Viss par US100 akciju indeksu, tā iegādi un tirdzniecību
Before you start trading any financial instrument, it is important that you fully understand how it works. That is why, to save you time, we have prepared a separate material on the US100 stock index.
The US100 (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations exchange 100) is one of the three major US stock indices and the most traded indices on the NASDAQ exchange. To get to know the US100 stock index and understand the basic principles of its operation, we will discuss the following topics in the following text:
What is the US100 stock index?
US100, along with Down Jones30 and S&P500, are the most popular and traded among the US stock indices . Unlike the two mentioned above, the US100 stock index includes the 100 largest US companies by capitalization that are traded on the NASDAQ exchange . Before answering the question of how to buy the US100 stock index, let's look at what the US100 index is and what principles the index is created and measured by!
To begin with, it is important to know that the US100 stock index:
Created on January 31, 1985, the US100 stock index was created to reflect the market value of the 100 largest American companies. Today, the US100 index includes companies such as Facebook, Apple , Microsoft, Adobe, Netflix , etc.
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A brief look at the history of the US100 stock index
The US100 stock index was created on January 31, 1985, by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
In January 1998, the US100 stock index began to include foreign companies.
Since 2014, the US100 stock index has also included other share classes, meaning that a single company can include more than one type or class of shares in the index.
The value of the US100 stock index is determined by the market capitalization of the companies included in the index. This means that the US100 stock index operates on similar principles to the main US stock market index, the S&P500. The principle is that companies with a larger market capitalization have a greater impact on changes in the index value than companies with a smaller market capitalization.
To better understand how to best buy the US100 stock index and before we find out which companies are included in the US100 stock index, let's look at the index from a sector representation perspective.
Sector representation in the US100 stock index
Although the US100 stock index is often considered a technology index, it represents more than just the technology sector. The US100 index includes both technology stocks and stocks from seven other sectors. By purchasing the US100 stock index, you are investing in sectors such as IT, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, etc.
The sector breakdown of the US100 stock index might look something like this:
- technology sector - 52.36 %
- services - 24.02 %
- health - 14.91 %
- consumer goods - 4.62 %
- industry - 2.99 %
- telecommunications - 0.77 %
- metals - 0.33 %
Company representation in the US100 stock index
Before we answer the question of how and why to buy the US100 stock index, it is important to understand how companies are included in the index and how changes are made to the composition of the US100 stock index.
Regarding changes in companies included in the index, they may be made if a company fails to meet the set high standards or its market capitalization is not sufficient to be among the 100 largest companies on the NASDAQ exchange.
Where to start when trading the US100 stock index?
To start trading the US100 stock index and follow the price changes of the index or any other financial instrument in real time, you can open a FREE Admiral Markets demo (training) account.
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Companies included in the US100 index
Before we look at how to buy the US100 stock index, let's find out which companies are included in the US100 stock index as of September 26, 2022. (Remember that the composition of the index is not static and can change as companies join and leave the index list).
In the table below you will find the 10 largest companies included in the US100 index by their market capitalization.
Source: Bolsamanía . List of companies included in the US100 index, data obtained as of September 26, 2022.
You can find out about the trading conditions of most of the above-mentioned shares in the " Contract Specifications " section of the Admiral Markets website.
US100 stock index trading hours and holidays
Below you will find the trading holiday calendar for the US100 index in 2022.
- January 1 - New Year's Day;
- January 17 - Martin Luther King Day;
- February 21 - US President's Day;
- April 15 - Good Friday;
- May 30 - US Memorial Day;
- July 4th - US Independence Day;
- September 5 - Labor Day;
- November 24 - Thanksgiving Day;
- December 26 - Christmas;
Please note that the dates of the holidays listed above are subject to change and apply to 2022, so always check the latest information on trading hours changes before purchasing the US100 stock index or any other trading instrument.
When trading US100 stock index CFDs with Admiral Markets, you will be able to trade the index from Monday to Friday, between 01:00 and 23:15 , and between 23:30 and 23:59 Eastern European Time (EEST).
Now that we have established what the US100 stock index is and what times it is traded, you can download the latest MetaTrader trading platform for FREE and try trading index CFDs on a demo (training) or live account. To download the MetaTrader 5 trading platform, simply click on the banner below.
Conditions for trading US100 stock index CFDs with Admiral Markets
- typical spread when opening a trade on the US100 stock index CFD: 0.8 points;
- the ability to trade small volumes - the volume of one mini lot transaction is 0.1 lot;
- no additional commission is applied to transactions - only the spread will be paid for opening a transaction with the US100 stock index;
- there are no restrictions on Stop Loss (SL) and Take Profit levels;
- the applicable margin is 0.2% for clients with the status " professional client " and 0.5% for clients with the status " private client ";
- the ability to open a trade in both directions – open short (sell) and long (buy) positions;
- you will be able to take advantage of the extended trading hours of the US100 stock index.
How to invest in a US100 stock index fund with Admiral Markets
Our clients have the opportunity to make real investments in more than 4,500 company shares and exchange-traded funds ( ETFs) in return for receiving dividends from their invested shares or fund units.
With Admiral Markets, it is possible to trade the US100 index in two ways:
- trade US100 stock index CFDs, which allow trading the index with leverage and in both (Sell/Buy) directions and;
- invest in US100 stock index exchange-traded funds, which means purchasing shares of the fund and the opportunity to earn from dividends paid by companies included in the index;
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