Spread Betting Introduction

Platinum Spreads is a trading name of WorldSpreads Limited and WorldSpreads Limited was launched in 2004, primarily to provide private investors with an unrivalled financial spread betting offering. Financial spread betting has now become the strategy of choice to trade financial markets in a professional, secure and highly cost-effective manner.

Financial spread betting involves anticipating the direction of a share, a stock market index, currency etc, rather than actually purchasing or selling the actual instrument. The client will stake an amount per point that the instrument will move in a particular direction. If the instrument moves in the predicted direction the client receives their stake multiplied by the amount of the movement. If it goes in the opposite direction, the client loses the amount of the stake multiplied by the movement.

Platinum Spreads offer customers access to a team of highly dedicated trading specialists, backed up by the most advanced financial spread trading technology and outstanding customer service.

As you will see in the benefits section on the bottom left hand side of our homepage, spread betting transactions with Platinum Spreads allow you to benefit from markets falling as well as rising. Your financial transactions with Platinum Spreads carry no fees or commissions, are free of UK income or capital gains tax (subject to change), and allow you to trade international securities without running any currency risk.

In addition to the major financial markets listed above, Platinum Spreads offer a range of markets on current topical issues such as economic statistics, house prices, as well as local and general election results.

A few specific examples of how financial spread betting works can be found in this section.

Upon opening an account with Platinum Spreads, you will be invited to attend a one-to-one seminar to discuss your trading requirements and guide you through the mechanisms of financial spread trading.



Risk Warning: A spread bet is a margined product; 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
Platinum Spreads is a trading name of WorldSpreads Ltd. WorldSpreads Ltd is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Registration No: 04898762
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