Trad Index Review


In 2008 TradIndex was rebranded as ETX Capital.

For more details, see our ETX Capital review.


Trad Index Review

The following is the old CleanFinancial.com review of Trad Index.

Note that you get all the normal advantages of spread betting:

  • Tax Free Investments*
    • No stamp duty
    • No Capital Gains Tax
    • No Income Tax
  • You can buy or sell indices, shares, forex, commodities, interest rates, bonds
  • No commissions
  • A wide range of markets generally offered
Plus with TradIndex you get:

  • TradIndex – A fast and easy to navigate website
  • Less than £100 required to open an account (ie the deposit)
  • Free extensive market information
  • Mandatory stop losses on all trades at no extra cost
  • Offer trades from as little as £1 per point
  • Trades up to £100 per point


Why open a spread betting account with TradIndex? Here’s what they say:

“Trad Index is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tradition, a global leader in interdealer broking with over 1800 employees and offices in sixteen countries. Tradition has built its leadership position over 40 years on the foundations of integrity, reliability and commitment to client service.

Trad Index – was launched by Tradition in 2002 to satisfy demand for a fast, professional and easy-to-use online spreads trading platform.

With a quick registration process and friendly website, TradIndex soon became a prominent player in the financial spread betting sector. It still offers online trading as convenient and efficient as possible with the introduction of mandatory stop losses on all trades by identifying and limiting the risk to investors.

Traders can set specific stop levels to manage their risk and enjoy the upside potential. Although stop losses are not guaranteed, this unique feature has reduced the initial margin requirement to a minimum, making the funds required to trade as small as possible.

We enable investors to take advantage of rising and falling market movements by being able to buy and sell the price on over 250 markets. We offer a wide range of global indexes including the FTSE-100, Wall Street, S&P 500, Nasdaq, German DAX, French CAC and S&P/MIB.

In the equity sector we offer the most popular single shares from the UK, US and European exchanges. If you want to speculate on bond markets you can trade US and European Government interest rate futures including European Government bonds, short sterling, Euribor and Gilts.

To hedge your currency exposure, simply log onto Trad Index and trade one of our many currency pairs including the GBP£/US$, Euro€/US$, GBP£/Euro€, and US$/Yen¥. You can also speculate on the price of Nymex crude, oil, gold, coffee and copper, by trading these commodities online with us.

Client Relationship – Professionalism, integrity, accountability and customer service are the core values of TradIndex.com. These are reflected in the comprehensive functionality of our site, and its user friendly look and feel. Our customers are our business and we are committed to providing a high quality online experience that exceeds customer expectations for trading performance, responsiveness and account management.

“Commitment to Every Investor”

Trad Index is dedicated to all investors. Through our trading platform all investors have access to valuable trading opportunities. Our spread betting platform was the first to offer many features that are now common in the spread betting industry. TradIndex.com was first to offer a:
  • free no-risk Account with a virtual £20,000 fund that contain all the features and functionality of a “real money” trading platform
  • 100% browser based spread trading platform without downloads
  • free book entitled “The Beginner’s Guide to Financial Spread Betting” to help potential clients understand the ins and outs of financial spread trading
Personal Privacy and Security: We protect your privacy and security. To find out more, read our personal privacy policies and our site security measures in our Personal Privacy and Security Measures statement.”

Trad Index Markets

Trad Index offer the following spread betting markets online and/or via telephone trading.

Trad Index Markets – Stock Indices

CAC 40 Daily Future
CAC 40 Future
Dax Daily Future
Dax Future
Euro Stoxx Future
FTSE 100 Daily Cash
FTSE 100 Daily Future
FTSE Weekly
FTSE 100 Future
FTSE S&P Combo – Daily
FTSE S&P Combo Future
IBEX 35 Daily Future
IBEX 35 Future
Nasdaq 100 Daily Cash
Nasdaq 100 Future
Nikkei Future
S&P 500 Daily Cash
S&P 500 Future
S&P MIB 40 Daily Future
S&P MIB 40 Future
Swiss Market Index
Wall Street Daily Cash
Wall Street Daily Future
Wall Street Weekly
Wall Street Future


Equity FTSE 250

Single Shares – UK – Trade UK shares

Single Shares – USA – Trade US shares

Single Shares – EURO – Trade EURO shares

Forex Markets / Currency Trading

AUD/US$ – aily Future
AUD/US$ Future
Canadian$/US$ – Daily Future
Canadian$/US$ Future
Euro/US$ – Daily Future
Euro/US$ Future
GBP/Euro – Daily Future
GBP/Euro Future
GBP/Swiss Franc – Daily Future
GBP/Swiss Franc Future
GBP/US$ – Daily Future
GBP/US$ Future
GBP/YEN – Daily Future
GBP/Yen Future
US$/Swiss Franc – Daily Future
US$/Swiss Franc Future
US$/YEN – Daily Future
US$/Yen Future


Commodities Market

Brent Crud – Daily
Brent Crude Future
Copper Dec Future
Corn Dec Future
Feeder Cattle Future
Gold Dec Future
Lean Hogs Future
Liffe Cocoa Future
Liffe Sugar Future
Live Cattle Future
NY Cocoa Future
Natural Gas Future
Nymex Crude – Daily
Nymex Crude Future
Oats Future
Orange Juice Future
Platinum Future
Pork Bellies Future
Silver Dec Future
Soyabean Meal Future
Soybean Future
Soybean Oil Future
Wheat Future


Bonds Market

10 Yr UK Gilt – Daily
10 Yr UK Gilt Future
Euribor
Euro Bobl – Daily
Euro Bobl Future
Euro Bund – Daily
Euro Bund Future
Euro Schatz
Short Sterling


Losses can exceed deposits
Stability and Regulation

Monecor (London) Limited launched its retail derivatives arm, TradIndex in 2002.

TradIndex.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tradition, a global leader in interdealer broking with over 1,800 employees and with offices in sixteen countries and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

TradIndex is now ETX, i.e. please see our ETX Capital review.