Global Trade Finance Group Inc. — S&P 500 symbol, specs and trading conditions
_SP500. Contract size is 100,000, minimum trade size 0.1 lots and the price quotes to 2 digits. Overnight swap is 0.175 long / 0.475 short. Note the broker-specific form — an EA hard-coded to SP will not find _SP500.| Symbol on this broker | _SP500 |
| Platform | MT4 |
| Instrument class | index CFD |
| Contract size | 100,000 |
| Digits | 2 |
| Minimum lot | 0.1 |
| Lot step | 0.1 |
| Maximum lot | 10,000 |
| Swap long | 0.175 |
| Swap short | 0.475 |
| Tick value | — |
| Trade mode | Disabled |
| Execution | Market |
| Fill policy | — |
What is S&P 500 called on Global Trade Finance Group Inc.?
S&P 500 is called _SP500 on Global Trade Finance Group Inc.. 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 Global Trade Finance Group Inc.'s live server, not copied from marketing material.
What is the minimum lot size for S&P 500 on Global Trade Finance Group Inc.?
The minimum trade size for S&P 500 on Global Trade Finance Group Inc. is 0.1 lots, and size increases in steps of 0.1 lots — 10,000 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 Global Trade Finance Group Inc.?
Global Trade Finance Group Inc. charges 0.175 to hold S&P 500 long overnight and 0.475 to hold it short. Holding long costs more than holding short. Note that the long side is positive — Global Trade Finance Group Inc. pays you to hold it overnight, which is what a carry strategy looks for.
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 Global Trade Finance Group Inc. for S&P 500?
On Global Trade Finance Group Inc., 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.