FTSE Futures
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Welcome to Clean Financial's guide to trading the FTSE market.
Quick and simple answers to common FTSE questions:
Q) Where can I trade the FTSE market?
Q) Where can I Trade for Free on the FTSE market?
Q) How to Speculate on the FTSE market?
Q) Where can I find Free Live Prices on the FTSE market?
Q) Where can I find Free FTSE Charts?
Q) Where can I Compare FTSE Prices?
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Daily / Futures Markets Comparison Tables:
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| FTSE 100 Daily - Spread Size |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| FTSE 100 Daily - Min Stake |
£1 |
£0.50 |
£2 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| FTSE 100 Future - Spread Size |
4 |
4-8 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
| FTSE 100 Future - Min Stake |
£1 |
£0.50 |
£2 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| Wall St Daily - Spread Size |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2-4 |
2 |
2 |
| Wall St Daily - Min Stake |
£1 |
£0.50 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| DAX 30 Daily - Spread Size |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| DAX 30 Daily - Min Stake |
£1 |
£0.50 |
£2 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| S&P 500 Daily - Spread Size |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
| S&P 500 Daily - Min Stake |
£1 |
£0.50 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| Nasdaq 100 Future - Spread Size |
3 |
4-10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| Nasdaq 100 Future - Min Stake |
£1 |
£0.50 |
£4 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
Comparison Notes
Where can I Trade the FTSE Market?
You can currently trade the FTSE market at:
Where can I Trade the FTSE Market for Free?
It depends upon what you mean by free. If you're looking for a free Demo Account where you can practice your trading see below.
Tax Free. If you are looking for a free trading platform then don't forget that in the UK spread trading is tax free*
You can also speculate on the FTSE market commission free and with no brokers' fees at:
Free Demo Account with FTSE Trading
If you're looking for a free Practice Account / Test Account where you can test your trading theories on over 2,000 markets, including the FTSE market, then you can you can always try:
Each of the above currently offers a free demo trading account.
How to Spread Trade on Indices - FTSE Futures
As with a wide range of markets, investors can speculate on indices, such as the FTSE, to either increase or decrease.
Looking at the Capital Spreads spread trading site, they are showing the FTSE June Futures market at 6009 - 6013. Therefore, you could spread trade on the FTSE market:
- Finishing higher than 6013, or
- Finishing lower than 6009
On the expiry date for this 'June' market, 17-Jun-11.
Whilst financial spread trading on the FTSE index futures market you trade in £x per point. So, if you risked £6 per point and the FTSE moves 5 points then there would be a difference to your P&L of £30. £6 per point x 5 points = £30.
For short term trading on the FTSE also see FTSE Rolling Daily Spread Trading.
FTSE Futures Spread Trading Example
If you consider the above spread of 6009 - 6013 and make the assumptions:
- you have done your analysis, and
- you feel that the FTSE index will finish higher than 6013 by 17-Jun-11
then you might decide that you are going to buy a spread trade at 6013 for a stake of £3 per point.
With such a trade you win £3 for every point that the FTSE index moves above 6013. Conversely, however, you will make a loss of £3 for every point that the FTSE market goes lower than 6013.
Looking at this from another angle, should you ‘Buy’ a spread trade then your profits (or losses) are found by taking the difference between the closing price of the market and the initial price you bought the spread at. You then multiply that difference in price by your stake.
So if, on the expiry date, the FTSE futures market closed at 6049, then:
Profit / loss = (Closing Price - Opening Price) x stake
Profit / loss = (6049 - 6013) x £3 per point stake
Profit / loss = 36 x £3 per point stake
Profit / loss = £108 profit
Speculating on stock market indices, whether by spread trading or otherwise, is not straightforward. With the above, you wanted the index to rise. Nevertheless, the index can also decrease.
If the FTSE decreased, settling at 5983, then you would end up losing this trade.
Profit / loss = (Closing Price - Opening Price) x stake
Profit / loss = (5983 - 6013) x £3 per point stake
Profit / loss = -30 x £3 per point stake
Profit / loss = -£90 loss
Note - FTSE June Futures market correct as of 17-Feb-11.
Where can I Find Free Live Prices on the FTSE Market?
If you want to access live market data then you could do worse than opening an account with a firm like Financial Spreads.
Also, you don't have to trade with them, if you just open an account (free) then their data is free. What's the catch? You'll get the odd email or letter from them. In the example below you can also see that their free candlestick charts are also useful.
There are also live prices available at:
Where can I Find Free FTSE Charts?
As discussed above, you can get free charts with UK spread trading companies like Financial Spreads.
You can alter the candlestick charts to see data by the minute, by the hour, by the week and so on, plus there are many other settings to help you analyse the markets.
FinancialSpreads.com also have another handy tool in their Demo account (mentioned above). You can open a free Demo account and place demo trades while you practice buying/selling the markets with no risk or cost attached.
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Financial Spreads
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Risk Warning: Spread trading carries a high level of risk to your capital. You may lose more than your initial investment. It may not be suitable for all investors. Only speculate with money that you can afford to lose. Please ensure you fully understand the risks involved and seek independent financial advice where necessary.
'FTSE Futures' by DB, updated 30-Apr-12
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