to spread betting success
Financial Spread Betting
Financial spread betting is a fully established method for speculating in the financial markets. Its growth since the late 1990s has mirrored the increasing use of the internet as a means to trade and most spread bettors will now use a web based broker to execute their trading. Whilst newcomers are sometimes daunted by the terminology and the various spread betting platforms and tools, these are relatively easy to master. The main challenge is still the traditional one of understanding the financial markets.
Financial spread betting allows speculation in a huge range of markets which have traditionally been restricted to professional traders. It is also a tax free and commission free activity. These few points alone go a long way to explaining the growth in its popularity over the last few years.
This site brings together the practical aspects of financial spread betting in an independent, simple format and introduces further concepts, tools and strategies. Also contained are the details of all the main financial spread betting providers.
Financial Spread Betting Basics
An overview of what financial spread betting is, the basics of placing a bet, what the advantages and the disadvantages are, what you need to start spread betting, what markets to bet on and how to control your losses. This section contains the basic information required to get you started.
Tools and Strategies
This section introduces some of the concepts underlying spread betting such as types of analysis, chart reading, trends, indicators, candlestick patterns. It then explains how these tools can be implemented in some basic strategies, risk management and the impact of trader psychology on performance.
Spread Betting Providers
SpreadPlanet rates and reviews the best spread betting providers in terms of reliability, spread sizes, minimum bet sizes and also brings you details of their latest offers. It's a competitive market so make sure you take advantage of the incentives when starting out.
Resources
Highlighted are some of the most useful books, videos and e-books available together with details of additional software providers. Plus a selection of links to sites exploring spread betting.
News and Articles
FAQs
Some of the more commonly asked questions relating to financial spread betting.
| FTSE100 | S&P500 | GBP/USD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TODAY'S CHARTS |
Popular Articles
There are various ways to identify trends and trendlines, moving averages and ADX are some of the most commonly used. When identifying a trend always look at the bigger timeframes first...
Spread Betting Site Comparison Table
Easy to use table showing the daily spread and min bets at the leading spread betting sites. You will find links to the detailed reviews for all the sites here too...
Without a money management strategy your risks can skyrocket. This article takes you through the fundamentals of money management and includes links to the advanced guides...
![Relative Strength Index [RSI]](http://www.spreadplanet.com/theme/img/Icons/up-graph-80x60.png){kind=icon}
Often misunderstood as a comparison between indexes, the RSI is comparison of times when an individual index closed up and when it closed down. Find out how to use RSI here...
Bollinger bands are designed specifically for working with trends and reversals and for tracking market volatility. They work very well away from the longer time frames to which most indicators are suited...
Tools for Successful Spread Betting
Some of these will be obvious, while other recommendations will be new to many traders. Powerful software can make a huge difference to your ROI, find out how here...