If you’ve read my articles you should be on your way to understanding spread betting.  Spread betting is a relatively simple concept, but of course if it were that simple everyone would be doing it and making lots of money.  The key is to start small and practice and practice again using leverage very conservatively [...]

It can seem quite exciting when you first start learning about spread betting. The real time pricing information, the almost instantaneous execution of a trade, and the ability to take a position in the market worth far more than you actually have at your disposal, thus allowing you to make bigger profits quicker can all seem quite seductive.

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If you’ve already read What Is Spread Betting?, then you probably already have a good understanding of what spread betting is. Before placing a spread bet, it’s important to understand contract lengths, and how these effect the spread you pay on your bet. Minimising your spreads means maximising your profits or minimising your losses [...]

Spread Betting Explained

Financial spread betting is an increasingly popular way of making money on the financial markets offering the opportunity to trade on which way you believe a chosen market or share-price will go (higher OR lower). This is different from actually purchasing stocks and shares where a larger up front capital is required [...]