Stock Index

Buy or Sell global stock index futures.
Take advantage of rising or falling stock prices.

A stock index is a performance benchmark of a stock market. It measures the performance of a selected basket of stocks which represents the performance of the whole stock market. Index futures replicate the performance of an underlying stock market index and double as hedging and trading instruments which help to protect the investor against, or profit from, stock market fluctuations without having to change his actual dollar investment in stocks. Simply put, an index represents a "basket" or portfolio of stocks or commodities.

Stock Index Futures offer investment opportunities for individual investors who wish to capitalise on broad market movements in the regional and international stock markets.

Stock Index Products

Why Trade Stock Index Futures

Flexibility of buying or selling first (shorting)
Leverage* trading on margin
Hedge stock portfolio from falling prices
Small investment outlay
Diversification of risks spread over a basket of stocks
Broad market exposure to the specific country’s stock market
Substantial liquidity in terms of large open interest, volume and tight bid/offer spreads
Alternative investment in a stock market
Online access to global futures exchanges and virtually around-the-clock trading throughout the week

* In leveraged trading, the investor may sustain losses in excess of his initial funds and may be called upon to deposit additional margin funds at short notice.

 

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