Fortrade Limited — S&P 500 symbol, specs and trading conditions
S&P500. Contract size is 10, minimum trade size 0.01 lots and the price quotes to 2 digits. Overnight swap is -160 long / -19 short. Note the broker-specific form — an EA hard-coded to SP will not find S&P500.| Symbol on this broker | S&P500 |
| Platform | MT4 |
| Instrument class | index CFD |
| Contract size | 10 |
| Digits | 2 |
| Minimum lot | 0.01 |
| Lot step | 0.01 |
| Maximum lot | 100 |
| Swap long | -160 |
| Swap short | -19 |
| Tick value | — |
| Trade mode | Disabled |
| Execution | Instant |
| Fill policy | — |
What is S&P 500 called on Fortrade Limited?
S&P 500 is called S&P500 on Fortrade 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 Fortrade Limited's live server, not copied from marketing material.
What is the minimum lot size for S&P 500 on Fortrade Limited?
The minimum trade size for S&P 500 on Fortrade 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 S&P 500 at Fortrade Limited?
Fortrade Limited charges -160 to hold S&P 500 long overnight and -19 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 Fortrade Limited for S&P 500?
On Fortrade Limited, trading is set to Disabled, orders execute in Instant mode.
Instant execution means the server can reject your order and return a requote rather than filling at a moved price. An EA written for market execution needs explicit requote handling here, or it will silently stop placing trades.
Run the full compatibility check for this broker with the EA compatibility checker.