City Index Research Report


spread-betting-accountSpread Bet on indices, shares, FX & commodities today with City Index, one of the UK’s leading  Spread Betting and CFD providers.

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Free up more of your trading capital with some of the lowest margins in the market.

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Trading Platforms

With fast-moving financial markets, it is crucial that you have access to your account whenever you want, wherever you are.

With City Index, you can access 24-hour live prices on thousands of global markets through our multiple trading platforms including online, iPhone™ and mobile trading.

Online Trading Platform

online-trading-platformOur online trading platform provides a wealth of information and sophisticated trading tools to help you to realise your trading potential and make the most of market movements as they happen.

Our unique online trading platform enables you to spread bet and trade CFDs cross-margined from the same platform, eliminating the need to switch between platforms.

Trading Platform Benefits

With the City Index browser-based, online trading platform, you can:

  • Place trades securely from your computer 24 hours a day
  • Access over 12,000 markets including global shares, indices, ETFs, forex, commodities, treasuries, binaries and options
  • Instantly access real-time financial news and analysis feeds from Dow Jones Newswires
  • Access interactive live pricing charting package which includes a range of technical analysis tools
  • Create multiple watch lists to monitor potential future trades

New to Trading? The City Index online trading platform offers a simple interface that displays clear and relevant information, allowing you to get to grips with the concepts of technical trading quickly and easily. Comprehensive suite of charting tools offers everything you might need in a full and accessible package.

Experienced Trader? You can access the archive of technical and analysis data. A powerful interactive charting package allows you to rapidly annotate charts, display price and volume data in a variety of styles, and automatically overlay indicators and patterns with a single click. Market patterns are quickly revealed giving you all the information you need to plan your trading.

For more information please see our Trading Platform Guide.

Mobile Trading Platform

The City Index Mobile Trading provides you with full and secure access to your City Index trading account, whenever and wherever you want. Available on Blackberry, Java and Windows Mobile.

The mobile trading platform has won the ‘Best Mobile Trading Platform 2010′ award at the MoneyAM Online Finance Awards.

Innovative applications have been designed specifically for mobile devices to balance advances in technxology with an intuitive design to deliver an enhanced mobile trading experience.

With this Mobile Trading Platform, you can:

  • Check the latest prices and market movements instantly
  • Open and close positions
  • Set stop and limit orders including if done and OCO (one cancels other)
  • Create new or amend existing orders
  • View your pending, completed and cancelled orders
  • Monitor your positions using our unique positions chart
  • View and amend multiple Watch Lists
  • Review trade and order history
  • Be confident that all your information and transactions are secure

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iPhone Trading Platform

iphone-trading-platformLive spread betting and CFD trading App for the iPhone™, City Trading™ was the first to be launched in the industry in 2009. It provides you with full and secure access to your City Index trading account, whenever and wherever you want.

City Trading is available on the iPhone and iPod touch. Get it free from the AppStore today.

This innovative application has been designed specifically for the iPhone to balance advances in technology with an intuitive design to deliver an enhanced mobile trading experience. City Trading™ is downloaded from the App Store as a bespoke application and, once downloaded, is available directly from your iPhone home screen.

With City Trading™ from City Index you can:

  • Check the latest prices and market movements instantly
  • Open and close positions
  • Set stop and limit orders including if done and OCO (one cancels other)
  • Create new or amend existing orders
  • View your pending, completed and cancelled orders
  • Monitor your positions using our unique positions chart
  • View and amend multiple Watch Lists
  • Review trade and order history
  • Be confident that all your information and transactions are secure