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Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. High volatility increases the risk of sudden, large or rapid losses.
To prioritise the service we give our existing clients, IG is not currently allowing any new positions on GameStop and AMC Entertainment.
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Speculate on whether an asset’s price will rise or fall with spread bets. Discover everything you need to know about what spread betting is and how it works.
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Spread betting is a popular derivative product you can use to speculate on financial markets – such as forex, indices, commodities or shares – without taking ownership of the underlying asset. Instead, you’d be placing a bet on whether you think the price will rise or fall.
We invented financial spread betting in 1974, and today we enable you to take advantage of over 17,000+ markets, whether they are rising or falling in price. This gives you a much wider range of opportunities than traditional buy-and-hold investing . Plus, as you won’t be taking ownership of the asset, spread betting is tax-free.*
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Spread betting works by tracking the value of an asset, so that you can take a position on the underlying market price – without taking ownership of the asset. There are a few key concepts about spread betting you need to know, including:
Going long is the term used to describe placing a bet that the market price will increase over a certain timeframe. Going short or ‘shorting’ a market is the reverse – placing a bet that the market will decline.
So spread betting enables you to speculate on both rising and falling markets. You would buy the market to go long, or sell the market to go short.
Let’s say you thought the price of gold was going to decline. You could open a spread bet to ‘sell’ the underlying market. The loss or gain to your position would depend on the extent to which your prediction was correct. If the market did decline, your spread bet would profit. But if the price of gold increased instead, your position would make a loss.
Leverage enables you to gain full market exposure for a fraction of the underlying market cost.
Say you wanted to open a position on Facebook shares. As an investor that would mean paying the full cost of the shares upfront. But by spread betting on Facebook shares instead, you might only have to put down a deposit worth 20% of the cost.
It’s important to note that leverage magnifies both profits and losses as these are calculated based on the full value of the position, not just the initial deposit. To manage your exposure, you should create a suitable risk management strategy and to consider how much capital you can afford to put at risk.
When you spread bet, you put down a small initial deposit – known as the margin – to open a position. This is why leveraged trading is sometimes referred to as ‘trading on margin’.
There are two types of margin to consider when spread betting:
Spread betting has three main features: the spread, bet size and bet duration. The spread is the charge you’ll pay for a position, the bet size is the amount of money you want to put up per point of market movement, and the bet duration is how long your position will remain open before it expires.
The spread is the difference between the buy and sell prices, which are wrapped around the underlying market price. They’re also known as the offer and bid. The costs of any given trade are factored into these two prices, so you’ll always buy slightly higher than the market price and sell slightly below it.
For example, if the FTSE 100 is trading at 5885.5 and has a one-point spread, it would have an offer price of 5886 and a bid price of 5885.
The bet size is the amount you want to bet per unit of movement of the underlying market. You can choose your bet size, as long as it meets the minimum we accept for that market. Your profit or loss is calculated as the difference between the opening price and the closing price of the market, multiplied by the value of your bet.
We measure the price movements of the underlying market in points. Depending on the liquidity and volatility of your chosen market, a point of movement can represent a pound, a penny, or even a one hundredth of a penny. You can find out what a point means for your chosen market on the deal ticket.
If you open a £2 per point bet on the FTSE 100 and it moves 60 points in your favour, your profit would be £120 (£2 x 60). If it moved 60 points against you, your loss would be £120.
The bet duration is the length of time before your position expires. All spread bets have a fixed timescale that can range from a day to several months away. You’re free to close them at any point before the designated expiry time, assuming the spread bet is open for trading.
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Say Apple is trading with a sell price of 11550 ($115.50) and a buy price of 11560 ($115.60). You anticipate that Apple shares are going to rise in the next few days, so decide to go long on (buy) Apple shares for £10 per point of movement at 11560.
If Apple shares did rise in price, you might decide to close your trade when the sell price hits 11590. As the market has increased by 30 points (11590 – 11560), you’d be coming out with a profit of £300 (30 x £10), excluding any additional costs.
If the market had fallen in value instead – down to a sell price of 11,510 – you would have ended up with a loss. As the market had moved by 50 points (11,560 – 11,510), you would have made a loss of £500 (50 x £10). Again, not including any additional charges.
