How to start trading NASDAQ 100 index with Capital.com?

To start trading NASDAQ 100 index with Capital.com, Open Capital.com CFD Account and log in to the Capital.com Official Website.

Then you need to make a deposit to your account before starting trading NASDAQ 100 index.

The main trading hours of the Nasdaq 100 Index are 09:30-16:00 (EST), but pre-market trading hours (04:00-09:30) and after-hours trading hours (16:00-20:00) are Also included in the Nasdaq price.

On the Capital.com trading platform, you can monitor the Nasdaq 100 price trend and trade 24 hours a day.

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Why is the NASDAQ 100 index so important?

The Nasdaq 100 Index (NASDAQ 100) selects the top 100 companies on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange (NASDAQ) trading rankings and compiles their stocks as an index sample. The Nasdaq Index is the benchmark for US technology stocks, but the index constituent companies also include companies in the retail, industrial, biotechnology, and health industries.

The reason why traders value the Nasdaq 100 index so much is the key stock price changes and daily fluctuations it brings. Today, the Nasdaq 100 Index is widely known for its outstanding performance in trading volume and volatility. The US federal strict trading regulations and regulations have also greatly ensured its safety.

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How to trade NASDAQ 100 (NASDAQ 100) CFDs?

Many world-renowned technology companies are constituent companies of the Nasdaq 100 Index. The NASDAQ 100 Index (NASDAQ 100) mainly provides traders with higher liquidity, longer trading hours, and smaller spreads.

Use Contracts for Difference (CFD) to trade the Nasdaq 100 Index, without traditional exchange restrictions, support long and short markets, and start trading anytime, anywhere.

Trading the NASDAQ 100 index is a way of directly participating in the US technology industry without in-depth research on the sales performance of a company. The constituent stocks of the Nasdaq index have the characteristics of large trading volume, high volatility, multiple industries and strong liquidity, and are widely favored by CFD traders around the world.

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How is the NASDAQ 100 index calculated?

Like other global stock market indexes, the NASDAQ 100 index tracks a basket of company stocks, and changes in its stock prices will affect index trading throughout the trading day.

The NASDAQ 100 index price is equal to the sum of the weights of each security index, multiplied by the latest price of the security, and then divided by the index divisor.

The constituent stocks of the Nasdaq 100 Index must be companies that are exclusively listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, belonging to the global select market or the global market. In addition, NASDAQ listed companies must meet the following conditions:

  • The average daily trading volume is not less than 200,000 shares;
  • The listing time is not less than 3 months;
  • Companies that are not on the verge of bankruptcy;
  • Publish quarterly and annual reports on time.

The NASDAQ 100 index is a weighted market value index, which means that the larger the market value of the company, the higher the weight and the greater the influence on the price of the NASDAQ index. No matter what company, its weight will not exceed 24%.

Companies that trade on NASDAQ regularly release quarterly reports, and determine the selection of constituent stocks based on market capitalization rankings.

However, the NASDAQ 100 (NASDAQ 100) is different from the NASDAQ Composite Index (NASDAQ Composite), which is listed and traded on the NASDAQ exchange. The NASDAQ 100 index is smaller than the latter, accounting for 67% of the latter’s total market value.

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NASDAQ 100 (NASDAQ 100) history

The NASDAQ 100 index officially withdrew on January 31, 1985, with an initial base price of 250 points. But after reaching nearly 800 points on December 31, 1993, the base price was adjusted to 125 points.

When it was launched, the Nasdaq 100 Index tried to promote the two independent indexes that are now famous under the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The two independent indexes are: the Nasdaq 100 Index, which is composed of companies in the fields of industry, technology, retail, telecommunications, health, transportation, media, biotechnology, and science; the Nasdaq Financial 100, which is composed of banks, insurance The company and the credit brokerage company are formed.

When compiling these two independent indexes, Nasdaq hopes to be able to trade options and futures as benchmark indicators for mutual funds.

On August 29, 2018, the Nasdaq 100 index set a new closing high of 7,660.18 points, and reached an intraday high of 7,700.56 points on October 1, 2018. During the 2008 financial crisis, the Nasdaq 100 Index reached a six-year intraday low of 1,018 points on November 20, 2008.

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What is the NASDAQ Composite Index (NASDAQ Composite)?

The NASDAQ Composite Index (NASDAQ Composite) is an index of more than 3,300 stocks listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. Unlike the Nasdaq 100 Index, it includes common stocks, real estate investment trusts and tracking stocks.

The Nasdaq Composite Index also includes all Nasdaq-listed stocks that are not derivatives, preferred stocks, or exchange-traded funds.

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What is PowerShares QQQ Trust?

PowerShares QQQ Trust is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the Nasdaq 100 Index. It is composed of all the stocks in the index and is rebalanced quarterly and reorganized annually.

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