Stock Baskets

While you may know of stock baskets as being a collection of multiple securities (e.g., currencies, stocks, etc), with FXTM they're a little different. Our stock baskets are customized into indices by our own in-house market experts, allowing you to trade price movements of multiple companies, based on industries and global trends, with a single trade.

Stock trading is the buying and selling of a company's shares with an aim to make a profit. When you buy shares in a company you own a small part of that company, and the value of your investment will change as the company's share price moves up and down.

Stock basket trading is a little different. Instead of investing in individual stocks, you can trade the price movements of a group of companies that are grouped together based on theme (for example, Green) or industry (for example, Mobile) with a single trade.

Stock baskets involve cheaper holding costs than trading multiple single stocks and are a great way to diversify both your portfolio and your risk.

Expecting big market news or a wave of volatility? Trade the trend of the affected industry more easily and quickly.

Instead of investing in individual stocks, you can trade the price movements of a group of companies that are grouped together based on theme (for example, Green) or industry (for example, Mobile) with a single trade.

There are many advantages of basket trading. Multiple trades can be placed in just one order. You can tailor your investment portfolio or can arrange your baskets by a range of categorisation by price, goals, industry, or sector. Maintaining a high level of controls over your trading portfolio is also a benefit. Once you have created your basket you can save it for later review at a later stage.

You can create and save baskets any time, e.g., during standard market hours or during non-market hours. Basket trading orders are eligible for execution, however, only during standard market hours which are 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET.

It is well known that diversification is one of the most time-tested trading strategies. Diversify your trades and learn the basket trading strategy so you don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The Micro account allows you to deposit as low as $10 for you to activate the account and start trading.

Opening a trading account with FXTM takes a few minutes. As soon as your account is created, you'll have access to 5 diverse stocks baskets:

1. The Social Media Index - a collection of the largest US social media companies; Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Google.
2. The Green Index - a collection of the most popular US environmentally friendly companies; Beyond Meat, Tesla, Enphase Energy Inc., Weyerhaeuser, Clean Harbors and Bloom Energy.
3. The Mobile Index - a collection of the most popular US telecommunications companies; Apple, T-Mobile US, Verizon Communications, Qualcomm, Crown Castle Int., Qorvo, and Skyworks Solutions.
4. The Space War Index - a collection of the most popular US aerospace companies; Lockheed Martin, Boeing Co/The, Northrop Grumman, Ball, and Viasat.
5. The Vegan Index - a collection of the most popular US agricultural companies; Beyond Meat, Ingredion Incorporated, Bunge Limited and Archer-Daniels.

We offer the industry's most powerful trading platform MetaTrader on your PC, Mac, mobile or tablet to suit you, allowing you to trade stock baskets from anywhere in the world.

These platforms are equipped with all the tools you need to get the most out of your trading experience, including a range of technical indicators, interactive charts and an exemplary security system.

Just so you know - stock baskets are available for both MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 on the Advantage or Advantage Plus accounts, while traders on the Micro account can only trade them on the MT4.