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Spread Co Platform
One option is Spread Co, who offer spread bets, CFDs and FX:
- Spread Co – Spread Trading
- Spread Co – Tight Spreads
- Spread Co Account
- User Ratings & Comments on Spread Co
- Spread Co FX Trading
- Spread Co CFDs
- Markets on Spread Co
- About Spread Co
With Spread Co you get all the normal advantages of spread trading:
- Tax Free Trading e.g. No Capital Gains Tax, No Stamp Duty, No Income Tax
- No Commissions or Broker’s Fees
- You can trade index markets, foreign exchange markets, shares and commodities. Also see Markets on Spread Co below.
- 24-hour trading on certain products
- A wide range of training and educational tools
- A sophisticated yet easy-to-use trading platform
- Multi-lingual customer support
- No re-quotes on non-equity products, occasional re-quotes depending on volume for equities
- Saturn Mobile: iPhone and Android trading apps
Spread Bets with Spread Co
Spread Co say they “aim to let you trade world markets, simply and efficiently from one online trading account…to make your trading experience fast and cost effective…and to support you in all your trading goals.Spread Co – Tight Spreads
“We offer some of the tightest spreads on popular markets, such as 0.8pts on EUR/USD, the UK 100 and the US 30 and just 4pts on Gold”.New Technology – Additional Features
Note that with Spread Co you can actually customise your trading screen, ie lay it out how you want to see it. You can even store numerous screen layouts.Risk Monitoring
Risk management is always important. You can monitor the instruments you are trading, both through simple summaries and through a pie-chart showing you the breakdown between the different markets you are trading.Spread Co Account
Spread Co offer two types of spread trading account:- Standard Account
- Limited Risk Account
Below, a quick summary of the main Spread Co account:
Spread Co Services |  |
| Average User Rating | 5.3 |
| New Account Offer |  |
| 24 Hour Trading |  |
| Live Charts | |
| iPhone App | |
| iPad App | |
| Android Apps | |
| Web Platform | |
| Stop Loss Available | |
| Automatic Stop Loss | |
| Credit Account | |
| Deposit Account | |
| FCA Authorised and Regulated | |
User Ratings & Comments on Spread Co
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Education and Information
Spread Co also offers clients a range of educational and news materials in order to assist you and help keep you up-to-date with the latest events in the markets.
Spread Co FX Trading
Note that you aren’t restricted to financial spread trading with Spread Co, you can also trading a variety of foreign exchange pairs on margin.‘Trading margin FX’ is the new way to trade a range of different FX pairs on margin. Again you can do this from one trading platform
Spread Co offer Single Position Trading Accounts as well as Consolidated Trading Accounts.
Single Positions Accounts can provide additional flexibility, this is especially for the seasoned trader.
Spread Co CFDs
Again, Spread Co lets you trade CFDs from one account, where their aim is to offer efficient, cost effective CFD trading.Note that you can trade both CFDs and FX from the same Spread Co account.
Spread Co Markets
Below we have listed a small selection of the many markets available with Spread Co.For each market you will find the typical in-hours spread size and the minimum stake for that Spread Co market.
Typical In-Hours Index Spread Sizes with Spread Co | |
| FTSE 100 (UK 100) Daily | 1 |
| Dow Jones (Wall St) Daily | 4 |
| DAX 30 (Germany 30) Daily | 2 |
| S&P 500 (SPX 500) Daily | 5 |
| NASDAQ 100 (US Tech 100) Daily | 2 |
| CAC 40 (France 40) Daily | – |
| ASX 200 (Australia 200) Daily | – |
| Japan 225 Daily | – |
| Hong Kong Daily | – |
| Stock market indices minimum stake | £1 |
Typical In-Hours Forex Spread Sizes with Spread Co | |
| EUR / USD Daily | 2 |
| GBP / USD Daily | 3 |
| EUR / GBP Daily | 2 |
| USD / JPY Daily | 3 |
| Forex minimum stake | £1 |
- Majors: AUD/JPY, AUD/USD, CAD/CHF, CAD/JPY, EUR/CHF, GBP/CHF, NZD/USD, USD/CAD, USD/CHF, USD/SGD
- Other: AUD/CHF, EUR/CAD, GBP/NZD, NZD/CAD, NZD/CHF
Typical In-Hours Commodities Spread Sizes with Spread Co | |
| Gold Daily | 5 |
| Gold Futures | 7 |
| Brent Crude Oil Daily | – |
| Brent Crude Oil Futures | – |
| US Crude Oil Daily | 6† |
| US Crude Oil Futures | 6 |
| Commodities minimum stake | £1 |
- Metals: Copper and Silver
- Energies: US Heating Oil and US Natural Gas
- Softs: Corn, Oats, Soybean, Rough Rice and Wheat
About Spread Co
Spread Co is a leading global provider of spread trading, CFD and Forex trading on the world’s financial markets.Spread Co is based in North London and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK.
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.