Germany GER 30 Index

GER 30 represents Germany's Market Index of the top Blue Chips Stocks. This Stock Index represents Top 30 Most Traded Stocks that trade on Frankfurt Stock Market. Because Germany is the biggest economy in Euro-Zone, GER 30 is one of the most popular Index traded by traders.

Just like currencies, Germany GER 30 also has a chart representation & the chart can be traded & analyzed by traders. Traders can place a buy or sell order and trade this stock index using standard lots.

The Germany GER 30 Trade Chart

The Germany GER 30 trade chart is displayed & illustrated and shown above. On the example above this instrument is named as GER30CASH. As a trader you want to find a broker that provides Germany GER 30 trade chart so that you can begin to trade it. The example above is of Germany GER 30 on MT4 Platform.

Other Information about Germany GER 30 Index

Index Symbol - GDAXI

The 30 components stocks that make up the Germany GER 30 are revised a few times a year to determine if to change this composition or not. Stocks which are not performing well may be replaced with other stocks that are doing well.

Indices Trade Strategy for Germany GER 30 Stock Index

Germany GER 30 is comprised of blue chip stocks that trade in Frankfurt Stock Exchange selected from best performing sectors in Germany; therefore a good trade strategy to trade Germany GER 30 is to trade long most of the times. This is because in general the best stocks in Frankfurt Stock Exchange will generally keep moving up and up because the companies behind these stocks are the best and most profitable companies in Germany.

The Germany GER 30 is also revised few times every year so that if a stock is not doing well then it is replaced with another blue chip stock that is doing good. This ensures that most of the times Germany GER 30 will keep going up.

As a trader you want to be biased & keep buying as the index moves upward. When German economy is doing well (most times it is doing well) this upwards trend is more likely to be ruling. A good stock index trade strategy would be to buy dips.

During Economic Slow-Down & Recession

During economic slow-down & recession times, companies begin to report lower profits & lower business growth prospects. It is because to this reason that investors begin to sell stocks of companies reporting lower profits & therefore index tracking these particular stocks will also start to move downward.

Therefore, during these times index trends are likely to be moving downwards & as a trader you should also adjust your trading strategy accordingly to fit the prevailing downward trends of the stock market index that you're trading.

Contracts Specifications

Margin Requirement Per 1 Lot - € 85

Value per 1 Pips - € 0.1

NB: Even though general trend is generally upward, as a trader you've to factor in daily market volatility, on some days the index might oscillate or even retrace, index market retracement may also be significant at times & therefore as a trader you need to time your entry precisely using this trade strategy: Indices trade strategy & at the same time use proper money management rules just in case of more unexpected volatility in the market trend. About money management rules in stock index trading topics: What is money indices management and stock index trading money management methods.