Nasdaq 100 NQ
The Nasdaq 100 CFDs are based on the Nasdaq 100 Index Futures. The Nasdaq 100 is a tech-heavy stock market index that tracks 100 of the biggest high-tech companies in the U.S. Bloomberg
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The Nasdaq 100 CFDs are based on the Nasdaq 100 Index Futures. The Nasdaq 100 is a tech-heavy stock market index that tracks 100 of the biggest high-tech companies in the U.S. Bloomberg
Spread | 1.9 | Spread (%) | 0.01% |
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Overnight funding - Buy | -0.0269% | Overnight funding - Sell | -0.0005% |
Initial margin | 5.00% | Maintenance margin | 2.50% |
Leverage | 1:20 | Expires daily | No |
Futures Contract | December 2024 | ||
Automatic rollover |
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US-TECH 100 index futures CFD, based on NASDAQ-100 index futures, is a basket of shares including the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ stock market. The index is traded as ‘NQ’.
NASDAQ-100 is a modified capitalisation-weighted index, as a result, larger companies like Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Intel - have a greater effect on the index’s price than smaller companies.
The price of the Nasdaq 100 is impacted by a wide range of factors.
Among these are the economic outlook for the US economy, including the percent change in gross domestic product (GDP), measuring the nation's production output; changes in government revenues; and interest, inflation, employment and unemployment rates. Furthermore, macroeconomic events and changes in trade agreements, at both regional and global levels, can tend to move American-based stock index futures.
Explore more factors that can affect its price in the "What Moves the Nasdaq" article.
On the American stock market are 4 of the most actively-traded index futures:
These index futures are available for trading from Sunday 22:00 until Friday 20:15, with an interval downtime of 15 minutes between 20:15 to 20:30, as well as 1 hour from 21:00 to 22:00*.
* Trading hours are in UTC and may change occasionally depending on the underlying stock exchanges.
Here are five steps to start trading US-TECH 100 index futures CFD with Plus500:
- If you don’t already have an account, open a Trading Account Here.
- Complete your account registration and verify any relevant documents as required. Once this is done, you can start depositing funds.
- Search for US-TECH 100 under the platform’s ‘Indices’ category or in the search bar.
- Check for live and historic prices of US-TECH 100 using our advanced charting tools.
- Click the ‘Buy’ button if you think US-TECH 100 will rise in value or the ‘Sell’ button if you think it will fall.
Learn more about US-Tech 100 Index trading in our article on "How to Trade on the Nasdaq 100 Movements".