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Bonds Price Comparison


A price comparison table covering the popular bond markets:

BOBL - Spread Size 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3
BOBL - Min Stake £1 €0.70 £2 £1 £1 £1 £1 £1
Bund - Spread Size 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3
Bund - Min Stake £1 €0.70 £2 £1 £1 £1 £1 £1
Gilt - Spread Size 3 - 2 2 3 3 3 3
Gilt - Min Stake £1 - £2 £1 £1 £1 £1 £1
Schatz - Spread Size 2 2 1 4 3 2 2 3
Schatz - Min Stake £1 €0.70 £2 £1 £1 £1 £1 £1
US T Bond 10 Yr - Spread Size 4 3 4 4 6 4 4 6
US T Bond 10 Yr - Min Stake £1 $1.10 £3 £1 £1 £1 £1 £1
US T Bond 30 Yr - Spread Size 6 3 - 4 6 6 6 6
US T Bond 30 Yr - Min Stake £1 $1.10 - £1 £1 £1 £1 £1
Comparison Notes. - this table is not meant to be inclusive, bonds spread betting may be available through other brokers.

Where Can I Spread Bet on Bonds?


You can currently spread bet on Government bonds with:

Where Can I Spread Bet on Canadian / French / Italian Bonds?


IG offer spread betting on:

Bonds Market Analysis and Trading News


Date Trading Update
13-May-13 [11:17am] This morning's Chinese data has completely overshadowed the Italian bond auction, which saw three-year yields at the auction come in at their lowest since January.

Italy managed to raise its maximum target of €8 billion at the auction which also came with strong demand.

I think this largely reflects investor relief that we now have a grand coalition in place, even if many are sceptical about how long it can last.

The progress that we're seeing here may be slow, but it's better than what we had in the two months following the election.

Update by Craig Erlam, Market Analyst, Alpari
29-Apr-13 [11:15am] Investors, at an Italian bond auction, have responded well to the formation of a coalition government over the weekend.

Yields on 5 and 10yr debt fell to 2.5yr lows at the debt auction, a clear signal that investors feel much more relaxed about the situation in Italy than they have for a long time.

The only problem now is that the coalition must work together to finish what Mario Monti and his government of technocrats started.

This seems very unlikely at this stage and I’ll be very surprised if the same coalition government is in place at the end of this year. It’s good to have these lower yields for now and they should give the coalition a little room to manoeuvre.

However, as soon as it becomes clear that the parties cannot function as a unit, I expect these yields to begin to creep higher once again.

This doesn’t appear to be bothering investors yet though, with European stock indices all pushing higher, lead unsurprisingly by the FTSE MIB (Italy 40), up 1.3%. We have seen a brief break in the rally, following the disappointing data out this morning.

Update by Craig Erlam, Market Analyst, Alpari
25-Apr-13 [9:51am] [The UK economy expanded 0.3% in Q1 and] Gilts are selling off in line with the concern over any scaling back of the current bond-buying program.

Update by David White, Trader, Spreadex

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Unless stated otherwise, the above time is based on when we receive the data (London time). All reasonable efforts have been made to present accurate information. The above is not meant to form an exhaustive guide. Neither CleanFinancial.com nor any contributing company/author accept any responsibility for any use that may be made of the above or for the correctness or accuracy of the information provided.




Where Can I Trade Bonds for Free?


It depends upon what you mean by free.

If you are looking for a free Demo Account where you can practice trading, see below.

If you want tax efficient trading, don't forget that in the UK, spread betting is tax free*.

If you want to keep your trading costs down then note that you can spread bet on Gilts, the BOBL, the Bund and other bonds commission-free and with no brokers’ fees at:

Bonds Practice Account


If you are looking for a free Test Account where you can give spread betting a go, and practice trading bonds then you can always try: Each of the above currently offers a free demo account where you can hone your financial spread betting skills.


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Free Live Bonds Prices


If you just want to access live market data, then you could do worse than opening an account with a firm like FinancialSpreads or Capital Spreads.

Also, you don't have to trade with them, if you just open an account (which is free to do) then their data is free. The catch? You'll get the odd email or letter from them. As you can see from the screenshot below, the free FinancialSpreads charts are also useful.

If you do open an account with FinancialSpreads, Capital Spreads, or any other spread betting company, remember that financial spread betting carries a high level of risk to your funds. With financial spread betting you can lose more than your initial deposit so only speculate with money that you can afford to lose.

There are also live prices available at:

Live Bonds Spread Betting Charts?


As mentioned above, you can get free charts with spread betting companies like Financial Spreads.

You can alter the charts to see market data by the minute, by the day, by the week etc. There are also many other settings to help you analyse the Government bond markets.

The chart below is interesting because it shows how the markets are not perfect and how you can expect them to "gap".

Bonds spread betting chart:

Bonds Trading Guide - Example Chart




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'Bonds Spread Betting' by DB, updated 15-May-13

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