FTSE 100 levels on TradingView: the Z future and UK100
The FTSE 100 is London's main index; its future, Z on ICE, trades from early morning until the evening. Whether you trade the future or a UK100 CFD, the same reference levels matter: the pre-market range, the London open, yesterday's close of the index, last week's high and low — and in the afternoon the US open. This page shows which ones, why the index close sits at another price on the future, and how to get every level on your chart at the right price.
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Z, UK100 and the FTSE 100 at a glance
The same market comes in several instruments. They move together, but not at the same price and not at the same hours:
| FTSE 100 index | The official index of the 100 largest London-listed companies: 08:00 – 16:30 London time. Its closing and opening prices are the levels many traders watch. |
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| Z (FTSE 100 future) | The main future on ICE Futures Europe (Z1! on TradingView). Trades from 01:00 until 21:00 London time. £10 per index point. |
| UK100 CFD | A broker product that follows the index itself, not the future — and trades outside the London stock market's hours. |
Basics and Untested Levels recognise every FTSE 100 ticker they support — index, the Z future and the CFDs of FOREX.com, IG, Trade Nation and Pepperstone — and set themselves up for it. The full list: supported tickers.
Futures, CFDs or spread bets?
In the UK most private traders trade the FTSE 100 through a CFD or a spread bet, not the future. Both come in small sizes from an ordinary broker account, while one Z contract moves £10 per point and needs a futures account; and for many UK residents a spread bet is free of capital gains tax and stamp duty (your own tax situation decides — check it). The future is where the price is made, though: CFD and spread-bet prices follow the index, and Basics draws the future's levels at your CFD's price. The spread-bet versions of the Trade Nation and Pepperstone CFDs are supported too.
One level, two prices
The future trades at a different price than the FTSE 100 — the cash-future difference, which changes every day and jumps at every roll. So yesterday's FTSE 100 close is not at the same number on your Z chart. Basics converts every index level to the price of the chart you trade, and every future level to the price of the index or CFD: one level, always at the right place.
Example: the FTSE 100 closed at 10,441.32 on Thursday 8 October 2026. The future traded 43 points higher, so on a Z chart that close sat at 10,484.4. See PsC index.
The Z trading day (London time)
| Pre-market | 22:00 (previous day) – 08:00. The future itself only trades from 01:00 (it stops at 21:00), so on a Z chart the range starts with its first trade; UK100 CFDs often trade earlier. Its high, low and middle are PMKT H / PMKT L and PMKT M. |
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| London hours | 08:00 – 16:30, the hours of the London stock market. The price at 08:00 is RTH O; the official index open is RTH O index. |
| US open | 14:30 (13:30 in the weeks when the US and Europe change their clocks on different dates): often the busiest moment of the afternoon — see US RTH O. |
| Evening | 16:30 – 21:00: the future keeps trading after the London close. |
Set your chart to London time and these hours appear where you expect them — see trading sessions and TradingView tips.
The levels Z traders watch — with real FTSE examples
Every card opens the full explanation of that level, with a chart where price reacted to it.
W SMA futureThe future's 20-week average caps the morning high — 5-min, 6 Oct
US RTH OThe US open marks the day's turn — FTSE future 5-min, 8 Oct
W SMA indexThe index's 20-week average on a UK100 CFD — 1-hour, 17 Sep
All levels at a glance: every Basics element and every Untested element.
Contract rolls
Z expires every quarter, in March, June, September and December. In the days before expiry the volume moves to the next contract, and Z1! on TradingView switches with it. The new contract has three more months to run, so it trades at a different price — right after a roll the gap to the index can jump by tens of points. A level from before the roll can then exist twice: as it traded, and in the new contract's prices. Basics can draw both — see back-adjusted levels. Whether your chart's B-ADJ is on or off doesn't change the levels; it only moves the older candles.
Real-time or delayed data
Without an ICE real-time subscription TradingView shows Z 10–15 minutes late. The levels themselves are not affected; a few lines that follow Z live — such as VWAP and the pre-market range while it forms — then lag by that delay, and Basics shows a small notice.
Set it up in two minutes
- Open a Z1! or UK100 chart on TradingView and set it to London time.
- Add Basics — it recognises the ticker and draws the levels.
- Add Untested Levels next to it for the older closes, opens and gaps that are still in play.
Frequently asked questions
Which ticker do I use for the FTSE 100 future on TradingView?
Z1! (ICEEUR:Z1!) is the continuous front-month contract. Basics and Untested Levels recognise it, plus the FTSE 100 index (FTSE:UKX) and the UK100 CFDs of the supported brokers.
Why is the FTSE 100's closing price at a different price on the future?
The future trades at a different price than the index — the cash-future difference, which changes every day. Basics converts every index level with the current difference, so the index's close lands at the right price on the future. See cash-future difference.
Is there a mini or micro FTSE future?
Not one that Basics supports. On a UK100 CFD you get the same levels: the index levels as they are, the future's levels converted to the CFD's price.
Which timezone should my chart use?
London time. The open at 08:00 and the close at 16:30 then appear where you expect them, and the US open sits at 14:30.
Is Straydog Zones & Levels for the FTSE?
No — those are DAX levels. For the FTSE 100 use Basics and Untested Levels; both are free.
Put the Z levels on your chart
Basics and Untested Levels are free on TradingView and set themselves up for the FTSE 100 future and UK100 — no settings needed.