Wall Street Spread Betting
Indicative Wall Street prices:
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Above, indicative prices from Financial Spreads: 2,500+ live prices available to Spread Betting and CFD clients.
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Where Can I Spread Bet on Wall Street? |
You can spread bet on the Wall Street index via:
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You can spread bet on Wall Street with
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Where Can I Spread Bet on Wall Street for Free? |
Speculating on the markets always involves some risk. However, if you want to open a Practice Account, that lets you trial spread betting on a host of markets, please see below for more details.
When thinking about which investment option might work for you, don't forget that in the UK, spread betting is free of income tax, stamp duty and capital gains tax*.
If you are trying to find a low cost financial spread betting website then note that investors can take a position on Wall Street with no brokers' fees and no commissions at:
Should you want to have a look at a completely free Practice Account that allows users to try out online spread betting on markets like USD/JPY, crude oil and the Wall Street index, then you could have a look at:
The spread trading companies listed above currently provide a risk free Demo Account that allows investors to review charts, try out new theories and practice with orders, e.g. stop losses and trailing stop losses.
Where Can I Find Live Spread Betting Prices and Charts for Wall Street? |
We show pretty accurate stock market prices above, prices include Wall Street.
The real time CFD chart below also provides users with a helpful overview of the Wall Street index.
The above chart, provided by Plus 500, normally shows the underlying Wall Street futures market (not the spot market).
If you want to check spread trading charts and the current prices for the Wall Street stock market index, you will probably require a spread betting account.
Also, a spreads account gives you access to the short term daily markets. Note: Opening any such account is normally dependent on status, credit and suitability checks.
If your new account is approved then, after logging in, you will be able to see the real-time charts and prices. On most platforms, these are provided as part of the service. What's the catch? You are likely to get the occasional sales call or letter from the relevant spread betting firm.
If you do trade then, before starting, you should note that contracts for difference and spread trading do involve a high level of risk to your capital and it's possible to incur losses that exceed your initial investment.
Advanced Charting Packages for Wall Street |
Whilst the charts normally differ between platforms, in order to help your trading, most charts have user friendly features and tools, including:
- A variety of time intervals e.g. 2 minutes, 1 hour, 1 month and so on
- A variety of display styles e.g. candlestick charts and line charts
- Drawing features and options e.g. trendlines and Fibonacci retracements
Charts with Financial Spreads also have more advanced features like:
- BackTesting, Tailored Indicators and Optimisation functions
- Helpful overlays e.g. Ichimoku Cloud, Parabolic SAR, Wilder's Smoothing and so on
- Technical indicators e.g. Relative Strength Index, Elder Rays, Volume Index and so on
- Automatic alerts when your chosen market hits a given price
Sample Wall Street chart from FinancialSpreads.com
The following spread trading brokers give account holders prices and live charts:
How to Spread Bet on Wall Street? |
As with a wide range of financial markets, investors can place a spread bet on stock market indices, such as Wall Street, to rise or fall.
Looking at a spread betting site like FinancialSpreads.com, you can see they are valuing the Wall Street Rolling Daily market at 13469.0 - 13470.0. This means that an investor could put a spread bet on the Wall Street index:
 Moving higher than 13470.0, or
 Moving lower than 13469.0
Whilst spread betting on the Wall Street index you trade in £x per point. Therefore, if you chose to risk £4 per point and Wall Street moves 26 points then that would change your profits (or losses) by £104. £4 per point x 26 points = £104.
Rolling Daily Indices Markets
It is important to note that this is a Rolling Daily Market and so unlike a normal futures market, there is no settlement date. If a trade is still open when the markets close at the end of the day, it just rolls over to the next day.
If you do roll over a bet and you are spread betting that the market will:
Move higher - then you are normally charged a small financing fee, or
Move lower - then you'll usually receive a small credit to your account
For a fully worked example see Rolling Daily Spread Betting.
Wall Street Rolling Daily - Index Spread Trading Example |
If we take the spread of 13469.0 - 13470.0 and make the assumptions:
- You have analysed the index, and
- Your analysis suggests the Wall Street index will move higher than 13470.0
Then you could choose to buy at 13470.0 and risk £4 per point.
With such a spread bet you make a profit of £4 for every point that the Wall Street index increases above 13470.0. However, it also means that you will make a loss of £4 for every point that the Wall Street market decreases lower than 13470.0.
Considering this from another angle, if you ‘Buy’ a spread bet then your profit/loss is found 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.
With this in mind, if after a few trading sessions the US stock market rose then you might consider closing your trade in order to guarantee your profit.
If that happened then the spread might change to 13503.7 - 13504.7. In order to close your trade you would sell at 13503.7. As a result, with the same £4 stake your profit would be:
Profits (or losses) = (Settlement Value - Initial Value) x stake
Profits (or losses) = (13503.7 - 13470.0) x £4 per point stake
Profits (or losses) = 33.7 x £4 per point stake
Profits (or losses) = £134.80 profit
Trading indices is not always simple. With the above, you had bet that the US index would go up. However, the market might fall.
If the Wall Street market began to fall then you might decide to settle/close your position to stop any further losses.
Should the market fall back to 13433.0 - 13434.0 then you would close your trade by selling at 13433.0. Accordingly, your loss would be:
Profits (or losses) = (Settlement Value - Initial Value) x stake
Profits (or losses) = (13433.0 - 13470.0) x £4 per point stake
Profits (or losses) = -37.0 x £4 per point stake
Profits (or losses) = -£148.00 loss
Note - Wall Street Rolling Daily market quoted as of 26-Sep-12.
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Risk Warning: Spread betting and CFD trading carry a high level of risk to your capital and you may lose more than your initial investment. Spread betting and CFD trading 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.
'Wall Street Spread Betting' by DB, updated 07-May-13
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