★ Should you trade the Dow or S&P500? ★ Trade Dow or S&P500 at http://www.financial-spread-betting.com/intertrader/intertrader.html ★ If you found value in watching this video, PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE so we can do more! Which is better to trade or invest in, S&P 500 or Dow Jones? Dow: Spread on the Dow goes from 1.6 to 5.8 S&P 500: Spread on the S&P500 0.4 to 0.9; the tighter spreads are when the USA cash session is open so 2.30pm to 9pm UK time. Dow: Margin typically is 0.5% S&P 500: Margin typically is 0.5% Dow trades rounds the clock S&P 500: 14.30 to 23.00 The average true range of the Dow Jones is about 175 points as I'm recording this while the average true range of the S&P 500 is about 16 points. This is where things get a little bit different. So comparatively speaking, the bid-offer spread on the Dow Jones is better than the S&P. The percentage of the spread compared to the atr is more competitive on the Dow Jones; however the S&P 500 trades in 0.25 increments and 4 will make 1 point. The S&P 500 tends to be more stable as opposed the Dow Jones so you're less likely to be taken out on everyday noise.