Dow 30 ~ nounA price-weighted share index of the 30 largest and most widely held public companies in the U.S.
Trading the Dow Jones
If you want to place a financial spread bet based on movements of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index with ShortsandLongs.com (S&L), you can trade a product known as the Wall Street Index. You can trade a Wall Street Daily Index, Future and Daily Future.
The Wall Street contracts are the second most heavily traded financial spread betting product by S&L members after the UK 100 Index. The readily available information, liquid and fast moving prices and tight spreads mean that everyone from a seasoned pro to a newcomer to spread betting can use their knowledge of the markets to try to make a profit.
But the sometimes quite dramatic Wall Street Index moves can catch traders out. Gapping overnight, or even the 500 point + intraday swings can result in big profits or losses on open positions.
This is where S&L stands out from the crowd though – with our Free Guaranteed Stops you will never lose more than is in your account, no matter how much the market moves past your set risk levels.