Trade DAX40 – One of the World’s Most Popular Instruments!
Admirals offers you the most competitive trading terms on DAX40. Trade CFDs on the DAX40 Index 24/5, with zero commissions when trading with our Trade.MT5 and Trade.MT4 accounts, using the world’s most popular trading platform - MetaTrader. Find out more in contract specification below.
Typical spread: 0.8 points (10.00 - 18:30 EET)
Flexible leverage
Microlots available
What Is DAX40?
The German Index
The German DAX 40 is a blue chip stock market index, which represents Germany’s 40 largest and most liquid companies on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. DAX measures the performance of the 40 largest German companies in terms of order book volume and market capitalisation.
The DAX 40 index reflects the summary market capitalisation of these companies – which include BMW, Adidas, Siemens – and the order book volume of their shares.
DAX40 Live Updates
Find out the real-time DAX40 price and global media sentiment on future index moves
DAX40 Global Opinion
This is an aggregated sentiment of the global financial media toward DAX40 at the present moment...
This widget uses similar machine learning algorithmic technologies to scan and correctly analyse news stories, offering an alternative to more traditional data tools. The aim is to provide traders with an additional method of researching market movements. This widget comprises market sentiment based on a mix of news, analytics and price movements. It provides clients with a chart that clearly shows the difference between market sentiment and market trading prices.
Contract Specifications
ACCOUNT TYPE
Zero.MT4
Parameters
Data
Minimum Margin, %
Minimum Margin – the amount of funds required to open and maintain a 1-lot position with the lowest margin requirements.
0.2 (Retail - 5)
Commission, EUR per lot (single side)
Commission – The service charge for executing a per-side transaction, i.e., opening or closing a position in an instrument. Depending on the instrument, the commission might be set in the per cent of trade value, or a flat rate per share.
0.3
Symbol
Symbol – the instrument ticker in the trading platform.
[DAX40]-ECN
Minimum Spread, EUR
Minimum Spread – the lowest value of the floating spread, expressed in pips. Pip – for Forex instruments quoted to the 5th place following the decimal point (e.g. GBPUSD – 1.32451), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.00010; for Forex instruments quoted to the 3rd place following the decimal point (e.g. USDJPY – 101.522), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.010. For spot metals 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.01. For indices and cryptocurrencies 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 1.0. For other instruments 1 pip is equal to Tick Size.
0.2
Typical Spread, EUR
Typical Spread – the typical value of the floating spread in normal market conditions (for cash indices – the typical value of the spread during trading hours of underlying stock index), expressed in pips. Pip – for Forex instruments quoted to the 5th place following the decimal point (e.g. GBPUSD – 1.32451), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.00010; for Forex instruments quoted to the 3rd place following the decimal point (e.g. USDJPY – 101.522), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.010. For spot metals 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.01. For indices and cryptocurrencies 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 1.0. For other instruments 1 pip is equal to Tick Size.
0.2
Limit / Stop Levels, EUR
Limit / Stop Levels – minimum distance from the current price for placement of pending orders in normal market conditions.
0.2
SWAP Value (Long), Interest Rate
SWAP Value (Long) – an amount to be credited or debited for rolling a Buy position over one trading day to the next.
-0.01778
SWAP Value (Short), Interest Rate
SWAP Value (short) – an amount to be credited or debited for rolling a Sell position over one trading day to the next.
0.00056
3-day SWAPs
3-day SWAPs – a day of the week when the SWAP is credited or debited in a triple amount.
Friday
Tick Size
Tick Size – the minimum increment of the price.
0.01
Lot Size, Index Levels
Lot Size – a quantity of the underlying asset units in a single standardized contract (1.0 Lots).
1
Minimum Contract Size, Lots
Minimum Contract Size – the minimum contract size for opening a position. Lot – the standardized contract for a certain amount of units of the underlying asset (e.g. 100 barrels of crude oil, 100 troy oz of gold or 100,000 units of the base currency).
