Financial Spread Betting Guide
Financial spread betting (also known as financial spread trading) ia a fast growing alternative to traditional share buying and selling. Although it is called betting it is regulated by the FSA and has more in common with stock market trading than with regular gambling.
Learn financial spread betting as:-
…an investment tool
Use financial spread betting to cancel out risks and protect your investments against market falls. Read more about hedging with financial spread betting.
…a way of making a living
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ProSpreads Review
ProSpreads offers traders a fast and reliable way to spread bet the major indices, commodities and currencies. This is done through the ProSpreads trading platform which provides the same functionality as Direct Market Access. This advanced trading functionality has numerous advantages and attracts the serious speculator who is looking for that extra edge when tackling [...]
What Are Margin Calls? – A Guide To The Perplexed Investor
One of the big differences between financial spread betting and contracts for difference is that contracts for difference have margin calls. For many investors this will be the first time they have come across them, so it’s good to know what they are. First let’s look at another difference between Contracts for Difference and spread bets, [...]
Nearly Time To Sell Dollar Yen?
Is it nearly time to sell USDJPY again? The currency has rallied but only within the downtrend channel. The USDJPY put on 900 pips leading up to Christmas, but in 2010 it’s given back 500 of them. For the past week the Dollar has pushed higher, but could be approaching a turning point. Check out [...]
Book Review – The Black Swan By Nassim Taleb
The Black Swan is not the high rollers bible that some people believe it to be, but it really should be read by any investor who likes to trade on the unexpected events in the market. Firstly we should look at the core thesis. This is that in a world where much of the investment money [...]
Leeds, The Spread Betting Capital Of The UK
Yorkshire men and women are known for being canny, but it’s still some surprise to see that they are the top spread betting region in the UK. Or more precisely Leeds is becoming the spread betting capital of the UK. The betting company Capital Spreads has put out a report showing the range and change in [...]
Book Review: Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay
I first read Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds during the internet bubble. Although I can’t say it made me rich, it kept me from becoming poor. It is an evergreen book, having been written more than 150 years ago by the Scottish journalist Charles Mackay. I hate to say it but it only [...]
Will The PIGS Now Be Slaughtered?
The recent bail out of Greece has had a reviving effect on the market, but this does not mean that there are no longer any opportunities out there to benefit from Contracts for Difference or spread bets. Firstly let’s look at the deal itself, and this is not very solid. There are three important players in [...]
Book Review: Too Big To Fail By Andrew Ross Sorkin
Too Big to Fail is an examination of what went on in the insides of Wall Street when it looked like the banks were all going to fold. In some ways this is a great book. The author, who is a leading American financial journalist, has access to a wide group of the big players and [...]
Stocks Pullback From Highs
Becalmed US equities closed little changed overnight, with modest gains in financials offset by modest losses in the energy sector. In truth there has been little news for the market to trade off. On the negative side of the ledger, the Dallas Fed manufacturing index looked more like its NY Fed counterpart than the upbeat [...]
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Learn how to get started financial spread betting for a living. It's tax free and commission free and for many is becoming an attractive alternative to share dealing.
…just for enjoyment
If you want to learn spread betting for fun there are many companies that will let you trade for as little as 10p a point. We teach you the safe way to take a punt.