Trade Germany 40 - DE40 CFD

The Germany 40 is a tradeable market from Capital.com, which you can trade with CFDs. Its price is based on that of the Germany 40 stock index, which itself represents the performance of the top 40 companies listed on the FSE. 

Capital.com’s Germany 40 index market therefore enables traders to take a position on the performance of the top 40 listed companies in Germany, and the health of the German economy as a whole.

You can trade the Germany 40 index with Capital.com using contracts for difference, or CFDs. 

CFDs are a financial derivative, which means that they derive their price from an underlying market. Traders can use CFDs to take a position on a market, like the Germany 40, whether its price is moving up or down. 

CFDs are a leveraged product, meaning that your capital outlay to open a position (or ‘margin’) is often much smaller than the true size of your position. 

While this can enable you to take a position on assets you might not otherwise have access to, it can mean that both gains and losses can be faster and larger than you might anticipate. 

Learn more about trading CFDs, and decide whether they could be right for you, with our helpful guide. 

The 40 constituent companies of the Germany 40 are subject to change, but broadly – the Germany 40 index is made up of the top 40 companies listed on the FSE. Those companies with a higher market capitalisation have more of an effect on the Germany 40’s price than others, as the index is weighted by market cap. 

However, the constituent companies of the Germany 40 are chosen by more than just market capitalisation. Factors like liquidity, public float, sector capitalisation and more also play a part. 

At the time of writing, some of the largest companies in the Germany 40 include SAP, Allianz, Deutsche Telekom and BMW.

To see where the Germany 40 index closed today and on preceding days, please check the live Germany 40 chart, or using our platform or app.