Futures

Futures are one of the most popular forms of CFDs. IC Trading offers a range of Futures from around the world, including ICE Dollar Index and CBOE VIX Index. Online Futures based CFDs are offered exclusively on IC Trading’s MetaTrader 4 Platform.

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Futures CFDs are priced directly from the underlying futures markets, with commissions, financing charges and dividend adjustments all built into the spread itself. IC Trading offers competitive spreads across all of our Future CFDs.

The following table shows our selection of global Futures CFDs

Index Symbol
ICE Dollar Index Futures DXY
CBOE VIX Index Futures VIX
Brent Crude Oil Futures BRENT
WTI Crude Oil Futures WTI
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Futures CFDs Example

Buying the Volatility Index (VIX)
The gross profit on your trade is calculated as follows:
Opening Price
$14.20
Closing Price
$18.20
Difference
4.00 (400 Index points)
Gross Profit on Trade
400 x 1 contracts ($0.01 per point) = USD $4.00
Opening the Position

The price of the VIX is 14.05/14.20. You are of the view that market volatility will increase so you decide to buy 1 contract at 14.20. (One contract is equal to $0.01 per point, there are 100 pointsper 1.00 change in the index). No commission is charged on Futures CFDs.

For every point that the bid quote on the VIX rises above 14.20 you will make a profit of $0.01 USD, for every point the bid quote falls below 14.20 you will lose $0.01 USD.

Closing the Position

Four days later, the VIX has risen to 18.20/18.35 and you decide to take your profit. You close your position by selling 1 contract at 18.20.

You should be aware that if the market had moved in the opposite direction, you would have made a loss that could have exceeded your initial deposit.

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Futures expiry/roll process

IC Trading Futures CFDs are set to expire two working days before the contract expires on the underlying market. When a Futures CFD contract expires, all open positions will be closed at the futures settlement price; as reported by the futures exchange. This process would usually take place on the day following the expiry. Open positions are not rolled to the next front month so any clients wishing to hold long term positions must reopen the trade on the next available contract.

Index Start Date Close Only Date Expiry Date Contract Month
VIX_N4 16/06/2024 15/07/2024 16/07/2024 July
DXY_U4 13/06/2024 12/09/2024 13/09/2024 September

Commodities Expiry Information

Commodity Start Date Close Only Date Expiry Date Contract Month
Wheat_Z4 14/08/2024 13/11/2024 14/11/2024 December
BRENT_X4 26/08/2024 25/09/2024 26/09/2024 November
WTI_V4 14/08/2024 16/09/2024 17/09/2024 October
VIX_U4 19/08/2024 16/09/2024 17/09/2024 September
Sugar_V4 19/06/2024 19/09/2024 20/09/2024 October
Corn_Z4 21/08/2024 20/11/2024 21/11/2024 December
Cotton_Z4 05/06/2024 01/11/2024 04/11/2024 December
Cocoa_Z4 8/8/2024 6/11/2024 7/11/2024 December
Coffee_Z4 8/8/2024 6/11/2024 7/11/2024 December
Sbean_K5 22/10/2024 21/04/2025 22/04/2025 May
Sbean_X4 21/08/2024 22/10/2024 23/10/2024 November
WTI_X4 16/09/2024 16/10/2024 17/10/2024 November
VIX_V4 16/09/2024 14/10/2024 15/10/2024 October
Sugar_H5 19/09/2024 19/02/2025 20/02/2025 March
DXY_Z4 16/09/2024 12/12/2024 13/12/2024 December
BRENT_Z4 25/09/2024 25/10/2024 28/10/2024 December
OJ_X4 21/08/2024 18/10/2024 21/10/2024 November

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