0.1
Maximum Contract Size, Lots
Maximum Contract Size The maximum contract size for opening a position Lot The standardized contract for a certain amount of units of the underlying asset (e.g. 100 barrels of crude oil, 100 troy oz of gold or 100,000 units of the base currency).
100
Contract Step, Lots
Contract Step – the minimum increment of the contract above the minimum contract size level. Lot – the standardized contract for a certain amount of units of the underlying asset (e.g. 100 barrels of crude oil, 100 troy oz of gold or 100,000 units of the base)
0.1
Pip Value Per Minimum Contract, EUR
Pip Value Per Minimum Contract – a value of the minimum price increment for a position with the lowest available contract size. Pip – for Forex instruments quoted to the 5th place following the decimal point (e.g. GBPUSD – 1.32451), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.00010; for Forex instruments quoted to the 3rd place following the decimal point (e.g. USDJPY – 101.522), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.010. For spot metals 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.01. For indices 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 1.0, which is also called an Index Point. For other instruments 1 pip is equal to Tick Size.
0.1
Minimum Hedged Margin, %
Minimum Hedged Margin – the amount of funds required to open and maintain two offsetting 1-lot positions (Buy and Sell) with the lowest margin requirements.
0.1 (Retail - 2.5)
Trading status
Trading status shows whether the instrument is generally available for trading and if any restrictions apply.
Full access
Trading Platform
Trading Platform – a trading software required to start trading this instrument.
Metatrader 4
Trading Schedule, EET
EET – trading hours in Eastern European Time (GMT+2, summer - GMT+3).
Mon 01:05 – 02:59, 03:15 – 23:59 / Tue-Thu 01:00 – 02:59, 03:15 – 23:59 / Fri 01:00 – 02:59, 03:15 – 22:59 / Pre-close margining from 22:00 Fri
ACCOUNT TYPE
Zero.MT5
Parameters
Data
Minimum Margin, %
Minimum Margin – the amount of funds required to open and maintain a 1-lot position with the lowest margin requirements.
0.2 (Retail - 5)
Commission, EUR per lot (single side)
Commission – The service charge for executing a per-side transaction, i.e., opening or closing a position in an instrument. Depending on the instrument, the commission might be set in the per cent of trade value, or a flat rate per share.
0.3
Symbol
Symbol – the instrument ticker in the trading platform.
[DAX40]-Z
Minimum Spread, EUR
Minimum Spread – the lowest value of the floating spread, expressed in pips. Pip – for Forex instruments quoted to the 5th place following the decimal point (e.g. GBPUSD – 1.32451), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.00010; for Forex instruments quoted to the 3rd place following the decimal point (e.g. USDJPY – 101.522), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.010. For spot metals 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.01. For indices and cryptocurrencies 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 1.0. For other instruments 1 pip is equal to Tick Size.
0.2
Typical Spread, EUR
Typical Spread – the typical value of the floating spread in normal market conditions (for cash indices – the typical value of the spread during trading hours of underlying stock index), expressed in pips. Pip – for Forex instruments quoted to the 5th place following the decimal point (e.g. GBPUSD – 1.32451), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.00010; for Forex instruments quoted to the 3rd place following the decimal point (e.g. USDJPY – 101.522), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.010. For spot metals 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.01. For indices and cryptocurrencies 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 1.0. For other instruments 1 pip is equal to Tick Size.
0.2
Limit / Stop Levels, EUR
Limit / Stop Levels – minimum distance from the current price for placement of pending orders in normal market conditions.
0.2
SWAP Value (Long), Interest Rate
SWAP Value (Long) – an amount to be credited or debited for rolling a Buy position over one trading day to the next.
-0.01778
SWAP Value (Short), Interest Rate
SWAP Value (short) – an amount to be credited or debited for rolling a Sell position over one trading day to the next.
0.00056
3-day SWAPs
3-day SWAPs – a day of the week when the SWAP is credited or debited in a triple amount.
