Stock Indices Financial Instruments

The most popular stock index are listed below, these are the most readily available indices that traders can trade online using a stock index broker. Just like currencies, these indices are also offered as leveraged financial instruments for traders to trade.

1. Australia ASX 200
2. EU EURO STOXX
3. France CAC 40
4. Germany DAX 30
5. Hong Kong Hang Seng 50
6. Italy FTSE MIB 40
7. Japan Nikkei 225
8. Netherlands AEX 25
9. Spain IBEX 35
10. Switzerland SMI 20
11. UK FTSE 100
12. USA S&5 500
13. USA NASDAQ 100
14. USA Dow Jones 30

Dow Jones Industrial Average or the Dow 30 - Dow Jones 30 Index

The Dow Jones Industrial Average or the Dow 30 is a stock market index that tracks 30 of the largest stocks in the USA.

The EURO STOXX 50 Index

The EURO STOXX 50 Index represents the trend movement of the top 50 Blue Chip Stocks in Euro Zone.

SMI 20 Index

The SMI 20 Index or Swiss Market Index 20 is a stock market index that tracks the top 20 companies in Swiss Exchange in Switzerland.

S & P 500 Index - S and P 500 Index

The Standard and Poor's 500 Index is a stock index that tracks the capitalization of 500 stocks that represent major industries in the American economy.

Nikkei 225 Index

The Nikkei 225 Index is a stock index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japan.

NASDAQ 100 Index

The NASDAQ 100 is an index that includes 100 of the largest companies listed in the NASDAQ stock exchange market that are not in the financial sector.

IBEX 35 Index

The IBEX 35 is an Index that tracks the top 35 stocks in the Bolsa de Madrid - Spanish Stock Market Exchange.

Hang Seng 50 Index

The Hang Seng 50 Index tracks the market capitalization of the top 50 companies that are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Market.

Germany DAX 30 Index

The DAX 30 represents Germany's Market Index of the top Blue Chip Stocks.

FTSE MIB 40 Index

The FTSE MIB index tracks the top 40 most traded stocks in Borsa Italiana - The Italian Stock Exchange Market.

FTSE 100 Index

FTSE - Financial Times Stock Exchange, the FTSE 100 represents the Stock index of the top 100 largest companies in the UK that are listed in the London Stock Exchange Market.

S&P/ASX 200 Index

The ASX 200 stock index tracks the top companies in the Australian Stock Exchange market.

AEX 25 INDEX

The AEX Index is a stock market index used to track the performance of the top 25 stocks on the NYSE Euronext Amsterdam Bourse in Netherlands.

CAC 40 Index

The CAC 40 Index is a France Stock Market Index that tracks the performance of the top 40 largest stocks in the Euronext Paris Bourse.

For More Information about each of the above stock index:

1. EURO STOXX 50 Index
2. DAX 30 Index
3. Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 Index
4. FTSE 100 Index
5. Nikkei 225 Index
6. S&P ASX 200 Index
7. FTSE MIB 40 Index
8. S and P 500 Index
9. NASDAQ 100 Index
10. CAC 40 Index
11. SMI 20 Index
12. AEX 25 INDEX
13. Hang Seng 50 Index
14. IBEX 35 Index

The most popular Stock Indices provided by brokers which can be traded online by traders.