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Spread Betting with Platinum Spreads

Spread betting is a simple, versatile tool that can help you to profit from both up and downwards movements in prices and offers an alternative to trading on specific stocks and futures markets. Essentially with financial spread betting, you are simply speculating on the direction of the future price movements in an underlying instrument whereby you specify an amount you want to bet on each point movement.

Spread bets are a margined product. In other words, you only deposit a fraction of the overall value of the trade (typically 10%), allowing you to make a much larger potential investment than if you were buying the shares. However, please note that losses of course are magnified in exactly the same way.

Spread betting is straightforward and profits are free of UK Income tax or Capital Gains tax. However, it requires a realistic assessment of the risk involved: take the time to read through the information on this site and learn how to set up and run your financial spread betting account so that you understand this exciting investment vehicle, including the downs as well as the ups.


Risk Warning: Spread bets are margined products; it is possible to lose more than your initial margin deposit or credit allocation as well as any variation margin that you may be required to deposit from time to time. Therefore you should only speculate with money that you can afford to lose. Spread betting may not be suitable for all customers; therefore please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved and seek independent advice if necessary and prior to entering into such transactions. When spread betting with Platinum Spreads you are merely betting on the outcome of a financial instrument, sporting or political event etc. and therefore do not take delivery of any underlying instrument, nor are you entitled to any dividends payable or any other benefits related to the same. Risk Disclosure Notice
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