UK 250 Spread Betting
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Welcome to Clean Financial's guide to UK 250 spread betting.
Quick and simple answers to common UK 250 questions:
Q) Where can I Spread Bet on UK 250?
Q) Where can I Trade for Free on UK 250?
Q) How to Spread Bet on UK 250?
Q) Where can I find Free Live Prices on UK 250?
Q) Where can I find Free UK 250 Charts?
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Where can I Spread Bet on the UK 250?
You can currently spread bet on the UK 250 and other related markets at:
Where can I Trade for Free on the UK 250?
It depends upon what you mean by free. If you're looking for a free Demo Account where you can practice spread trading see below.
Tax Free. If you are looking for a free spread betting platform then don't forget that in the UK spread betting is tax free*
You can also spread bet on UK 250 commission free and with no brokers fees at:
Free Demo Account
If you're looking for a free Practice Account / Test Account where you can trial spread betting, including markets like UK 250, then you can you can always try:
Each of the above currently offers a free demo account.
How to Spread Bet on Indices - UK 250 Rolling Daily
As with a range of markets, an investor can place a spread bet on stock market indices, like the UK 250, to either rise or fall.
If you were to look at the InterTrader site, they are currently pricing the UK 250 Rolling Daily market at 10690 - 10720. This means you can spread bet on the UK 250 index:
- Moving higher than 10720, or
- Moving lower than 10690
When spread trading on the UK 250 index you trade in £x per point. So, if you chose to invest £2 per point and the UK 250 moves 5 points then that would change your bottom line by £10. £2 per point x 5 points = £10.
Rolling Daily Indices Markets
One thing to note is that this is a Rolling Daily Market which means that there is no settlement date for this market. If a trade is still open when the markets close at the end of the day, it will just roll over into the next day.
If your trade does roll over and you are speculating on the market to:
- Go higher - then you are usually charged a small overnight financing fee, or
- Go lower - then a small payment is often credited to your account
If you would like a fully worked example then see Rolling Daily Spread Betting.
UK 250 Rolling Daily Index Trading Example
Now, if we consider the spread of 10690 - 10720 and make the assumptions:
- you have completed your research, and
- you feel that the UK 250 index will go higher than 10720
then you might decide to buy a spread bet at 10720 for a stake of £1 per point.
So, you gain £1 for every point that the UK 250 index pushes above 10720. Having said that, you will make a loss of £1 for every point that the UK 250 market falls below 10720.
Thinking of this in a slightly different way, if you buy a spread bet then your profit/loss is calculated by taking the difference between the closing price of the market and the price you bought the spread at. You then multiply that difference in price by your stake.
Therefore, if after a few hours the market started to move upwards then you could choose to close your spread bet so that you can secure your profit.
Taking this a step further, if the market rose then the spread, set by the spread trading company, might change to 10838 - 10868. To settle/close your trade you would sell at 10838. Accordingly, with the same £1 stake you would calculate your profit as:
Profit = (Closing Level - Initial Level) x stake
Profit = (10838 - 10720) x £1 per point stake
Profit = 118 x £1 per point stake
Profit = £118 profit
Speculating on indices, whether by spread trading or otherwise, is not always straightforward. In this example, you wanted the index to rise. Naturally, the index can also decrease.
If the UK 250 market fell then you could choose to close your trade to limit your losses.
So if the spread dropped to 10591 - 10621 then this means you would settle/close your trade by selling at 10591. Therefore, you would make a loss of:
Loss = (Closing Level - Initial Level) x stake
Loss = (10591 - 10720) x £1 per point stake
Loss = -129 x £1 per point stake
Loss = -£129 loss
Note: UK 250 Rolling Daily index market accurate as of 29-Nov-10.
You can also spread bet on indices with Financial Spreads.
Where can I Find Free Live Prices on the UK 250?
If you want to access quick live market information then you could do worse than opening an account with a firm like Financial 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. In the example below you can also see that their free charts are also useful.
There are also live prices available at:
Where can I Find Free UK 250 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 hour, by the week etc, plus many other settings to help you analyse the charts.
As you can see the charts show how the market's are not perfect and how you can expect the prices to "gap".
FinancialSpreads.com also have another pretty handy tool in their free Demo account (mentioned above). You can open a Demo account and place demo trades whilst you practice with no risk or cost attached.
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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.
'UK 250 Spread Betting' by DB, updated 03-May-12
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