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Trade on asset prices derived from real-world or simulated markets. Manage your exposure by selecting the volatility level to suit your risk appetite. Choose from our 24/7 synthetics, derived FX, and baskets.
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Deriv’s proprietary synthetics simulate real-world market movements. Backed by a cryptographically secure random number generator, these indices are available to trade 24/7 and are unaffected by regular market hours, global events, or market and liquidity risks.

Synthetics trades available on Deriv

CFD trading allows you to trade on the price movement of an asset without buying or owning the underlying asset.

On Deriv, you can trade CFDs with high leverage, enabling you to pay just a fraction of the contract’s value. It will amplify your potential gain and also increase your potential loss.

Instruments available for CFD trading

DEX indices

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DEX 900UP

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DEX 900DN

These indices correspond to simulated markets where asset prices spike or drop due to news events. Small jumps are quite frequent. However, occasional major spikes or drops occur every 15 minutes on average.

The DEX900UP has frequent small spikes and major drops that occasionally occur every 900 seconds on average.

The DEX900DN has frequent small drops and major spikes that occasionally occur every 900 seconds on average.

Volatility indices

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Volatility 10 (1s) Index

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Volatility 25 (1s) Index

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Volatility 50 (1s) Index

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Volatility 75 (1s) Index

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Volatility 100 (1s) Index

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Volatility 150 (1s) Index

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Volatility 250 (1s) Index

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Volatility 10 Index

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Volatility 25 Index

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Volatility 50 Index

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Volatility 75 Index

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Volatility 100 Index

These indices correspond to simulated markets with constant volatilities of 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, 150%, and 250%.

One tick is generated every two seconds for volatility indices 10, 25, 50, 75, and 100.

One tick is generated every second for volatility indices 10 (1s), 25 (1s), 50 (1s), 75 (1s), 100 (1s), 150 (1s), and 250 (1s).

Crash/Boom

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Crash 300 Index

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Crash 500 Index

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Crash 1000 Index

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Boom 300 Index

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Boom 500 Index

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Boom 1000 Index

With these indices, there is an average of one drop (crash) or one spike (boom) in prices that occur in a series of 300, 500, or 1,000 ticks.

Jump indices

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Jump 10 Index

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Jump 25 Index

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Jump 50 Index

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Jump 75 Index

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Jump 100 Index

These indices correspond to simulated markets with constant volatilities of 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. There is an equal probability of an up or down jump every 20 minutes, on average. The jump size is around 30 times the normal price movement, on average.

Step indices

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Step Index

With these indices, there is an equal probability of up/down movement in a price series with a fixed step size of 0.1.

Range break indices

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Range Break 100 Index

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Range Break 200 Index

These indices fluctuate between two price points (borders), occasionally breaking through the borders to create a new range on average once every 100 or 200 times that they hit the borders.

Synthetics trades available on Deriv

CFD trading allows you to trade on the price movement of an asset without buying or owning the underlying asset.

On Deriv, you can trade CFDs with high leverage, enabling you to pay just a fraction of the contract’s value. It will amplify your potential gain and also increase your potential loss.

Instruments available for CFD trading

DEX indices

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DEX 900UP

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DEX 900DN

These indices correspond to simulated markets where asset prices spike or drop due to news events. Small jumps are quite frequent. However, occasional major spikes or drops occur every 15 minutes on average.

The DEX900UP has frequent small spikes and major drops that occasionally occur every 900 seconds on average.

The DEX900DN has frequent small drops and major spikes that occasionally occur every 900 seconds on average.

Volatility indices

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Volatility 10 (1s) Index

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Volatility 25 (1s) Index

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Volatility 50 (1s) Index

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Volatility 75 (1s) Index

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Volatility 100 (1s) Index

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Volatility 150 (1s) Index

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Volatility 250 (1s) Index

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Volatility 10 Index

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Volatility 25 Index

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Volatility 50 Index

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Volatility 75 Index

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Volatility 100 Index

These indices correspond to simulated markets with constant volatilities of 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, 150%, and 250%.

One tick is generated every two seconds for volatility indices 10, 25, 50, 75, and 100.

One tick is generated every second for volatility indices 10 (1s), 25 (1s), 50 (1s), 75 (1s), 100 (1s), 150 (1s), and 250 (1s).

Crash/Boom

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Crash 300 Index

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Crash 500 Index

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Crash 1000 Index

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Boom 300 Index

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Boom 500 Index

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Boom 1000 Index

With these indices, there is an average of one drop (crash) or one spike (boom) in prices that occur in a series of 300, 500, or 1,000 ticks.

Jump indices

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Jump 10 Index

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Jump 25 Index

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Jump 50 Index

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Jump 75 Index

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Jump 100 Index

These indices correspond to simulated markets with constant volatilities of 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. There is an equal probability of an up or down jump every 20 minutes, on average. The jump size is around 30 times the normal price movement, on average.

Step indices

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Step Index

With these indices, there is an equal probability of up/down movement in a price series with a fixed step size of 0.1.

Range break indices

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Range Break 100 Index

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Range Break 200 Index

These indices fluctuate between two price points (borders), occasionally breaking through the borders to create a new range on average once every 100 or 200 times that they hit the borders.

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