What are thematic indices?
Each thematic index represents a themed group of US-listed equities. Themes can be based on sectors or performance of the equities according to certain metrics.
Thematic indices present traders with an opportunity to speculate on broad market-wide trends without having to trade multiple equity positions.
How to trade thematic indices
You can use a combination of fundamental and technical analysis when trading thematic index markets.
Traders may use thematic indices to:
- Hedge equity positions
- Manage risk and volatility
- Gain exposure to large cap equities
- Secure a source of liquidity
- Take a risk-reward position
Our 8 Thematic Indices
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Trump 30
Trade an index of the stocks most likely to be impacted positively if Trump retains the presidency.
Top-weighted constituents: Halliburton, Fluor, Boeing, Baker Hughes, ConocoPhillips
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Biden 30
Think Biden will win the US presidential vote this November? Take a position on a basket of stocks that could be boosted by a victory for the Democrats.
Top-weighted constituents: Union Pacific, CSX, American Water Works, UnitedHealth Group, MetLife
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FAANGS
Trade an index of the biggest US tech stocks, including Google, Netflix and Tesla.
Top-weighted constituents: Tesla, Apple, Amazon, Intel, Facebook
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Cannabis
Take a position on the budding legalised cannabis sector in the US.
Top-weighted constituents: Canopy Growth Corp, GW Pharma, Cronos Group, Aurora Cannabis
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Crypto 10
Trade a basket of the 10 most popular cryptocurrency markets.
Top-weighted constituents: Ethereum, Bitcoin, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin
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Remote Economy
Trade a basket of tech stocks representing the remote working economy.
Top-weighted constituents: eBay, Electronic Arts, Activision Blizzard, Amazon, Netflix
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ESG
Trade 100 US stocks based on Environmental, Social and Governance scores.
Top-weighted constituents: Garmin, Cummins, Nike, Texas Instruments, Weyerhaeuser
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Green
Speculate on the performance of the top 30 weighted green US firms.
Top-weighted constituents: Xylem, Brookfield Renewable, First Solar, Idacorp, Beyond Meat
What moves thematic indices?
Thematic index markets generally move according to the cumulative share price of each constituent company in the index. Factors that may impact share prices include:
- Earnings releases
- Macroeconomic events
- News relating to constituent companies
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