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Overview
Costs & Margins
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The Germany 40 represents the DAX 40 index on City Index. The Germany 40 is comprised of the 40 largest and most liquid German companies registered on the Frankfurt Exchange. Together, these companies represent about 80% of the Frankfurt Exchange’s total market capitalisation, according to the Deutsche Borse Group.
Many of the companies listed on the Germany 40 are companies that contributed to the “German economic miracle”, the country’s financial rebirth after World War II. Top companies on the Germany 40 include Adidas, Bayer, BMW, Volkswagen, Airbus and Puma.
Unlike most other indices, the Germany 40 is updated with future prices for the proceeding day.
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Margin From5 %
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Trading Hours24 hours / day *
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Min Trade Size1
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Long0
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Short0
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Min Stop Distance0 Points
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Guaranteed Order Minimum10 Points
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Guaranteed Order Premium1.8 units of quantity
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Spreads
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Spreads From1.2 Points
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Margins
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0 - 2 5205 %
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2 520 +15 %
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Dealing
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Spreads1.2 Points
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Guaranteed Order Min Distance10 Points
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Margins
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0 - 2 5205 %
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2 520 +15 %
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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.
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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 City Index, for example, enables you to go long or short on 21 major global indices. Trading index options, on the other hand, gives you access to advanced strategies such as straddles and strangles.
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