Compare Spread Betting

Which is the right financial spread betting company for you? Compare spread betting companies. Compare spread size, minimum stake, available markets, facilities and customer support.

Read the notes below to find out more about what each column means or roll your pointer over the heading. Click on the 'more' link to compare spread betting companies in more detail.

financial spread betting companies table
Name Spread Min Margin Forex Cmdy. Demo Credit Guar. Review

Capital Spreads

pt
£
%
no
no
no
no

Financial Spreads

? pt
£?
?%
no
no
no
no

Tradefair Spreads

? pt
£?
?%
no
no
no
no

Etrade

? pt
£?
?%
no
no
no
no

Finspreads

? pt
£?
?%
no
no
no
no

GFT UK

? pt
£?
?%
no
no
no
no

IG Index

? pt
£?
?%
no
no
no
no

CMC Markets

? pt
£?
?%
no
no
no
no

WorldSpreads

? pt
£?
?%
no
no
no
no

Barclays

? pt
£?
?%
no
no
no
no

City Index

? pt
£?
?%
no
no
no
no

TD Waterhouse

? pt
£?
?%
no
no
no
no

Cantor Index

? pt
£?
?%
no
no
no
no

SpreadEX

? pt
£?
?%
no
no
no
no

 

Notes to comparison table

Spread
This is the size of the spread when betting on FTSE 100 shares. Spreads will vary from market to market but this is a good benchmark for comparing spread betting companies. The smaller the spread the better because the less you pay for each bet the more profitable you can be.

Minimum stake
The minimum stake size. If this number is for example £10 that means that when you place a bet it hast to be for £10 per point or more. If you don't wish to gamble too much money then choose a company with a small minimum stake. Some companies will however allow smaller stakes than quoted for an introductory period.

Spread
This is the size of the spread when betting on FTSE 100 shares. Spreads will vary from market to market but this is a good benchmark for comparing spread betting companies. The smaller the spread the better because the less you pay for each bet the more profitable you can be.

Minimum stake
The minimum stake size. If this number is for example £10 that means that when you place a bet it hast to be for £10 per point or more. If you don't wish to gamble too much money then choose a company with a small minimum stake. Some companies will however allow smaller stakes than quoted for an introductory period.

Guaranteed stops
A guaranteed stop is where a company guarantees to cancel a bet at a certain price. Sometimes when a share moves rapidly or jumps in price the broker is not able to sell at your specified price. In these situations a guaranteed stop ensures that you don't lose out. Read more about spread betting guaranteed stops.

Trailing stop
Experienced traders will often set a trailing stop to lock in profits. As the share price rises your stop is also raised trailing behind the share price. Some companies offer this as an automated feature. Read more about spread betting trailing stops.

A guaranteed stop is where a company guarantees to cancel a bet at a certain price. Sometimes when a share moves rapidly or jumps in price the broker is not able to sell at your specified price. In these situations a guaranteed stop ensures that you don't lose out. Read more about spread betting guaranteed stops.

Trailing stop

Experienced traders will often set a trailing stop to lock in profits. As the share price rises your stop is also raised trailing behind the share price. Some companies offer this as an automated feature. Read more about spread betting trailing stops.