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The spread betting companies all offer something different. We are not authorised to provide financial advice, arrangements or investments and for that reason we cannot say which is the best spread betting company.
Below we compare the spreads for markets such as the FTSE 100, GBP/USD, Gold and Oil.
We also compare services such as new account offers, 24 hour trading and automatic stop loss orders.
Each of the firms listed below is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
This list is not meant to be inclusive; spread betting services are also available with companies not listed here.
Spread Betting Companies - Indices Comparison
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| FTSE 100 Daily - Spread Size |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| FTSE 100 Daily - Min Stake |
£1 |
£0.50 |
£2 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| FTSE 100 Future - Spread Size |
4 |
4-8 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
| FTSE 100 Future - Min Stake |
£1 |
£0.50 |
£2 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| Wall St Daily - Spread Size |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2-4 |
2 |
2 |
| Wall St Daily - Min Stake |
£1 |
£0.50 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| DAX 30 Daily - Spread Size |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| DAX 30 Daily - Min Stake |
£1 |
£0.50 |
£2 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| S&P 500 Daily - Spread Size |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
| S&P 500 Daily - Min Stake |
£1 |
£0.50 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| Nasdaq 100 Future - Spread Size |
3 |
4-10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| Nasdaq 100 Future - Min Stake |
£1 |
£0.50 |
£4 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
Comparison Notes
Spread Betting Companies - Forex Comparison
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| GBP / USD Daily - Spread Size |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0.8 |
2 |
2 |
| GBP / USD Daily - Min Stake |
£1 |
£0.50 |
£0.50 |
£1 |
£0.5 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| GBP / USD Future - Spread Size |
8 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
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8 |
8 |
| GBP / USD Future - Min Stake |
£1 |
$0.60 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
- |
£1 |
£1 |
| EUR / GBP Daily - Spread Size |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| EUR / GBP Daily - Min Stake |
£1 |
£0.50 |
£0.50 |
£1 |
£0.5 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| EUR / GBP Future - Spread Size |
6 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
- |
6 |
6 |
| EUR / GBP Future - Min Stake |
£1 |
$0.60 |
£1 |
£1 |
£0.5 |
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£1 |
£1 |
| EUR / USD Daily - Spread Size |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0.8 |
1 |
1 |
| EUR / USD Daily - Min Stake |
£1 |
£0.50 |
£0.50 |
£1 |
£0.5 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| EUR / USD Future - Spread Size |
8 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
| EUR / USD Future - Min Stake |
£1 |
$0.60 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| USD / JPY Daily - Spread Size |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0.8 |
1 |
1 |
| USD / JPY Daily - Min Stake |
£1 |
£0.50 |
£0.50 |
£1 |
£0.5 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| USD / JPY Future - Spread Size |
8 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
10 |
- |
8 |
8 |
| USD / JPY Future - Min Stake |
£1 |
¥100 |
£1 |
£1 |
£0.5 |
- |
£1 |
£1 |
Comparison Notes
Spread Betting Companies - Commodities Comparison
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| Gold Daily - Spread Size |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
| Gold Daily - Min Stake |
£1 |
$0.60 |
£1 |
£1 |
£0.1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| Gold Future - Spread Size |
6 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
| Gold Future - Min Stake |
£1 |
$0.60 |
£1 |
£1 |
£0.1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| Brent Crude Daily - Spread Size |
5† |
6† |
5 |
5† |
4 |
5† |
5† |
5† |
| Brent Crude Daily - Min Stake |
£1 |
$2 |
£1 |
£1 |
£0.5 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| Brent Crude Future - Spread Size |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Brent Crude Future - Min Stake |
£1 |
$2 |
£1 |
£1 |
£0.5 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| US Crude Oil Daily - Spread Size |
5† |
4 |
5 |
5† |
4 |
5† |
5† |
5† |
| US Crude Oil Daily - Min Stake |
£1 |
$0.70 |
£1 |
£1 |
£0.5 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| US Crude Oil Future - Spread Size |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| US Crude Oil Future - Min Stake |
£1 |
$2 |
£1 |
£1 |
£0.5 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
Comparison Notes
Spread Betting Companies - Account Services Comparison
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| Stop Loss Available |
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| Automatic Stop Loss |
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| 24 Hour Trading |
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| FSA Authorised and Regulated |
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Comparison Notes
Spread Betting - New Account Offers Comparison
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Note: New Accounts and New Account Offers are subject to Status, Terms and Conditions. For details click on the >>
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Spread Betting Companies - Bonds Comparison
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| BOBL - Spread Size |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| BOBL - Min Stake |
£1 |
€0.70 |
£2 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| Bund - Spread Size |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Bund - Min Stake |
£1 |