Friday
Tick Size
Tick Size – the minimum increment of the price.
0.01
Lot Size, Index Levels
Lot Size – a quantity of the underlying asset units in a single standardized contract (1.0 Lots).
1
Minimum Contract Size, Lots
Minimum Contract Size – the minimum contract size for opening a position. Lot – the standardized contract for a certain amount of units of the underlying asset (e.g. 100 barrels of crude oil, 100 troy oz of gold or 100,000 units of the base currency).
0.01
Maximum Contract Size, Lots
Maximum Contract Size The maximum contract size for opening a position Lot The standardized contract for a certain amount of units of the underlying asset (e.g. 100 barrels of crude oil, 100 troy oz of gold or 100,000 units of the base currency).
100
Contract Step, Lots
Contract Step – the minimum increment of the contract above the minimum contract size level. Lot – the standardized contract for a certain amount of units of the underlying asset (e.g. 100 barrels of crude oil, 100 troy oz of gold or 100,000 units of the base)
0.01
Pip Value Per Minimum Contract, EUR
Pip Value Per Minimum Contract – a value of the minimum price increment for a position with the lowest available contract size. Pip – for Forex instruments quoted to the 5th place following the decimal point (e.g. GBPUSD – 1.32451), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.00010; for Forex instruments quoted to the 3rd place following the decimal point (e.g. USDJPY – 101.522), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.010. For spot metals 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.01. For indices 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 1.0, which is also called an Index Point. For other instruments 1 pip is equal to Tick Size.
0.01
Minimum Hedged Margin, %
Minimum Hedged Margin – the amount of funds required to open and maintain two offsetting 1-lot positions (Buy and Sell) with the lowest margin requirements.
0.1 (Retail - 2.5)
Trading status
Trading status shows whether the instrument is generally available for trading and if any restrictions apply.
Full access
Trading Platform
Trading Platform – a trading software required to start trading this instrument.
MetaTrader 5
Trading Schedule, EET
EET – trading hours in Eastern European Time (GMT+2, summer - GMT+3).
Mon 01:05 – 02:59, 03:15 – 23:59 / Tue-Thu 01:00 – 02:59, 03:15 – 23:59 / Fri 01:00 – 02:59, 03:15 – 22:59 / Pre-close margining from 22:00 Fri
ACCOUNT TYPE
Trade.MT4
Parameters
Data
Minimum Margin, %
Minimum Margin – the amount of funds required to open and maintain a 1-lot position with the lowest margin requirements.
0.2 (Retail - 5)
Commission, EUR
Commission – The service charge for executing a per-side transaction, i.e., opening or closing a position in an instrument. Depending on the instrument, the commission might be set in the per cent of trade value, or a flat rate per share.
0
Symbol
Symbol – the instrument ticker in the trading platform.
[DAX40]
Minimum Spread, EUR
Minimum Spread – the lowest value of the floating spread, expressed in pips. Pip – for Forex instruments quoted to the 5th place following the decimal point (e.g. GBPUSD – 1.32451), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.00010; for Forex instruments quoted to the 3rd place following the decimal point (e.g. USDJPY – 101.522), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.010. For spot metals 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.01. For indices and cryptocurrencies 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 1.0. For other instruments 1 pip is equal to Tick Size.
0.8
Typical Spread, EUR
Typical Spread – the typical value of the floating spread in normal market conditions (for cash indices – the typical value of the spread during trading hours of underlying stock index), expressed in pips. Pip – for Forex instruments quoted to the 5th place following the decimal point (e.g. GBPUSD – 1.32451), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.00010; for Forex instruments quoted to the 3rd place following the decimal point (e.g. USDJPY – 101.522), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.010. For spot metals 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.01. For indices and cryptocurrencies 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 1.0. For other instruments 1 pip is equal to Tick Size.
0.8
Limit / Stop Levels, EUR
Limit / Stop Levels – minimum distance from the current price for placement of pending orders in normal market conditions.
