Volatility 75 Index (V75)
The Volatility 75 Index — "V75" — is the most famous synthetic index in the world. It simulates a market held at a constant 75% volatility, runs 24/7, and is driven by an audited random number generator rather than any real economy. Here is exactly how it behaves, how the numbers (pip value, margin, lot size) actually work, and how to keep more of every trade with rebates.
Synthetic indices are high-risk leveraged products. The figures below describe how the instrument behaves — they are not trading advice, and you can lose money faster than on most conventional markets. Never risk money you cannot afford to lose.
What is the Volatility 75 Index?
The Volatility 75 Index is a synthetic instrument created by Deriv. Instead of tracking a currency pair, stock or commodity, it is generated by a cryptographically-audited random number generator (RNG) tuned to hold volatility at a constant 75% per year. That single design choice is why traders love it: the "market" never closes, is never moved by news, central-bank decisions or a company earnings report, and behaves the same at 3am Sunday as it does at midday Monday.
Because nothing external drives it, V75 cannot be manipulated by a broker feed and cannot gap on a weekend the way EUR/USD does. What you are trading is pure, statistically-defined volatility. That makes it a favourite for traders in regions where local markets are thin or closed, and for anyone who wants a 24/7 instrument with textbook technical behaviour.
How the V75 actually moves
The standard Volatility 75 Index produces one new price tick every two seconds. Deriv also offers a "V75 (1s)" variant that ticks every single second — faster, with proportionally smaller per-tick moves. The 75% volatility figure means large, frequent swings compared with a typical forex pair: intraday ranges of several thousand points are normal, so stops and position sizes must be set with that scale in mind.
Practically, V75 respects classic technical analysis remarkably well — support/resistance, trendlines, moving averages and RSI all behave "cleanly" because there is no fundamental noise. That is the appeal, but it is also the trap: the clean charts tempt oversized positions, and 75% volatility punishes a stop that is too tight or leverage that is too high.
Lot sizes, pip value and margin
V75 is traded in lots like any MT5 instrument, but the minimum lot is small (0.001 on Deriv MT5) precisely because each point is worth relatively a lot at full size. Always check the contract specification in your platform before sizing a trade: the point value and minimum stake differ between the 2-second and 1-second variants.
Leverage on synthetic indices can be high, which magnifies both the point value and your risk. A sensible approach is to fix the cash you are willing to lose on a trade first, then work backwards to the lot size and stop distance — never the other way around. Our home-page rebate calculator and the tools page can help you model cost per trade.
Where rebates fit in
Every time you open and close a V75 position you pay a spread (and, on some accounts, commission). Trading through RebateIX returns cashback on that volume — up to $10 per lot — funded by the broker's introducing-broker commission, not by widening your spread. On a high-frequency instrument like V75 that volume adds up fast, so the rebate can meaningfully lower your net cost per trade without changing your execution at all.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Volatility 75 Index in simple terms?⌄
It is a synthetic market made by Deriv whose price is generated by an audited random number generator set to a constant 75% volatility. It runs 24/7, is not tied to any real asset, and is not affected by news or economic events.
Can you make money trading V75?⌄
Traders do profit from V75, but it is a high-risk, high-volatility instrument. Its clean technical charts make strategies easier to test, yet the large swings mean poor risk management wipes accounts quickly. It is a cost-reduction, not a guarantee — and a rebate lowers your cost per trade but does not turn a losing edge into a winning one.
What is the difference between V75 and V75 (1s)?⌄
The standard V75 updates once every two seconds; the "1s" version updates every second, producing faster, smaller ticks. Both hold 75% volatility, but contract specs (point value, minimum stake) differ, so check them in your platform.
Which broker offers the Volatility 75 Index?⌄
Deriv is the originator and the main provider of the full synthetic-index range, including V75, on Deriv MT5. You can open a Deriv account through RebateIX and still trade the identical instrument while earning cashback on volume.
Is V75 available 24/7?⌄
Yes. Synthetic indices trade 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including weekends and holidays, because they are not linked to any real exchange.
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