One of the best types of bets that you can use in spread betting is a bungee bet. This is a bet where floor and ceiling levels are placed to help with keeping your bet from falling into values that may be outside of the range you want them to be.A bungee bet is a [...]
If you are a small or private investor, one of the easiest ways for you to be a part of the Forex is through financial spread betting. This is because unlike other brokers, a spread betting broker will not require big deposits. This is a form of margined trading that an investor can use to [...]
When you are getting into the field of spread betting you will need to watch for the costs that are involved with spread betting. Although this investment option is not taxed you will need to get a good amount of money ready for getting into spread betting. The costs that are involved for this betting [...]
I have spent another evening surrounded by forex traders designing their own trading systems.
So, my talk went OK but nobody was interested in UK shares or spread betting so I had a mild look of boredom. They are all US traders or forex traders and seem to obsess over designing new spread betting systems. [...]
A spread can be termed as the difference the asking price (buying price) and the bid price (selling price). Financial spread betting is an investment option/vehicle that enables investors to invest in shares and stocks while at the same time making speculations on the probable changes in the financial markets. It’s a binary bet where [...]
Are you looking for a safer entry route in the capital markets? In the last few years there has been a lot of innovation in the financial markets; some good, some not so good. So what markets to trade and, more importantly, how to trade them?One option is spread betting, in the past this form [...]
In such volatile times there will always be opportunities to make a profit and plenty of opportunities to lose more.One industry that has been thriving is the spread betting industry. Whilst there is currently a ban on shorting financial stocks, investors are still enjoying the ability to buy and sell indices like the FTSE 100, [...]
If you are looking to spread bet on coffee then there are a few facts that you should note. 1)The two main types of coffee that are traded are Robusta and Arabicaa.Robusta is generally traded on the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) b.Arabica is generally traded on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)2)Arabica Factsa.Arabica [...]
Spread betting is a risky business, and depending on who you believe, leaves most traders on the losing side. As a form of trading, it is a relatively new concept, having been introduced into the London markets for professional and city traders to hedge their trades. With the growth of on line investing and day [...]
The advantage of spread betting, as opposed to buying shares, is that it offers one of the simplest ways to bet on markets moving downwards, as they have in recent months. Moreover, bets are free of stamp duty, while any gains are not subject to capital gains tax (CGT).
Most regular readers will be fully aware [...]