€0.70 |
£2 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| Gilt - Spread Size |
3 |
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2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Gilt - Min Stake |
£1 |
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£2 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| Schatz - Spread Size |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| Schatz - Min Stake |
£1 |
€0.70 |
£2 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| US T Bond 10 Yr - Spread Size |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
| 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 |
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6 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
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| US T Bond 30 Yr - Min Stake |
£1 |
$1.10 |
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£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
Comparison Notes
Spread Betting Companies - Interest Rates Comparison
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| Euribor - Spread Size |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
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| Euribor - Min Stake |
£1 |
€0.50 |
£5 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| Eurodollar - Spread Size |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| Eurodollar - Min Stake |
£1 |
$1.10 |
$5 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
| Euroswiss - Spread Size |
2 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
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2 |
2 |
| Euroswiss - Min Stake |
£1 |
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£5 |
£1 |
£1 |
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£1 |
£1 |
| Short Sterling - Spread Size |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Short Sterling - Min Stake |
£1 |
£0.50 |
£5 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
£1 |
Comparison Notes
Spread Betting Companies Comparison Notes
- The typical spread size is quoted. Note that spread sizes tend to vary under a number of circumstances including:
- when betting outside of normal market hours
- when you use guaranteed stop losses
- the first 30-60 minutes of the day
- as you get closer / further away from the settlement date
- The spreads are quoted in tic, pip or point size
- † No Daily Market available - the Futures Spread and Stake have been quoted instead
- ‡ Some markets are only available in the reverse spread eg JPY/USD rather than USD/JPY
- ^ Minimum £10 stake for phone trades
- Where minimum stakes are quoted in the format £1/£10 then this refers to the 'minimum online stakes' / 'minimum phone stakes'
- New Accounts are subject to Status, Suitability and Identity checks
- New Account Offers are subject to Terms and Conditions
- 24 hour trading refers to trading hours of "late on Sunday night to Friday evening". Exact hours are also subject to public holidays and will vary from firm to firm
- Credit Accounts are subject to proof of liquid funds and terms and conditions will vary from firm to firm
- If Credit Accounts are not available, that means only Deposit Accounts are offered
- 'FSA' refers to whether the firm is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority
- Click here for details of the last Spread / Price / Market Information update
- The comparison tables are not meant to be inclusive, spread betting services are also available with other companies
- The above data is subject to change without notice or warning and given without warranty. Please also see our terms and conditions.
Risk Warning: Spread betting carries a high level of risk to your capital. You may lose more than your initial investment. It may not be suitable for all investors. Only speculate with money that you can afford to lose. Please ensure you fully understand the risks involved and seek independent financial advice where necessary.
'Technical Trading' by Shai Heffetz, updated 28-Mar-12
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Bonds Spread Betting: European Debt Crisis Explained, updated 15-Sep-11
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FTSE Spread Betting: Market Volatility Adds to Uncertainty After Sharp Losses, updated 01-Sep-11
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Index Technical Analysis: S&P 500 Remains In a Bear Phase After US Debt Crisis, updated 31-Aug-11
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Gold Spread Betting Market Continues Bull Run Despite Price Corrections, updated 24-Aug-11
If you have been buying gold during the past few months you would have seen that it has been in a bull run despite a few relatively minor price corrections. We can see that the gold spread betting price is currently far...read article: Gold Spread Betting Market Continues Bull Run Despite Price Corrections.
Indices Technical Analysis: US Debt Crisis Sends S&P 500 Into a Bearish Phase, updated 18-Aug-11
The severe declines seen since the US debt crisis has sent the S&P 500 index into a bearish phase. Purely from the point of view of indices technical analysis, the price is...read article: Indices Technical Analysis: US Debt Crisis Sends S&P 500 Into a Bearish Phase.
Forex Spread Betting on Synthetic Pairs, updated 11-Aug-11
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USD/CAD Market Maintains Long Term Bear Run Despite Recent Uncertainty, updated 05-Aug-11
The USD/CAD is currently in a bear market. For longer-term trades one should remember that the USD/CAD market has been in a downward spiral for years. On the other hand, should the spread betting price...read article: USD/CAD Market Maintains Long Term Bear Run Despite Recent Uncertainty.
EUR/GBP Rate Continues Channel Trading Despite Bearish Sentiment, updated 29-Jul-11
The EUR/GBP spread betting market has been channel trading with several ups and downs recently despite the bearish sentiment. Looking at the spread betting chart...read article: EUR/GBP Rate Continues Channel Trading Despite Bearish Sentiment.
