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Dividend Adjustments

Index Dividends Adjustments Explained

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How do dividends impact Indices’ daily swap rates?

A dividend is scheduled to be credited/deducted to the holders of Cash Indices CFD depending on the direction of your open position(s). If you buy and hold a cash index overnight, into the ex-dividend date, you will receive the dividend component. If you sell and hold a cash index overnight, into the ex-dividend date, you will be charged the dividend component. This adjustment is included into the end of day swap rate..

Examples of Index dividend adjustments

  1. 1If you buy and hold 1 lot DJ30 cash index overnight with the dividend component of +20 USD, the account will be credit with 20 USD.
  2. 2Conversely, if you sell and hold 1 lot SPI200 cash index overnight with the dividend component of -20 AUD, the account will be debit with 20 AUD.

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