Yes, if your prediction of whether the market will rise or fall is correct, you’ll profit and if it’s incorrect, you’ll lose.
It is important to remember that all forms of trading carry risk. So, although spread betting provides opportunities for profit, you should never risk more than you can afford to lose.
When you hedge using a spread bet, you open a position that will offset negative price movement in an existing position. This could be trading the same asset in the opposite direction, or on an asset that moves in a different direction to your existing trade.
For example, if you were worried that inflation might impact the value of your share portfolio, you might decide to take a long position on gold – an asset that typically has an inverse correlation with the dollar and can protect portfolios from inflation. If your shareholdings did decline, the profits from your spread bet on gold could offset any losses. But if your shareholdings rose in value instead, this profit could offset any potential loss to your gold spread bet.
Spread bets are not taxed.* Traditionally, when you buy and sell shares you have to pay stamp duty and capital gains tax on any profits that you make, but spread bets are tax-free. And because you don’t take ownership of the underlying asset, you won’t have to pay stamp duty either.
Spread betting is a bet on the future direction of a market, while a CFD is an agreement to exchange the difference in the price of an asset from when the contract is opened to when it is closed. There are a range of similarities and differences between these two derivative products.
Leverage is an inherent part of spread betting, so you can’t open a position without it. Before you start trading on leverage, it’s a good idea to build up your knowledge on the subject and create a risk management strategy.
Dividend payments have no impact on your spread betting position. If you hold a spread bet open on an equity or index when a dividend payment takes place, we’ll make an adjustment to your position. This means that capital will either be credited or debited to your account if a dividend is paid, depending on whether you have incurred additional running loss/profit.
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Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 75% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading spread bets and CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Professional clients can lose more than they deposit. All trading involves risk.
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Alcoa
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American Express
Apple
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Home Depot
IBM
Intel
Johnson & Johnson
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Verizon
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You can speculate on the US SPX 500 Rolling Cash market to go:
Above 2093.2, or
Below 2092.9
This is a 'Rolling' trade which means that there is no final closing date. If you don't close your trade and the session ends then your trade will roll over to the next trading day.
If a trade rolls over then you will either be charged or receive interest for overnight financing depending on the direction of your bet. For further information see Rolling Spread Bets .
Bets on the US SPX 500 market are made in £x per 0.1 points.
Where 0.1 points is 0.1 points of the stock index's price movement.
E.g. if the US SPX 500 moves 5.0 points then you would lose/win 50 multiples of your stake.
You decide how much you are going to risk per 0.1 points, e.g. £3 per 0.1 points, £4 per 0.1 points, £10 per 0.1 points etc.
If, as an example, you chose a stake of £4 per 0.1 points and the US SPX 500 changes by 2.1 points, you would win/lose £4 per 0.1 points x 2.1 points = £84.
The US SPX 500 moving:
Above 2093.2? or
Below 2092.9?
You Choose Your Stake Size, Let's Assume You Select:
You make a gain of £1 for each 0.1 points the US SPX 500 moves above 2093.2
You lose £1 for every 0.1 points the US SPX 500 decreases below 2093.2
When Buying a Spread Bet Your Trading Profits (or Losses) =
(Settlement Price - Opening Price) x stake
The US SPX 500 rises and the market is adjusted to 2106.0 - 2106.3:
You can choose to let your position run or close it and take a profit. In this case you opt to close your trade by selling the market at 2106.0.
(Settlement Price - Opening Price) x stake
(2106.0 - 2093.2) x £1 per 0.1 points
The US SPX 500 moves lower and the financial spread betting market is moved to 2078.5 - 2078.8. So you would see this on Financial Spreads:
You could choose to let your bet run or close it, i.e. close your trade to limit your losses. In this instance you opt to settle your trade and sell at 2078.5.
(Settlement Price - Opening Price) x stake
(2078.5 - 2093.2) x £1 per 0.1 points
You Now Choose to Go Long or Short:
The US SPX 500 to move:
Above 2093.2? or
Below 2092.9?
