What is FTSE100?
FTSE 100, more often called 'Footsie' or FTSE 100, is compromised of the 100 biggest FTSE companies on the London Stock Exchange by market capitalization. Being one of the best FTSE indices to invest in, this index represents approximately 81% of the entire market capitalization of the LSE. In order to keep track of FTSE stocks, FTSE 100 is the index to be looking at as it a great indicator of the economic situation in the FTSE.
This index has excellent potential for successful CFD trading as it contains some of the most profitable shares in the FTSE. Quarterly, companies in FTSE 100 are manually rebalanced and checked; assuring that FTSE 100 eligibility criteria are met.
A factor that should be looked at when choosing the best index to trade is its liquidity. One of the many benefits of trading indices, and in specific, FTSE 100, is sufficient size and liquidity that gives traders more opportunity to take advantage of market fluctuations. To add to the advantages of trading FTSE 100, the index is exposed to a large number of high preforming FTSE stocks that can be traded through CFD’s. This potentially profitable FTSE index is recognized as a benchmark index for investing in the FTSE stock market.
Real-time FTSE 100 charts, forecasts and updated news on the FTSE economy are provided by PCM International for successful CFD trading. News based on the economic events of the FTSE guides creates market fluctuations that traders can seek profit from. With PCM International, traders are able to benefit from professional trading platforms that enable them to use advanced CFD trading strategies. In addition, trading FTSE 100 (FTSE 100) through PCM International allows you to leverage your exposure to market movements for maximum profit.
A key factor of trading CFD’s successfully is being educated about potentially profitable trading opportunities and knowing it’s in-depth specifications and benefits. The table below is provided for further details about the index.
Contract | Parameters |
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Class | Equity Index (stock market index) |
Symbol | FTSE100 |
Description | Index representing 100 largest FTSE stocks |
Standard Tradable Quantity (also called a LOT) | 10 FTSE 100 contracts |
Minimum Tradable Quantity (the fraction of lot available to trade) | 1 FTSE 100 contract |
Base Currency (Currency used for margin, P&L and other calculations) | United States Dollars |
Tick Size (The least incremental change in the price of the index) | 0.1 (example: 6862.6 changes to 6862.7 at least) |
Company | Sector | Market cap (£bn) |
Royal Dutch Shell | Oil and gas | 135 |
HSBC | Banking | 129 |
BP | Oil and gas | 85 |
Vodafone Group | Telecomms | 83 |
GlaxoSmithKline | Pharmaceuticals | 73 |
British American Tobacco | Tobacco | 69 |
SABMiller | Beverages | 53 |
Diageo | Beverages | 50 |
Rio Tinto Group | Mining | 48 |
BHP Billiton | Mining | 44 |
Standard Chartered | Banking | 43 |
BG Group | Oil and gas | 49 |
AstraZeneca | Pharmaceuticals | 38 |
Barclays | Banking | 37 |
Lloyds Banking Group | Banking | 36 |
Xstrata | Mining | 35 |
Unilever | Consumer goods | 34 |
Reckitt Benckiser | Consumer goods | 32 |
Tesco | Supermarket | 29 |
Glencore International | Mining | 27 |
National Grid plc | Energy | 26 |
Anglo American plc | Mining | 26 |
Prudential plc | Finance | 25 |
Imperial Tobacco Group | Tobacco | 24 |
BT Group | Telecomms | 20 |
Rolls-Royce Group | Manufacturing | 19 |
Centrica | Energy | 18 |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group | Banking | 18 |
Compass Group | Food | 15 |
Associated British Foods | Food | 14 |
BSkyB | Media | 14 |
SSE plc | Energy | 13 |
WPP plc | Media | 13 |
ARM Holdings | IT | 13 |
BAE Systems | Military | 11.8 |
Shire plc | Pharmaceuticals | 11.7 |
Experian | Information | 11.7 |
Tullow Oil | Oil and gas | 11.2 |
CRH plc | Building materials | 10.9 |
Fresnillo plc | Mining | 10.8 |
Antofagasta | Mining | 10.7 |
Aviva | Insurance | 10.4 |
Old Mutual | Insurance | 10.2 |
Pearson plc | Publishing | 9.6 |
Legal & General | Insurance | 9.5 |
Wolseley plc | Building materials | 9.1 |
Reed Elsevier | Publishing | 8.9 |
Standard Life | Fund management | 8.8 |
Next plc | Retail clothing | 6.9 |
Kingfisher plc | Retail homeware | 6.7 |
Land Securities Group | Property | 6.6 |
Morrison Supermarkets | Supermarket | 6.5 |
J Sainsbury plc | Supermarket | 6.5 |
Smith & Nephew | Medical | 6.4 |
Burberry Group | Fashion | 6.1 |
Marks & Spencer Group | Supermarket | 5.9 |
Capita Group | Support Services | 5.9 |
InterContinental Hotels Group | Hotels | 5.7 |
Intertek Group | Product testing | 5.5 |
Schroders | Fund management | 5.5 |
British Land Co | Property | 5.1 |
Petrofac | Oil and gas | 5.1 |
United Utilities | Water | 5 |
Smiths Group | Engineering | 5 |
Weir Group | Engineering | 5 |
Aberdeen Asset Management | Fund management | 4.9 |
Randgold Resources | Mining | 4.9 |
Johnson Matthey | Chemicals | 4.9 |
ITV | Media | 4.8 |
Aggreko | Generator hire | 4.6 |
Carnival plc | Leisure | 4.6 |
Whitbread | Retail hospitality | 4.5 |
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA | Transport air | 4.5 |
GKN | Manufacturing | 4.4 |
Eurasian Natural Resources | Mining | 4.3 |
Bunzl | Industrial products | 4.3 |
Sage Group | IT | 4.3 |
RSA Insurance Group | Insurance | 4.2 |
G4S | Security | 4.1 |
Hargreaves Lansdown | Finance | 4.1 |
Rexam | Packaging | 4.1 |
IMI plc | Engineering | 3.9 |
Babcock International | Consulting | 3.9 |
Tate & Lyle | Food | 3.9 |
Severn Trent | Water | 3.8 |
Polymetal International | Mining | 3.7 |
Hammerson | Property | 3.7 |
Resolution plc | Investment | 3.7 |
Meggitt | Engineering | 3.6 |
Croda International | Chemicals | 3.5 |
TUI Travel | Leisure | 3.5 |
Evraz | Mining | 3.5 |
Admiral Group | Insurance | 3.4 |
AMEC | Consulting | 3.3 |
Melrose plc | Finance | 3.2 |
Serco Group | Outsourced services | 3.1 |
Vedanta Resources | Mining | 1.2 |
Wood Group | Oil and gas | 0.8 |
Kazakhmys | Oil and gas | 0.5 |
Intu Properties | Property services | 0.3 |