Question 1

Is the FTSE 100 really a UK index if most revenue comes from abroad?

Accepted Answer

By listing, yes, every constituent is on the London Stock Exchange. By revenue exposure, no, around three quarters of underlying sales are generated outside the United Kingdom. Practically, this means UK100 behaves more like a global cyclicals basket with a sterling translation overlay than like a pure-play bet on the UK domestic economy. Traders who model it as the latter usually get caught out.

Question 2

How is UK100 priced after the London Stock Exchange closes?

Accepted Answer

Once the cash session ends at 11:30 New York time, the underlying shares stop trading, but the FTSE 100 futures market and CFD quotes carry on. LHFX UK100 pricing during the out-of-hours window is derived from related futures markets, currency moves, and correlated indices. Spreads widen materially during the Asian session and gap risk into the next London open is meaningful, so out-of-hours sizing should be smaller than cash-session sizing.

Question 3

Why does UK100 sometimes barely react to UK economic data?

Accepted Answer

Because only a quarter of constituent earnings are tied to the British economy in a meaningful way. A surprise UK retail sales beat will move GBP first, then domestic-focused names like Tesco, Lloyds, and the housebuilders, but the headline UK100 level often barely registers it. The opposite is true for Chinese PMI: a soft print can drop the index 0.5% inside an hour through the mining and luxury-goods weights.

Question 4

What is the minimum deal size for UK100 at LHFX?

Accepted Answer

The minimum tradable size is 0.01 lots, which on MT5 represents one hundredth of a standard contract. At an index level near 8,000 and GBP/USD around 1.27, one full point on a 0.01 lot position is worth about 1.3 US cents, and a typical 30-point intraday range therefore moves the position by less than $0.40. That granularity makes it practical to size positions to the actual risk budget on a small account.

Question 5

How does the dividend adjustment work in practice?

Accepted Answer

On the ex-dividend date for any constituent, the price index drops mechanically by the per-share dividend multiplied by that constituent's index weight. LHFX offsets the move with a cash adjustment: a credit to long positions and an equal debit to short positions, calculated on the contract size held at the close before the ex-date. Cumulative net effect on a UK100 position over a full quarter is typically below 1% of position notional.

Question 6

Can you trade UK100 from a phone?

Accepted Answer

Yes. MetaTrader 5 mobile is available on iOS and Android. The same UK100 symbol, the same leverage cap of 1:200, and the same $3 per side commission apply across desktop, web, and mobile. Mobile fills are routed to the same STP/ECN flow as desktop orders, so execution speed is not penalised by the device, although charting and analysis are easier on a larger screen.

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What moves the price

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When UK100 is worth trading

UK100 against the alternatives

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What can go wrong

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Frequently Asked Questions

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