What are DAX futures?
Futures are popular day trading forward contracts. The DAX index is
Germany's benchmark stock market index. Investors can use futures contracts
on the DAX index and optimize their trading in the best way. Traders can buy
or sell a futures contract anytime the market is open.
Futures markets trade futures contracts, which are agreements between a
buyer and seller of the contract that stipulates that a particular asset
– such as a commodity, currency, or index – will be bought/sold
for a specific price, on a specific day in the future (that means they have
an expiration date).
DAX futures explained
DAX is the stock index for the German Stock Market, also known as the
Deutsche Boerse (DTB). DAX stands for Deutscher Aktien Xchange. The DAX
index is calculated during standard trading times, which are 8:30AM to
5:15PM Central European Time. It is based on 30 stocks, including popular
ones like Volkswagen, BMW, Lufthansa, Siemens, and Adidas as well as others
that are less known. DAX futures have good liquidity with an estimated
trading daily volume of about 200,000 contracts.
The DAX futures are influenced by macro- and microeconomic events as well as
by political disturbances. Investors have to stay tunes with the latest
global news to develop optimized strategies.
The DAX was created in 1988, with a base index value of 1,000. The DAX
member companies make up roughly 75% of the aggregate market cap that trades
on the Frankfurt Exchange.
The DAX index is different than other indexes because it gets updated with
futures prices for the next day. This applies even after the main stock
exchange has closed. Changes are made on regular review dates. Index
members can be removed if they no longer rank in the top 45 largest German
companies. To be added to the stock index and have their DAX futures
traded, they need to break the top 25.
Trading DAX Index Futures
The DAX futures market has specific listing requirements for those who
wish to offer their securities for trading. These include regular
financial reports, audited earning reports, and minimum capital
requirements. In addition to these, the DAX has higher margin
requirement than other futures such as the
British Pound and Euro
on the foreign exchange, the common stock futures for Dow, S&P, and
other futures.
Futures contracts help traders to hedge their investments, to perform
speculation on price movements. However, it does not matter if
you’re a hedger or a speculator when it comes to risks. Assets
prices fluctuate almost every hour. That’s why traders have to
know how to mitigate every element of the possible risk (leverage,
slippage, volatility).
Because DAX futures are leveraged derivatives, those who decide to trade futures should have some knowledge of the financial market and indices in general before investing, but the potential return might be higher than a simple increase in the index.
Because DAX futures are leveraged derivatives, those who decide to trade futures should have some knowledge of the financial market and indices in general before investing, but the potential return might be higher than a simple increase in the index.
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