Get real opportunities with virtual markets

Trade our exclusive Derived Indices that simulate real-world markets. Choose a market with volatility that suits your trading style. Most Derived Indices are available to trade 24/7.

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Why trade Derived Indices with Deriv

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24/7 trading

Round-the-clock access to Synthetic Indices, including weekends and public holidays.

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Free from real-world risks

Simulated markets that are not affected by regular market hours or real-world market and liquidity risks.

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Swap-free

Zero swaps on selected instruments. Trade without additional overnight or interest charges.

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Up to 1:1000 leverage

Leverage up to 1:1000 on selected instruments to make the most of your capital and increase potential profit.

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Quick deposits and withdrawals

Multiple convenient, fast, and secure options for deposits and withdrawals.

24/7

Trading

1:1000

Maximum leverage

0

Swap fees

2

Trade types

Dive into 24/7 Synthetic Indices. These instruments are generated by a cryptographically secure random number generator.  They mimic real markets but are unaffected by real-world news or market volatility.

Synthetic Indices available on Deriv

Drift Switching Indices

These instruments shift between bullish, bearish, or side-ways trends. Ideal for smart buys, strategic sells, and timely pauses. And the best part? Predictable shifts at average durations of 10, 20, or 30 minutes mean you can anticipate and plan ahead.

DEX Indices

Expect dramatic spikes and drops every 15, 30, or 45 minutes (on average) with smaller fluctuations in between.

Volatility Indices

Choose from a range of constant volatilities from a serene 10% to a stormy 250%. Plus, set your pace with tick speeds of every 2 seconds for normal, or every second for fast action.

Crash/Boom Indices

Take your pick from Crash Indices for sudden downturns or Boom Indices for rapid surges. Dial in the action with frequencies of 300, 500, 600, 900, or 1,000 ticks to determine how often (on average) your market will crash or boom.

Jump Indices

Expect prices to leap every 20 minutes (on average), with an equal chance of soaring or plunging around 30x the normal volatility of the index. And you can choose from 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% volatility.

Step Indices

With each tick, the price of this instrument steps up or down by 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, or 0.5 – no wild swings or complicated trends. Just fixed, step-by-step movements.

Range Break Indices

A ranging market where the price bounces between upper and lower boundaries, with sudden high or low breaks to create a new range. Tailor to your pace with a choice of break frequencies – every 100 or 200 boundary hits (on average).

Daily Reset Indices

These instruments simulate simplified bull (rising) and bear (falling) market trends. Mirroring real-world economic upturns driven by positive sentiment or downturns driven by pessimism. Each index resets daily to a baseline.

Multi Step Indices

These indices would likely jump or dip by 0.1 but can move up or down by 0.2, 0.25, 0.3, or 0.5 steps in less frequent instances.

Hybrid Indices

Experience the predictability of Crash/Boom indices with a 20% volatility boost. Capture movements based on real markets, combining steady patterns and dynamic jumps.

Skewed Step Indices

Move beyond traditional Step Indices and trade with asymmetric step sizes and probabilities. With 80% or 90% probabilities for small shifts and 10% or 20% for sharp movements, every tick offers an opportunity to capitalise on dynamic market changes.

How to trade Synthetic Indices on Deriv

CFDs

Speculate on the price movements of popular Synthetic Indices with high leverage and advanced technical indicators.

Options

Predict the market trends of Synthetic Indices without the risk of losing your initial stake.

Browse our FAQ

What are the costs associated with trading derived indices?

Margin requirements, target spreads, and swap fees for derived indices can be found in our trading specifications page. These figures vary depending on which index is being traded.

Can I trade derived indices on swap-free accounts?

Yes, you can trade selected derived indices swap-free. They are available on the Deriv MT5 swap-free account.

Do technical indicators work the same for derived indices?

It depends on the specific asset that you are trading.

Synthetic indices, except for Range Break Index, may not be well-suited for technical indicators. Since there is no order book, meaning that the price is not determined by the equilibrium of the highest bid and lowest offer, any noticeable historical patterns are purely coincidental. However, Range Break indices fluctuate between support and resistance levels before breaking out, so channel analysis and indicators may be effective.

Basket and DFX indices can be analysed using technical indicators, as their prices correlate to real forex markets, which are impacted by economic factors.

Can external news events impact the price of derived indices?

External news events do not impact the price evolution of synthetic indices, and any short-term correlation is purely coincidental.

However, the Basket and DFX indices may be impacted as their prices are directly affected by the price of underlying forex pairs, which are affected by news events.

Can the price of derived indices be manipulated?

No, the price of derived indices cannot be manipulated.

The price evolution of synthetic indices is generated via proprietary random number generator cryptography that is securely stored and cannot be accessed or tampered with. Synthetic indices do not rely on any external data that can be manipulated. They also do not have an order book, making them resistant to manipulation where large orders can move prices or the insiders have a distinct advantage.

The price of Basket indices can be replicated based on the market prices of the underlying forex components in the basket. Manipulating the overall basket pricing would require simultaneously moving multiple major forex pairs, which is not feasible.

DFX indices are algorithmically generated based on proprietary systems where the underlying forex pair is an input. Their pricing cannot be directly altered or manipulated since the algorithms are protected.