Trading

Spread betting is one of the greatest innovations in financial markets for the private investor and trader of the last two decades.  It has opened up markets and strategies that were previously reserved for professional and institutional investors. By betting on the movement of a share price instead of investing traders can leverage, go short

Never mind the ESMA rules. The markets are becoming more and more volatile and the major spread betting brokers have increased margin rates for retail clients. Here are 3 reasons why spread betting brokers put margin rates up. 1) They are based on volatility This is obviously going to upset a few traders, but the bottom

The right spread betting strategy can make a huge difference to your trading. The market is a ferocious beast and will gobble up the hard earned money of the unprepared quickly. Give yourself a bit of an edge when trading by making sure you stick to a spread betting strategy. Here’s a quick four-step guide

Even though it is unique to the UK, spread betting on US stocks gives traders the ability to bet on stocks across the pond. Spread betting is unique to the UK, in that it offers UK residents a tax free way to potentially profit on short-term moves in the US financial markets. The US Stock market

Spread betting is a simple cheap and effective way to trade the worlds financial markets.  You can trade anything from stocks, FX and commodities to the average cost of houses in the UK.  Most spread betting brokers also offer a sort of grey market on unlisted IPO stocks that are about to come to market