Germany GER 30 Index

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

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

The Germany GER 30 Trade Chart

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

Other Trading Information about the Germany GER 30 Index

Index Symbol - GER 30:IND - GDAXI

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

Indices Trading System for Germany GER 30 Index

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

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

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

During Economic SlowDown and Recession

During economic slowdown and recession times, companies start to report lower profits and lower growth prospect. It is due to this reason that traders start to sell stocks of companies reporting lower profits and therefore the stock index tracking these particular stocks will also begin to move downwards.

Therefore, during these times stock index trends are likely to be heading downward and as a trader you should also adjust your strategy accordingly to suit the prevailing downwards trends of the stock market index that you are trading.

Contracts Specifications

Margin Required Per 1 Lot - € 85

Value per 1 Pips - € 0.1

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