--- title: "Trading Indices on a Funded Account - Get Funded Now" description: "Indices on a simulated GFN account, where available: session hours, leverage up to 1:50, and the market-open and news rules." url: "https://getfundednow.com/instruments/indices" language: "en" last_modified: "2026-09-22" publisher: "Get Funded Now (getfundednow.com)" translations: es: "https://getfundednow.com/es/instruments/indices" pt-BR: "https://getfundednow.com/pt-br/instruments/indices" fr: "https://getfundednow.com/fr/instruments/indices" it: "https://getfundednow.com/it/instruments/indices" de: "https://getfundednow.com/de/instruments/indices" disclosure: "All trading at Get Funded Now is simulated. 'Funded' means a simulated or virtual account; GFN is not a broker and does not hold client funds." --- Instruments # Indices on a funded account. Index instruments can be traded on every GFN programme where they are available, at leverage up to 1:50 that can be lower on indices. Unlike forex they keep session hours, so the cash open, overnight gaps and US data releases are where the 3% and 5% daily loss limits are most often reached. [Compare the programmes →](https://getfundednow.com/challenges) · [All instruments](https://getfundednow.com/instruments) What GFN offers ## Indices on a GFN account GFN confirms indices can be traded where supported instruments are available. Hours follow the underlying market and leverage can be lower than on forex. - Instruments tracking US benchmarks - the Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 are the ones most traded - European and Asian benchmarks where they are offered on your account - All traded as contracts for difference on the underlying index, not as shares Source: [Can I trade indices?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-i-trade-indices) The live instrument list and each instrument’s specification belong to your account. - **Leverage**: Up to 1:50 A ceiling. Index instruments can carry lower leverage than forex. - **Commission**: $7 per lot round turn $3.50 per side, $7 per lot round turn, charged on the simulated account. - **Minimum hold time**: 2 minutes Every trade, every programme, evaluation and funded stages. - **Daily loss limit**: 3% / 5% / 5% Instant / 1 Step / 2 Step. The same figure whatever you trade. - **Account access**: Desktop, web browser and mobile Login details issued on purchase. The rules that bite ## Where this class meets the rules The limits are the same on every instrument. What changes is which of them an instrument reaches first. ### The open is where limits get hit An index cash open prices hours of overnight news in minutes. Floating losses count immediately, so an entry in the first minutes can use a large share of the $5,000 daily allowance on a $100,000 1 Step account. [The rule in full →](https://getfundednow.com/rules/daily-loss-limit) ### US data and the news window News trading is permitted during evaluations. On a simulated funded account, profits from trades opened or closed within 3 minutes before or after a relevant high-impact release may be removed. Instant starts at the funded stage, so the funded rule applies from day one. Inflation, payrolls and rate decisions move US indices hardest. [The rule in full →](https://getfundednow.com/rules/news-trading) ### Overnight and weekend gaps Overnight and weekend holding are permitted where the account type and the underlying market allow. Weekend gaps, spread changes and market closures remain the trader's risk, and a gap can trigger a drawdown breach. Indices close between sessions, so the gap is part of every multi-day hold. [The rule in full →](https://getfundednow.com/rules/overnight-and-weekend) ### Trading hours follow the market There is no GFN schedule: index hours follow the underlying exchange and its holidays, which can bring late opens, early closes or closures. [The rule in full →](https://getfundednow.com/rules/trading-hours) Programme Daily loss limit Max drawdown Instant 3% ($3,000 on $100,000) 5%, trailing 1 Step 5% ($5,000 on $100,000) 8%, trailing, locks at starting balance 2 Step 5% ($5,000 on $100,000) 8%, non-trailing Sessions and hours ## When it trades, and when it costs more ### Session hours, not round the clock Index instruments trade around their home market's session, with a daily break. Check the instrument information on your account for the current schedule. ### The cash open The first hour of the underlying market's session carries the widest range and the widest spreads of the day. ### Holidays in the home market A public holiday in the index's own country can close it or shorten the session even while forex stays open. Risk considerations ## What to size around ### Point value varies by index The same number of points means very different dollar risk across indices. Size each one from its own specification. ### Earnings and concentration Technology-heavy benchmarks can move on a single company's results, outside the economic calendar. ### Gaps are not stoppable A stop offers no protection across a closed market. The next price is wherever the index reopens. Worked example ## A cash-open move against the daily limit A $100,000 2 Step account and an index instrument worth $10 per point per lot - check your own account's specification. - **Daily loss limit**: $5,000 5% of $100,000. - **An 80-point adverse move at 5 lots**: $4,000 A plausible opening swing on a volatile index. - **Room left for the day**: $1,000 Before commission. - **Same trade on Instant**: Breach The 3% limit is $3,000. Indices reward sizing for the open you are trading, not the quiet hour you planned in. ## Questions traders ask - [Can I trade indices?