You Choose How Much to Risk, Selecting:
You lose £2 for every 0.1 points the US SPX 500 increases higher than 2092.9
You make a gain of £2 for every 0.1 points the US SPX 500 goes lower than 2092.9
If You Are Spread Betting on a Market to Go Down Your Trading Profits (or Losses) =
(Opening Price - Settlement Price) x stake
The US SPX 500 slips and the spread betting market moves to 2084.9 - 2085.2, i.e. the market moves to:
At this point, you may opt to keep your position open or close it, i.e. close your spread bet for a profit. In this instance you choose to close your bet by buying the market at 2085.2.
(Opening Price - Settlement Price) x stake
(2092.9 - 2085.2) x £2 per 0.1 points
The US SPX 500 moves higher and the spread trading market adjusts and moves to 2101.4 - 2101.7, i.e.
At this point, you could choose to let your bet run or close it in order to restrict your losses. In this example you decide to settle your bet and buy at 2101.7.
(Opening Price - Settlement Price) x stake
(2092.9 - 2101.7) x £2 per 0.1 points
Now you can speculate on the US SPX 500 futures market settling:
Higher than 2090.1, or
Lower than 2089.3
On the closing date for the March market, 20 March 2015.
This is a Futures market so the bet will close on the expiry date, although usually you can also close your trade, during market hours, before the expiry of the contract.
Note also that there are no daily financing fees on these futures markets.
Financial spread bets on the US SPX 500 futures market are made in £x per 0.1 points.
Where 0.1 points is 0.1 points of the stock market index's price movement.
E.g. if the US SPX 500 moves by 5.0 points then you would win/lose 50 times your stake.
You work out how much you are going to trade per 0.1 points, e.g. £2 per 0.1 points, £5 per 0.1 points, £15 per 0.1 points etc.
If, for example, your stake is £3 per 0.1 points and the US SPX 500 moves 3.3 points, you would gain or lose £3 per 0.1 points x 3.3 points = £99.
The US SPX 500 futures market to close:
Higher than 2090.1? or
Lower than 2089.3?
When the contract expires, 20 March 2015.
You Decide How Much to Risk, Choosing
You make a gain of £2 for each 0.1 points the US SPX 500 rises higher than 2090.1
You lose £2 for every 0.1 points the US SPX 500 goes lower than 2090.1
If You Are Spread Betting on a Market to Increase Your Profits/Losses =
(Settlement Price - Opening Price) x stake
The US SPX 500 rises and the financial spread betting market becomes 2096.9 - 2097.7, so you'd see:
You could decide to keep your trade open, letting it run to the settlement date, or close it, i.e. close your spread bet for a profit. In this example you decide to settle your bet and sell the market at 2096.9.
(Settlement Price - Opening Price) x stake
(2096.9 - 2090.1) x £2 per 0.1 points
At this point, you could choose to leave your trade open, letting it run to the settlement date, or close it and restrict your losses. In this example you opt to let your position run until the market expires. The contract finally closes at 2084.2.
(Settlement Price - Opening Price) x stake
(2084.2 - 2090.1) x £2 per 0.1 points
You Now Select Whether to Go Long or Short
The US SPX 500 to settle:
Higher than 2090.1? or
Lower than 2089.3?
When the contract is settled (expires), 20 March 2015.
You Choose Your Stake Size, Let's Say You Opt For
You lose £3 for every 0.1 points the US SPX 500 increases above 2089.3
You make a gain of £3 for every 0.1 points the US SPX 500 pushes below 2089.3
When Spread Betting on a Market to Go Down Your Profits/Losses =
(Opening Price - Settlement Price) x stake
The US SPX 500 futures market falls
You may opt to keep your position open, and possibly let it run to the settlement date, or close it, i.e. close your position to lock in a profit. In this example, you run it until expiry. The contract closes at 2084.2.
(Opening Price - Settlement Price) x stake
(2089.3 - 2084.2) x £3 per 0.1 points
The US SPX 500 climbs and the market is revised and set at 2092.9 - 2093.7. Therefore you would see:
At this point, you can choose to keep your position open and let it run to the expiry date or close it, i.e. close your position and limit your losses. For this example, you choose to close your position by buying the market at 2093.7.
(Opening Price - Settlement Price) x stake
(2089.3 - 2093.7) x £3 per 0.1 points
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