Category
Equity Index
Exchange
ICE Futures Europe
Contract Size
£10 × FTSE 100 index value
Symbol
Z
FTSE 100 futures on ICE provide exposure to the UK's leading blue-chip index. Widely used by UK pension funds and asset managers for hedging. Retail traders use CFDs modelled on these futures. The FTSE tends to be influenced by commodity prices (mining/oil constituents) and GBP movements.
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01:00–21:00 GMT (Mon–Fri). Some overlap with US session.
Exchange margin around £6,000–£7,000. CFD margins much lower.
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