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-i-trade-indices) - Yes, where supported instruments are available. - [What are the GFN trading hours?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-are-the-trading-hours) - Trading hours depend on the instrument and the liquidity available for that market. - [Do trading hours change on public holidays?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/do-trading-hours-change-on-holidays) - They can. Major holidays can result in markets opening late, closing early or remaining closed. - [Is leverage the same for every instrument?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/is-leverage-the-same-for-every-instrument) - No. Forex, metals, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies can have different leverage requirements. - [Can I hold trades overnight?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-i-hold-trades-overnight) - Where permitted by your specific account rules and where the underlying market remains available, yes. ## Terms on this page - [Indices](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/indices) - Instruments tracking a basket of shares - the Dow, the S&P 500, the Nasdaq 100 and their international equivalents. Traded as contracts for difference, they give index exposure without owning any share. - [US30](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/us30) - The common symbol for an instrument tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a price-weighted index of 30 large US companies. It is quoted in index points, each worth a fixed amount per contract. - [NAS100](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/nas100) - The common symbol for an instrument tracking the Nasdaq 100, an index of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq. It is the most volatile of the major US index instruments. - [SPX500](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/spx500) - The common symbol for an instrument tracking the S&P 500, a market-cap weighted index of 500 large US companies. It is the standard benchmark for the US equity market. - [Contract for difference](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/contract-for-difference) - An agreement to exchange the difference in an instrument's price between opening and closing a position. It gives exposure to the move without ownership of the underlying asset. - [Market open](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/market-open) - The moment an instrument begins trading for a session. Opens concentrate order flow that built up while the market was closed, which is why volatility spikes and spreads take time to settle. - [Tick value](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/tick-value) - What one minimum price increment is worth per contract. It is the futures and index equivalent of pip value, and it converts a stop distance directly into a dollar figure. - [CPI release](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/cpi-release) - The monthly consumer price index, the headline measure of inflation. It drives interest rate expectations more directly than almost any other release, which is why it moves currencies, metals and index instruments simultaneously. ## Other instruments - [Forex](https://getfundednow.com/instruments/forex) - Forex on a simulated GFN account at up to 1:50, $7 per lot round turn. The news, hold-time and daily-limit rules that matter most for FX. - [Gold and metals](https://getfundednow.com/instruments/gold) - Gold and metals on a simulated GFN account: leverage up to 1:50, $7 per lot round turn, and the rules that bite hardest on XAUUSD. - [Commodities and oil](https://getfundednow.com/instruments/commodities) - Oil and other commodities on a simulated GFN account, where available: leverage up to 1:50, $7 per lot round turn, gap and news rules. - [Crypto](https://getfundednow.com/instruments/crypto) - Crypto CFDs on a simulated GFN account, where offered: hours and leverage that differ, $7 per lot round turn, and how to size for volatility. Ready when you are ## Your capital stays yours. The risk is ours. One evaluation fee, no time limits and up to 90% of simulated profits. Pick an account size and your credentials arrive by email within minutes. [Start your challenge →](https://getfundednow.com/challenges) · [Read the rules](https://getfundednow.com/faq) No subscriptions or hidden fees Payouts every 14 days $400,000 max total allocation --- Source: https://getfundednow.com/instruments/indices Facts about Get Funded Now in one file: https://getfundednow.com/llms.txt