0.8
SWAP Value (Long), Interest Rate
SWAP Value (Long) – an amount to be credited or debited for rolling a Buy position over one trading day to the next.
-0.01778
SWAP Value (Short), Interest Rate
SWAP Value (short) – an amount to be credited or debited for rolling a Sell position over one trading day to the next.
0.00056
3-day SWAPs
3-day SWAPs – a day of the week when the SWAP is credited or debited in a triple amount.
Friday
Tick Size
Tick Size – the minimum increment of the price.
0.01
Lot Size, Index Levels
Lot Size – a quantity of the underlying asset units in a single standardized contract (1.0 Lots).
1
Minimum Contract Size, Lots
Minimum Contract Size – the minimum contract size for opening a position. Lot – the standardized contract for a certain amount of units of the underlying asset (e.g. 100 barrels of crude oil, 100 troy oz of gold or 100,000 units of the base currency).
0.1
Maximum Contract Size, Lots
Maximum Contract Size The maximum contract size for opening a position Lot The standardized contract for a certain amount of units of the underlying asset (e.g. 100 barrels of crude oil, 100 troy oz of gold or 100,000 units of the base currency).
100
Contract Step, Lots
Contract Step – the minimum increment of the contract above the minimum contract size level. Lot – the standardized contract for a certain amount of units of the underlying asset (e.g. 100 barrels of crude oil, 100 troy oz of gold or 100,000 units of the base)
0.1
Pip Value Per Minimum Contract, EUR
Pip Value Per Minimum Contract – a value of the minimum price increment for a position with the lowest available contract size. Pip – for Forex instruments quoted to the 5th place following the decimal point (e.g. GBPUSD – 1.32451), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.00010; for Forex instruments quoted to the 3rd place following the decimal point (e.g. USDJPY – 101.522), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.010. For spot metals 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.01. For indices 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 1.0, which is also called an Index Point. For other instruments 1 pip is equal to Tick Size.
0.1
Minimum Hedged Margin, %
Minimum Hedged Margin – the amount of funds required to open and maintain two offsetting 1-lot positions (Buy and Sell) with the lowest margin requirements.
0.1 (Retail - 2.5)
Trading status
Trading status shows whether the instrument is generally available for trading and if any restrictions apply.
Full access
Trading Platform
Trading Platform – a trading software required to start trading this instrument.
Metatrader 4
Trading Schedule, EET
EET – trading hours in Eastern European Time (GMT+2, summer - GMT+3).
Mon 01:05 – 02:59, 03:15 – 23:59 / Tue-Thu 01:00 – 02:59, 03:15 – 23:59 / Fri 01:00 – 02:59, 03:15 – 22:59 / Pre-close margining from 22:00 Fri
ACCOUNT TYPE
Trade.MT5
Parameters
Data
Minimum Margin, %
Minimum Margin – the amount of funds required to open and maintain a 1-lot position with the lowest margin requirements.
0.2 (Retail - 5)
Commission, EUR
Commission – The service charge for executing a per-side transaction, i.e., opening or closing a position in an instrument. Depending on the instrument, the commission might be set in the per cent of trade value, or a flat rate per share.
0
Symbol
Symbol – the instrument ticker in the trading platform.
[DAX40]
Minimum Spread, EUR
Minimum Spread – the lowest value of the floating spread, expressed in pips. Pip – for Forex instruments quoted to the 5th place following the decimal point (e.g. GBPUSD – 1.32451), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.00010; for Forex instruments quoted to the 3rd place following the decimal point (e.g. USDJPY – 101.522), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.010. For spot metals 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.01. For indices and cryptocurrencies 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 1.0. For other instruments 1 pip is equal to Tick Size.
