Index CFDs (US100)

Learn Index CFDs (US100) — part of our Markets & Instruments series on Trading Bite. Free trading education for Pakistan, India & Gulf traders. Educational use only; not financial advice.

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Trading indices without owning stocks

US100 (Nasdaq-100) and US500 (S&P 500) CFDs track baskets of US equities. Drivers include:

  • US mega-cap earnings (tech heavy on Nasdaq).
  • Fed policy and yields (Module 8).
  • Global risk-on / risk-off mood.
1 stock vs Index basket Diversified exposure

Indices gap on US open if overnight news shifted sentiment. Module 7 breakout concepts apply on index charts too.