both directions.
Flexible holding
Intraday or longer-dated, no fixed expiry on most CFD indices.
Hedging tool
Offset single-stock concentration risk in your existing book.
No commission
Cost is reflected in the spread only.
How indices behave
Aggregated by rule
Each index has a transparent methodology — market cap, price, free float.
Macro-driven
Reacts to rate decisions, GDP, employment, geopolitics.
Session-bound
Each index trades during the underlying exchange hours.
Sample contract: HKG33 (Hang Seng futures)
| Symbol | HKG33 |
|---|---|
| Underlying | Hang Seng Index futures |
| Currency | HKD |
| Contract size | 1 index point = HKD 50 |
| Min spread | 4 points |
| Tick size | 1 point |
| Trading hours (HKT) | Mon–Fri 09:15–12:00, 13:00–16:30 |
| Margin | 1% |
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