Volatility CFD trading with IG

Access a wide range of markets and trade the VIX with competitive spreads and flexible trading opportunities.

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Why trade volatility CFDs with IG?

Wide range of markets

Trade the VIX, EU Volatility Index, and volatility ETFs, including the VIX ETF, without owning the underlying asset.

Advanced charting tools

Analyse markets with interactive charts, technical indicators, price alerts, and integrated trading tools.

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Trade 24/7² with the largest range of weekend markets and out-of-hours stocks offered by any provider.

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Which markets are most volatile?

While periods of volatility across global markets can be triggered by geopolitical and other events, certain financial assets are inherently volatile – typically moving by large numbers of points in a normal day. Take a look at some examples below.

Indices
Commodities
Forex

Dow Jones

Compare the Dow (Wall Street), currently trading at around 23,000, with the S&P 500 (US 500) at around 2500. Given the difference in the relative value of these indices, it’s easy to see why the Dow typically exhibits much larger intraday movements than the S&P 500.

The DAX

For similar reasons, even in Australia the DAX (Germany 40) is often more popular with traders than the FTSE 100, which is around 55% smaller and tends to be considerably less volatile.

	Sell	Buy	Change
Wall Street
US 500
Germany 40
FTSE 100

Oil

Oil has a long-standing reputation for volatility, as its price is readily destabilised by political unrest and economic developments. The 2020 oil price war is a case in point, with record increases in supply alongside waning demand causing the Brent Crude price to plummet.

Gold

Traditionally seen as a safe haven for investors in uncertain markets, Gold has found a new role more recently. With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the metal appeared to lose its lustre and its price grew surprisingly unpredictable and volatile.

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Oil - US Crude
Spot Gold

GBP/USD

The value of the pound against the dollar typically reacts strongly to any political upheaval or uncertainty in the UK. Recent examples have included Brexit and its fallout, as well as the spread of the Covid-19 virus. This caused a flight to the dollar – considered a safe haven – driving down GBP/USD.

EUR/USD

These two behemoth currencies might be expected to show more stability than most, yet the pair has also proved susceptible to the tumult of the market recently. As the coronavirus multiplied throughout Europe, EUR/USD responded with a period of unusual volatility.

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GBP/USD
EUR/USD

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Explore our volatility CFD trading guides and resources

What is stock market volatility?

Stock market volatility measures how frequently and significantly market prices move in either direction over a given period.

What is VIX and how do you trade it?

The VIX is a real-time volatility index developed by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), serving as the first benchmark for measuring market expectations of volatility.

What are indices and how do you trade them?

Indices are benchmarks that measure the performance of a group of shares, and you can trade them through CFDs to speculate on whether their value will rise or fall without owning the underlying stocks.

What is cryptocurrency trading and how does it work?

Cryptocurrency trading is the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies on an exchange.

What is forex trading and how does it work?

Forex trading, which stands for foreign exchange or FX trading, involves the conversion of one currency into another.

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¹IG International Limited is part of the IG Group and its ultimate parent company is IG Group Holdings Plc. IG Group established in London in 1974, and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index.
² 24/7 means all week apart from ten hours from 6am to 4pm Saturday (UTC+8), and 20 minutes just before the market opens on Monday morning. Our trading hours are based on UK GMT hours, and are converted to UTC+8 hours. This means that the times listed are affected by UK clock changes in the year, and will be adjusted by +/- 1 hour accordingly.