Why trade Wall Street 30 on Deriv
Higher leverage, lower costs
Keep your costs defined with increased market exposure with leverage up to 1:400 and spreads from $1.80.
150 lot position limits
Build substantial positions across 30 blue-chip US companies.
CFDs and digital options
Choose leveraged trading or fixed-risk options based on your strategy.
Choose your trading method
| CFD trading | Digital options | |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | Take leveraged positions on price movements | Speculate if price finishes above or below your target |
| Leverage | Up to 1:400 | Not applicable |
| Risk | Can exceed stake (negative balance protection applies) | Capped at stake amount |
| Profit potential | Depends on price movement | Fixed payout if your speculation is correct |
| Best for | Traders seeking flexible positions with leverage | Traders wanting known maximum loss upfront |
| Platforms | Deriv MT5, Deriv cTrader | Deriv Trader, Deriv Bot, SmartTrader |
How to start trading Wall Street 30
Open your Deriv account
Sign up for free with your email and password.
Add funds to your account
Make a deposit using cards, e-wallets, or bank transfers.
Start trading Wall Street 30
Choose to trade CFDs or digital options, set your parameters, and open your trade.
Wall Street 30 FAQs
Wall Street 30 (also called Dow Jones Industrial Average or DJIA) tracks 30 of the largest and most influential publicly traded companies in the United States. Unlike most indices, it's price-weighted rather than market-cap weighted, meaning higher-priced stocks have more influence on the index. Companies include Boeing, Apple, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, and Coca-Cola, representing major sectors of the US economy.
Wall Street 30 tracks just 30 large blue-chip companies across various sectors and uses price-weighting. US 500 tracks 500 companies weighted by market capitalisation for broader market exposure. US Tech 100 focuses on 100 non-financial companies with heavy tech concentration. Wall Street 30 is often seen as a barometer of established, industrial American business rather than growth or tech sectors.
Traders use Wall Street 30 to:
Trade broad US corporate performance
React to economic data releases
Capture volatility during earnings seasons
Express views on overall market direction
It is frequently used by traders who prefer major blue-chip exposure rather than sector-focused indices.
Wall Street 30 responds to corporate earnings from its 30 constituents, Federal Reserve policy decisions, US economic data (GDP, employment, manufacturing), geopolitical events, and overall market sentiment toward established blue-chip companies. Since it includes industrial and financial companies, news affecting traditional sectors often has more impact than pure tech developments.
On a Deriv MT5 Standard account, costs are included in the spread, starting from $1.80.
On a Deriv MT5 Zero Spread account, spreads are minimised and a 0.0035% adjustment fee applies instead.