0.8
Typical Spread, EUR
Typical Spread – the typical value of the floating spread in normal market conditions (for cash indices – the typical value of the spread during trading hours of underlying stock index), expressed in pips. Pip – for Forex instruments quoted to the 5th place following the decimal point (e.g. GBPUSD – 1.32451), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.00010; for Forex instruments quoted to the 3rd place following the decimal point (e.g. USDJPY – 101.522), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.010. For spot metals 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.01. For indices and cryptocurrencies 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 1.0. For other instruments 1 pip is equal to Tick Size.
0.8
Limit / Stop Levels, EUR
Limit / Stop Levels – minimum distance from the current price for placement of pending orders in normal market conditions.
0.8
SWAP Value (Long), Interest Rate
SWAP Value (Long) – an amount to be credited or debited for rolling a Buy position over one trading day to the next.
-0.01778
SWAP Value (Short), Interest Rate
SWAP Value (short) – an amount to be credited or debited for rolling a Sell position over one trading day to the next.
0.00056
3-day SWAPs
3-day SWAPs – a day of the week when the SWAP is credited or debited in a triple amount.
Friday
Tick Size
Tick Size – the minimum increment of the price.
0.01
Lot Size, Index Levels
Lot Size – a quantity of the underlying asset units in a single standardized contract (1.0 Lots).
1
Minimum Contract Size, Lots
Minimum Contract Size – the minimum contract size for opening a position. Lot – the standardized contract for a certain amount of units of the underlying asset (e.g. 100 barrels of crude oil, 100 troy oz of gold or 100,000 units of the base currency).
0.01
Maximum Contract Size, Lots
Maximum Contract Size The maximum contract size for opening a position Lot The standardized contract for a certain amount of units of the underlying asset (e.g. 100 barrels of crude oil, 100 troy oz of gold or 100,000 units of the base currency).
100
Contract Step, Lots
Contract Step – the minimum increment of the contract above the minimum contract size level. Lot – the standardized contract for a certain amount of units of the underlying asset (e.g. 100 barrels of crude oil, 100 troy oz of gold or 100,000 units of the base)
0.01
Pip Value Per Minimum Contract, EUR
Pip Value Per Minimum Contract – a value of the minimum price increment for a position with the lowest available contract size. Pip – for Forex instruments quoted to the 5th place following the decimal point (e.g. GBPUSD – 1.32451), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.00010; for Forex instruments quoted to the 3rd place following the decimal point (e.g. USDJPY – 101.522), 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.010. For spot metals 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 0.01. For indices 1 pip is equal to a price increment of 1.0, which is also called an Index Point. For other instruments 1 pip is equal to Tick Size.
0.01
Minimum Hedged Margin, %
Minimum Hedged Margin – the amount of funds required to open and maintain two offsetting 1-lot positions (Buy and Sell) with the lowest margin requirements.
0.1 (Retail - 2.5)
Trading status
Trading status shows whether the instrument is generally available for trading and if any restrictions apply.
Full access
Trading Platform
Trading Platform – a trading software required to start trading this instrument.
Metatrader 5
Trading Schedule, EET
EET – trading hours in Eastern European Time (GMT+2, summer - GMT+3).
Mon 01:05 – 02:59, 03:15 – 23:59 / Tue-Thu 01:00 – 02:59, 03:15 – 23:59 / Fri 01:00 – 02:59, 03:15 – 22:59 / Pre-close margining from 22:00 Fri
Advantages of DAX40
DAX 40 is one of the world’s most popular stock indices and is traded by experienced traders from all over the globe. Here are just a few reasons why:
Volatility
DAX 40 is a considerably volatile instrument which is highly correlated with the outcomes of major events within European politics and the economy.
European sentiment
DAX 40 is often labelled as a proxy for European sentiment, since it’s the major index of the largest economy in the EU. Trading it allows you to tap into the German market.
Global Scale
Most of the companies in the DAX 40 index have globally-recognisable businesses, for that reason you may benefit from the fluctuations occurring in the global, as well as domestic markets.
Diversification
The DAX 40 index allows you to diversify your market exposure across multiple companies and industries. This may carry a lower overall risk than trading single shares.
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