Financial Spread Betting: Benefits

+ Go Long or Short
+ No Stamp Duty
+ No Capital Gains Tax
+ No Currency Risk
+ Instant Execution
+ Bet in Small Sizes
+ Extended Dealing Hours

Benefits

Go long or short

Profiting from falling markets is not reserved to institutional fund managers or hedge funds anymore. Individuals who have an account with Financial Spread Betting can now also benefit from the possibility to short financial instruments, therefore maximising profits in volatile markets.

No stamp duty

Spread betting is a trading technique whereby you get exposure to a financial instrument without physically owning it. This means that you do not even have to pay stamp duty on your transactions. This represents a substantial saving compared to dealing with a regular stockbroker. The position to Stamp Duty may change in the UK in future, this may be subject to legislative change in the future.

No tax or CGT

Dependant on your personal and or residential circumstances the profits you make are free from UK capital gains and income tax. (Tax Laws are subject to change).

No currency risk

Once you have elected your reference currency - EUR, $, £ - you have the facility to process all your transactions in that reference currency. This is because, as opposed to standard share dealing, Financial Spread Betting quote prices per point move, not per EUR, $ or £ amount.

Instant execution

You do not have to wait for your broker to get back to you before entering or closing any trade. Whenever you feel like betting, Financial Spread Betting offer instant execution by the telephone or via our fully interactive online dealing system, assuming sufficient liquidity in the markets.

Bet in small sizes

Financial Spread Betting allows you to trade from as little as £1 (or currency equivalent) per point on all the markets - far smaller than you would be able to trade with a broker on the underlying markets.

Extended dealing hours

Markets do not sleep. Therefore Financial Spread Betting has decided to offer Extended Dealing Hours on most instruments. You can call us between 7am and 9.15pm Monday to Friday London time. You can also check exact trading times for each instrument on our website.

Risk Warning: A spread bet is a margined product; it is possible to lose more than your initial margin deposit or credit allocation as well as any variation margin that you may be required to deposit from time to time. Therefore you should only speculate with money that you can afford to lose. Spread betting may not be suitable for all customers; therefore please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved and seek independent advice if necessary and prior to entering into such transactions. When spread betting with Financial Spread Betting you are merely betting on the outcome of a financial instrument, sporting or political event etc. and therefore do not take delivery of any underlying instrument, nor are you entitled to any dividends payable or any other benefits related to the same. Risk Disclosure Notice

Regulation: Financial Spread Betting is a trading name of WorldSpreads Ltd. WorldSpreads Ltd is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Registration No: 230730.

You should assume that Financial Spread Betting telephone lines are recorded (although this is not guaranteed) and shall remain the exclusive property of Financial Spread Betting, which constitutes as evidence of the instructions you have given and may be used for purposes by us, including as evidence in any dispute. You should keep a written timed and dated record of all dealings with Financial Spread Betting. Financial Spread Betting is bound by the Data Protection Act.