DAX on TradingView: XETR:DAX, FDAX1! or GER40?

DAX, GER40, DE40: what’s the difference?

They all refer to the same market. The DAX is the index of 40 large German companies calculated by Deutsche Börse (it was expanded from 30 to 40 members in 2021, which is why you still see “GER30” and “DE30” names). GER40 and DE40 are broker CFD names, priced from the futures or index. The DAX is a total-return index, meaning dividends are counted as reinvested.

Why don’t these prices match?

• Spot and CFD prices (like DE30EUR) come from a broker or data provider. Every broker quotes slightly differently and adds its own spread, so your broker’s chart can differ a little from TradingView’s.
• Futures (like FDAX1!) are contracts for a future date. Their price includes the cost of carrying the position until expiry, so they usually sit a little away from spot, and the gap shrinks as expiry approaches.
• ETFs trade as shares on a stock exchange, at a fraction of the market’s price, and only during stock market hours.

What does “1!” mean on TradingView?

A ticker ending in 1! is TradingView’s continuous contract: it always shows the front (nearest) futures month and switches to the next contract when it rolls over. 2! is the next month after that. Because each contract has a different price, the chart can jump at the roll. To chart a single expiry instead, search for the dated contract.

Trading hours

The DAX index is calculated during Xetra trading, 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Frankfurt time. DAX futures on Eurex and most GER40 CFDs trade for much longer hours, which is why they move before the cash market opens. Our live stock market hours and forex market hours clocks show what’s open in your time zone.

Which one should you use?

For the official index, XETR:DAX. For futures, FDAX1!. With a CFD broker, its GER40/DE40 feed.

Building a list of these? Add them to a watchlist with the Watchlist Builder, and see our symbol format guide for how TradingView writes tickers.

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