Forex Analysis: US Debt Ceiling Deadlock Boosts AUD/USD Bull Run, updated 28-Jul-11
The AUD/USD entered a strong bull run earlier this year and the price is currently very close to the recent maximum. The looming US debt crisis could of course have a dramatic effect on...read article: Forex Analysis: US Debt Ceiling Deadlock Boosts AUD/USD Bull Run.
The Impact of the US Debt Ceiling on Forex and Stock Market Indices, updated 21-Jul-11
The US Federal Government has spent more than it earns virtually from its inception. As government expenditure comes closer to the debt ceiling the stock market indices are often...read article: The Impact of the US Debt Ceiling on Forex and Stock Market Indices.
Spread Betting Arbitrage, updated 14-Jul-11
Spread betting arbitrage involves the opportunity to buy an asset at a low price and then immediately sell it on a different market for a higher price. There are many forms of arbitrage. As long as there...read article: Spread Betting Arbitrage.
DAX 30 Spread Betting Market Sees Range Trading as Bull Run Loses Momentum, updated 30-Jun-11
The DAX 30 spread betting market had seen a strong bull run, however, this started to lose momentum during February. Currently, the price has remained locked inside the Ichimoku cloud and...read article: DAX 30 Spread Betting Market Sees Range Trading as Bull Run Loses Momentum.
Indices Analysis: S&P 500 Enters Bearish Phase After Breaking Bull Run, updated 29-Jun-11
The big picture on the S&P 500 technical analysis remains bearish. Any move below the recent low of 1257.90 will be a clear indication that the bearish sentiment is winning on the...read article: Indices Analysis: S&P 500 Enters Bearish Phase After Breaking Bull Run.
Spread Betting Analysis of the UK Economy, updated 22-Jun-11
InterTrader analyses the current status of the UK economy and tries to find some indication of where it is heading and how it might affect the UK spread betting markets. UK GDP went through...read article: Spread Betting Analysis of the UK Economy.
Spread Betting Guide to Pair Trading, updated 16-Jun-11
The name 'Pair Trading' sounds rather involved and before the advent of the Internet, most private traders did not fully appreciate how Pair Trading worked. This Spread Betting Guide to Pair Trading shows how...read article: Spread Betting Guide to Pair Trading.
Gold Analysis: Bull Market Remains Unconfirmed Despite Rebound After Correction, updated 09-Jun-11
Recently we have seen a relatively large correction in the gold spread betting market. However, the bulls proved too strong and the price started recovering. Although it hasn't yet reached the high of...read article: Gold Analysis: Bull Market Remains Unconfirmed Despite Rebound After Correction.
Forex Analysis: Euro Bull Run Resumes Despite Cautious Technical Indicators, updated 08-Jun-11
According to forex technical analysis, the Euro is currently back in a bull run. Despite this, a cautious trader will not go long of the Euro at the present time. The Tenkan Sen line is still below ...read article: Forex Analysis: Euro Bull Run Resumes Despite Cautious Technical Indicators.
Crude Oil Analysis: Bull Market Loses Momentum as Middle East Pressures Fade, updated 02-Jun-11
We can see clearly that the strong bull market in crude oil has apparently lost momentum. The initial reaction we saw in the price of oil, after the unrest in the Middle East and...read article: Crude Oil Analysis: Bull Market Loses Momentum as Middle East Pressures Fade.
Commodities Technical Analysis: Gold Continues Bull Run as Silver and Brent Weaken, updated 27-May-11
Gold is in a long term bull run of which there is no proof that the end is in sight. The weakness of the Dollar on the FX spread betting markets has further...read article: Commodities Technical Analysis: Gold Continues Bull Run as Silver and Brent Weaken.
Gold Technical Analysis: Bull Run Still in Place as Middle East Unrest Continues, updated 13-May-11
Gold has technically been in a bull run since mid-February. The forces driving the gold spread betting market are still in place: political unrest in the Middle East, uncertain...read article: Gold Technical Analysis: Bull Run Still in Place as Middle East Unrest Continues.
Forex Technical Analysis: Euro Confirms Bull Run by Breaking £0.89400 Resistance, updated 03-Apr-11
During the past month, the Euro has continued its bull run against Sterling. The fact that the price has broken through the recent high near £0.89400 means we can now look forward to...read article: Forex Technical Analysis: Euro Confirms Bull Run by Breaking £0.89400 Resistance.
Crude Oil Spread Betting: Bull Market Continues but Brent Needs to Pass $126, updated 28-Apr-11
Since reaching a low of $77 a barrel in May 2010, the price of Brent has been climbing steadily. If the price breaks through the recent high of $126.88, we can be fairly certain the bull market is...read article: Crude Oil Spread Betting: Bull Market Continues but Brent Needs to Pass $126.
