Which brokers offer weekend index trading apart from IG?
Verdict
- Pepperstone does: its NAS100 and US500 perpetual CFDs trade 24/7, weekends included, and both appear on the retail margin table of the Bahamas entity that serves Hong Kong.
- Perps carry a funding rate set weekly in advance and applied daily at 5 pm New York time, instead of a normal overnight swap.
- There is no weekend Hang Seng or Dow product on Pepperstone's retail table; Capital.com and XS publish no weekend index product in our data.
- On IG: we have not verified its weekend markets, and from Hong Kong its site redirects to its Chinese page with no SFC licence shown. Pepperstone has no SFC licence either (SCB Bahamas, SIA-F217).
Weekend index trading used to be a near-monopoly product. Pepperstone now offers round-the-clock trading on two major US indices through perpetual CFDs, and Hong Kong residents can access them through its international entity. Here is what it covers and how it is priced.
Pepperstone's 24/7 index perps
Pepperstone launched perpetual CFDs in 2026: contracts with no expiry that trade 24/7 and need no crypto wallet. The retail margin table for Pepperstone Markets Limited, effective September 2026, lists NAS100-PERP and US500-PERP among five perps, alongside gold, WTI and Brent. That means a Hong Kong retail client can open, close or hedge a Nasdaq 100 or S&P 500 position on a Saturday. Perps run on TradingView, MT5, cTrader and the Pepperstone app. Before using them, remember the account sits with Pepperstone's Bahamas company, which retail clients rely on for negative balance protection rather than any SFC regime.
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What is available at the weekend
| Market | Pepperstone | Capital.com | XS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasdaq 100 | NAS100-PERP, 24/7 | Not in our data | Not in our data |
| S&P 500 | US500-PERP, 24/7 | Not in our data | Not in our data |
| Dow (US30) | No retail perp listed | Not in our data | Not in our data |
| Hang Seng (HK50) | No retail perp listed | Not in our data | Not in our data |
How the cost differs from a normal index CFD
A regular index CFD at Pepperstone is spread-only, with NAS100 averaging 1 point on Razor, plus nightly financing if you hold. A perp replaces that nightly financing with a funding rate published a week ahead and applied each day at 5 pm New York time. Because the rate is known in advance, you can work out a week's holding cost before you open the trade. Check the perp's spread in the platform, since our data has no published average for it, and expect weekend prices to move without a live cash market behind them.
A note on IG in Hong Kong
We have not verified the details of IG's weekend markets, so we make no claim about them. What our fact pack does show is that IG's Hong Kong address redirects to its Chinese-language site and no SFC licence is shown there. Capital.com, our second choice, and XS, third, both accept Hong Kong residents; neither appears in our data with a weekend index product or an SFC licence.
Sources
Pepperstone and IG pages checked for our fact pack.
Can Hong Kong residents trade Pepperstone's perps?
NAS100-PERP and US500-PERP are on the retail margin table of Pepperstone Markets Limited, the Bahamas entity that serves Hong Kong.
Do perpetual CFDs expire?
No. They have no expiry date; the cost of holding is a funding rate set weekly and applied daily.
Can I trade the Hang Seng at the weekend with Pepperstone?
Not in our verified data. There is no HK50 perpetual on the Bahamas retail table.
CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. Consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. This page is not investment advice; broker terms change, so check them on the broker's own site before you open an account.