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Why Trade Nikkei (JP225) with XM?
At XM we offer Nikkei (JP225) as cash and futures CFDs. Our cash index CFDs are undated transactions that aim to replicate the cash price of the underlying index, and so they are adjusted for interest and dividends. Index futures CFDs expire on specific future dates and are cash-settled on the expiry date.
About Nikkei (JP225)
Nikkei 225 (JP225), commonly known as Nikkei, is a stock index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the world’s third largest stock exchange with a market capitalization of US$4.09 trillion. As the leading index of Japanese stocks, Nikkei 225 (JP225) is price-weighted stock index, equivalent to the American Dow Jones Industrial Average Index, comprising Japan’s most powerful 225 blue-chip companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Nikkei 225 (JP225) is a stock index calculated by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) newspaper on a daily basis and updated every 15 seconds during trading sessions, with its components reviewed once a year. The 225 companies that the stock index consists of belong to the most various industries, such as food, automotive, chemicals, mining, pharmaceuticals, banking and financial services, shipping, electric machinery, and transportation.
Trading Conditions
JP225 Cash |
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| Margin requirement | 0.5 % |
| Spreads as low as | 12 |
| Symbols | JP225Cash |
| Description | Japan 225 |
| Min. Price Fluctuation | 1.00000 |
| Value of Minimum Price Fluctuation | JPY 1 |
| Value of 1 lot | 1 Japan 225 index |
| Spreads as low as | 12 |
| Min/Max Trade Size MT4 | 1/12500 |
| Min/Max Trade Size MT5 | 1/10000 |
| Swap Value in Margin Currency Long | -2.33 |
| Swap Value in Margin Currency Short | -2.46 |
| Limit and Stop Levels | 10 |
JP225 Future |
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|---|---|
| Margin requirement | 0.5 % |
| Spreads as low as | 24 |
| Symbols | JP225 |
| Description | Japan 225 |
| Min. Price Fluctuation | 1.00000 |
| Value of Minimum Price Fluctuation | JPY 1 |
| Value of 1 lot | 1 Japan 225 index |
| Spreads as low as | 24 |
| Min/Max Trade Size MT4 | 1/12500 |
| Min/Max Trade Size MT5 | 1/10000 |
| Limit and Stop Levels | 14 |
Weekday 01:05-23:15,23:30-23:55 (GMT +2)
Monday Open 01:05 (GMT +2)
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Friday Close 23:10 (GMT +2)
** Only if Margin Level is over 100%
How to Start Trading Nikkei (JP225)?
Step 1
Open an XM Real Account
Step 2
Download and login to the MT5 platform
Step 3
Double-click on Nikkei (JP225) from the “Market Watch” to open an order for this instrument.
