Why marketindex?
With marketindex you have the tools, news and analytics to exercise your view on the most exciting markets in the world.
- ZERO commission
- Trade CFDs without paying any commission. Aside from the spread and potential financing costs, there are no further charges or fees involved when trading through marketindex.
- NEVER Overdrawn
- Your marketindex account will always be in the black with our Airbag feature that only risks the balance of your account. Take advantage of CFD trading without unlimited downside. An Airbag results in the close-out of all open positions on your account, even those with unrealised profit.
- TIGHT spreads
- marketindex offers you some of the most competitive spreads with major indices such as FTSE and DAX all tradable with a 1 point spread, AEX tradable with a 0.1 point spread and EUR/USD tradable with a 1 pip spread!*
- FREE trading risk management
- Manage your trading risk and lock in your profits: There is no charge for using our orders, stops, trailing stops and take profits when placing or amending a trade.
- NO expiries
- With marketindex’s continuous pricing you avoid the inconvenience of a close out, and the extra cost of rolling positions to the next contract.
- Settle in multiple currencies
- Settle your trades in CHF, JPY, USD, EUR or GBP by opening a sub-account for no extra charge. Opening a sub-account in currencies other than Sterling may expose you to foreign exchange rate risk as changes in foreign exchange rates may cause the value of your account to fluctuate.
- A simple and direct platform
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- Trading through marketindex requires no intermediaries or traders - all trades are executed with 100% automation directly with RBS.
- A fully automated trade system – efficiency from market making, through to trade execution.
- One price for all order sizes from £1 to £5,000,000.
- Trade directly from the chart – and view your existing trades and orders
- Comprehensive analytical tools to help keep you at the forefront of market trends.
- Real-time prices, account balance, P&L and position management.
- Extended trading hours
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You can trade CFDs on marketindex outside traditional stock market opening hours, meaning you can trade even if the underlying markets are closed. Currency runs for 24 hours a day, 5 days a week on marketindex, opening hours for individual underlyings are listed in Our Markets.
What does marketindex cost?
There are only two costs of marketindex; the spread and financing costs. RBS earns a return as the market maker, taking a margin around the spread between buy (bid) and sell (offer).
*marketindex strives to provide tight, competitive spreads during normal market hours; however, there may be instances when market conditions and events cause spreads to widen.

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