ET Global Co., Limited — FTSE 100 symbol, specs and trading conditions
UK100. Contract size is 10, minimum trade size 0.01 lots and the price quotes to 2 digits. Overnight swap is -144.999 long / -67.857 short. Note the broker-specific form — an EA hard-coded to UK will not find UK100.| Symbol on this broker | UK100 |
| Platform | MT4 |
| Instrument class | index CFD |
| Contract size | 10 |
| Digits | 2 |
| Minimum lot | 0.01 |
| Lot step | 0.01 |
| Maximum lot | 100 |
| Swap long | -144.999 |
| Swap short | -67.857 |
| Tick value | — |
| Trade mode | Disabled |
| Execution | Market |
| Fill policy | — |
What is FTSE 100 called on ET Global Co., Limited?
FTSE 100 is called UK100 on ET Global Co., Limited. Use that exact string in SymbolSelect() or iCustom() — MetaTrader symbol names are case-sensitive and will not resolve a close match.
Broker symbol names diverge because each one configures its own market watch. The same instrument can appear as a plain code, with a letter suffix for an account type, or under a legacy vendor name. The code above was read from ET Global Co., Limited's live server, not copied from marketing material.
What is the minimum lot size for FTSE 100 on ET Global Co., Limited?
The minimum trade size for FTSE 100 on ET Global Co., Limited is 0.01 lots, and size increases in steps of 0.01 lots — 0.1 units of the underlying at minimum.
An EA that sends a volume below this, or one that is not a whole multiple of the lot step, is rejected with error 131 (invalid trade volume) — normalise your lot size against both numbers before calling OrderSend.
What is the swap on FTSE 100 at ET Global Co., Limited?
ET Global Co., Limited charges -144.999 to hold FTSE 100 long overnight and -67.857 to hold it short. Holding long costs more than holding short.
Swap is applied at the broker's daily rollover and is charged at triple rate on one weekday to cover the weekend. Work out the real cost for your position size with the swap carry calculator.
Will my EA run on ET Global Co., Limited for FTSE 100?
On ET Global Co., Limited, trading is set to Disabled, orders execute in Market mode.
Market execution fills at the available price rather than requoting, so an EA does not need requote handling — but it must tolerate slippage, and stop loss / take profit usually cannot be attached in the same call.
Run the full compatibility check for this broker with the EA compatibility checker.