FTSE 100 Technical Analysis: Index Rises Despite Uncertainty, updated 28-Apr-11
When considering technical analysis of the FTSE 100 index, everything seems to point to a bull market. However, some indicators suggest that short-term uncertainty in the...read article: FTSE 100 Technical Analysis: Index Rises Despite Uncertainty.
Crude Oil Analysis April 2011: Speculators Maintain Bull Market, updated 28-Apr-11
During April 2011 we have seen a continuation of the bull market in crude oil but several commentators have argued that current prices are being driven by speculation and not by...read article: Crude Oil Analysis April 2011: Speculators Maintain Bull Market.
Gold Analysis: Bull Run Remains Intact on Inflation Fears, updated 06-Apr-11
According to the Ichimoku, the bull run in the gold spread betting market is still intact. If the price continues to rise, to reach a new high, it will be a clear sign that...read article: Gold Analysis: Bull Run Remains Intact on Inflation Fears.
After the Tsunami: FTSE 100 Spread Betting Analysis, updated 05-Apr-11
FTSE 100 technical analysis: The price of the FTSE 100 in relation to the Ichimoku Kinko Hyo cloud in the chart below shows that the market is currently in a declining phase. The price is well below the cloud, which indicates that a long position at the present moment cannot be...read article: After the Tsunami: FTSE 100 Spread Betting Analysis.
Crude Oil Analysis: The Bull Market After The Tsunami, updated 30-Mar-11
After the catastrophic tsunami, fears of a recession in Japan immediately caused the oil price to start dropping significantly. However, the Ichimoku Kinko Hyo is still clearly indicating a bull market...read article: Crude Oil Analysis: The Bull Market After The Tsunami.
Trading Crude Oil Profitably in the Current Climate, updated 24-Mar-11
Technical analysis of the situation seems to confirm these conclusions. The market was in a strong bull run before the earthquake in Japan, but since then there has been a significant price correction and...read article: Trading Crude Oil Profitably in the Current Climate.
Combining Technical and Fundamental Analysis, updated 02-Dec-10
Technical analysis is a strong instrument in the trader's tool kit and, in fact, many investors argue that it is the most important form of research. Nevertheless, when a single tool has such a material impact on...read article: Combining Technical and Fundamental Analysis.
Managing Spread Betting Positions, updated 07-Dec-10
A technical look at managing your spread betting positions with technical and fundamental analysis, charts, planning your exit and...read article: Managing Spread Betting Positions.
Spread Betting and Channel Trading, updated 08-Dec-10
A look at spread betting and channel trading including the types of channel, plotting a channel, entering a trade and exiting a trade as well as...read article: Spread Betting and Channel Trading.
Spread Betting - Time to Buy BP Shares?, updated 08-Jun-10
There are times when most investors are unsuccessful in their investments. In fact, it is not all that uncommon for traders to buy a stock near the top and sell around the bottom. The reason for that is simple, we...read article: Spread Betting - Time to Buy BP Shares?.
Techniques for Trading Economic Announcements, updated 14-Dec-10
In this techniques for trading economic announcements article we cover trading prior to an announcement, trading the announcement itself and trading the aftermath of the release. In each case...read article: Techniques for Trading Economic Announcements.
EUR/USD Multi Year Technical Analysis, updated 15-Dec-10
In this review of the EUR/USD pair we will be looking to understand, from a technical point of view, where this pair might be going. The Multi Year Technical Analysis shows...read article: EUR/USD Multi Year Technical Analysis.
Multi Timeframe Technical Analysis, updated 16-Dec-10
A look at using different chart timeframes to support your analysis from both a short-term and long-term perspective. In order to...read article: Multi Timeframe Technical Analysis.
Designing Your Own Trading System, updated 22-Dec-10
A look at designing your own trading system including a look at EUR/USD as well as tools that you can use, money management and...read article: Designing Your Own Trading System.
Technical Analysis of the Stock Market, updated 08-Dec-10
Spread Betting on the Stock Market using Technical Analysis - Here I have used Elliot wave theory to analyse the Dow Jones. My target price before re-evaluation would be around 11,000. In many ways it's not the...read article: Technical Analysis of the Stock Market.
Technical Trading, updated 28-Mar-12
A series of technical trading articles looking at the spread betting markets including Channel Trading, Managing Positions, Techniques for Trading Economic Announcements, Combining Technical and Fundamental Analysis, Designing Your Own Trading System and other...read article: Technical Trading.
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