Spread betting

[Blue Hornet]

I would like to learn more about spread betting. Can anyone recommend a good demo account where I can play safely?

Many thanks.

 

[UKtradergirl]

I would like to learn more about spread betting. Can anyone recommend a good demo account where I can play safely?

Many thanks.

Capital Spreads - Financial Spread Betting Homepage have a demo account. Do a google search for 'spreadbetting demo account' and you will find some others. Also search these forums.

 

[Magos]

I would like to learn more about spread betting. Can anyone recommend a good demo account where I can play safely?

Many thanks.

Spread betting: is a method to trade instruments in the financial markets. You can either go long or sort and your profits will rise depending on the increase or the decrease in that price of the underlying stock price.

Short: gain from market falling
Long: gain from market rising





Spread betting benefits:

Tax free profits
Trade global markets
Profit from rising or falling markets
Leverage your investment returns

some options:
-CMC markets
-City index
-Ig index
-Man Financial
-Odl Securities

dont forget you dont need only a good broker but a platform that can suit your style

Try all the above: open free accounts in all of them

 

[TDog]

Spread betting: is a method to trade instruments in the financial markets. You can either go long or sort and your profits will rise depending on the increase or the decrease in that price of the underlying stock price.

Short: gain from market falling
Long: gain from market rising





Spread betting benefits:

Tax free profits
Trade global markets
Profit from rising or falling markets
Leverage your investment returns

some options:
-CMC markets
-City index
-Ig index
-Man Financial
-Odl Securities

dont forget you dont need only a good broker but a platform that can suit your style

Try all the above: open free accounts in all of them

I agree, it's good advice to open more than one account as they are good for different things.

For example, InterTrader arguably has the best opening offers so why not start with them. Then move on to someone like Capital Spreads who are probably a little bit more competitive on the spreads.

Good place to start for a spread betting comparison

 

[danb]

i would suggest downloading the demo platform from FX Pro if your going to be using technical analysis to base your trading decsions on.

They provide a good a data feed for all the major fx pairs, indicies, commodities, stocks etc. Although fxpro do not directly provide spreadbetting accounts i know many traders who open a demo account with these guys and then place there trades with a spread betting broker elsewhere.