From the 18th of December, 2024 to the 2nd of January, 2025, financing rates will remain the same. By freezing the financing rates we are aiming to protect our clients from potentially aggressive market movements over the holiday period.

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Take a position on global indices including the US Wall St 30 and US NAS 100
We offer low and competitive spreads
Easy account opening
Indices Hero
Award-winning* platform + TradingView

Our powerful OANDA Trade platform can be accessed from your web browser. You can also trade on the move with our apps for iPhone, Android and tablet devices.

Powerful tools

Integrate your strategy with trading applications or build your own custom user interface. Create and test automated trading strategies using our API technology or use advanced charts, technical analysis and open position ratios.

Forex trading

Go long or short on over 68 forex pairs. We offer tight spreads on most major, minor and exotic currency pairs. Take a position on the OANDA Trade platform or MetaTrader 4.

Voted Most Popular Broker three years in a row (TradingView Awards 2022, 2021, 2020). Named Best in Class for Research and Ease of Use (ForexBrokers.com 2023 Annual Awards). Voted Best US Forex Broker (Compare Forex Brokers Awards 2023). Voted Best Low Cost Broker (ADVFN International Financial Awards 2023). Voted Best Forex Broker two years in a row (TradingView Broker Awards 2021, 2020). Awarded highest client satisfaction for mobile platform/app (Investment Trends 2021 US Leverage Trading Report, Margin Forex). Awarded highest overall client satisfaction (Investment Trends 2021 US Leverage Trading Report, Margin Forex). Best Trading Tools winner (Online Personal Wealth Awards 2021).

Popular indices

Margin requirements for retail clients are governed by the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), who sets the minimum margin rates for different asset classes. Margin requirements vary given the base currency of your account.

What are indices hero
What are indices?

Indices (also known as stock indexes) represent the value of a group of assets or stocks listed on a particular exchange. Major financial indices include the Dow Jones Industrial Average, US NAS 100 (Nasdaq) and US SPX 500 (S&P500). Different indices (or indexes) have their own criteria for determining constituent stocks.

The Dow Jones Index represents 30 large public-listed companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange weighted by price
US NAS 100 comprises 102 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ exchange
US SPX 500 tracks the stock performance of 500 of the largest companies listed on stock exchanges in the US
When the price of stocks listed on an index rise, the price of the index goes up
When the price of stocks listed on an index go down, the value of the index falls along with it
Trading indices with OANDA

It’s not possible to directly buy or sell an index. At OANDA, you can trade Indices as a CFD. Our indices are derived from the price of the underlying instrument. Take a position on global indices, including the US NAS 100 index, the US SPX 500 index and Germany 30 index, with competitive spreads.

Pricing and liquidity providers

Our pricing engine aggregates live prices, in real time, from our liquidity providers and calculates a mid-point. A custom-built pricing algorithm automatically calculates the spread symmetrically around the mid-point for each tradable instrument. This mid-point fluctuates throughout the day as market prices change.

Execution

Our award-winning* and customizable OANDA Trade platform is engineered for reliability and speed. This is especially important during periods of high volatility, when prices can move rapidly. Our platform can be accessed from your web-browser.

Costs of trading

Fairness and transparency are at the heart of everything we do. We are upfront about our charges and fees, so you always know exactly how much you are paying when you trade with us. That includes costs for depositing or withdrawing funds, transfers, spreads, currency conversion fees, inactivity fees and more.

*Voted Most Popular Broker three years in a row (TradingView Awards 2022, 2021, 2020).

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Trusted by traders all over the world

With over 25 years of experience, the OANDA Group offers leading tools, powerful platforms and transparent pricing.

CFD trading

We offer a wide range of global CFD instruments, including indices, forex, commodities, metals and bonds.

Three ways to trade, plus TradingView and MetaTrader 4

Our range of platforms include OANDA Trade web, mobile and tablet, as well as TradingView and MetaTrader 4.

Platform tools

Identify potential trading opportunities using the range of powerful analysis tools that are available on our trading platform.