Go long or short

Profiting from falling markets is not reserved to institutional fund managers or hedge funds anymore. Individuals who have an account with WorldSpreads can now also benefit from the possibility to short financial instruments, therefore maximising profits in volatile markets.

No commissions

Financial spread betting with WorldSpreads is all-inclusive, no bad surprises, no extra costs.

No stamp duty on UK spread betting

Spread betting is a trading technique whereby you get exposure to a financial instrument without physically owning it. This means that you do not even have to pay stamp duty on your transactions. This represents a substantial saving compared to dealing with a regular stockbroker.

No tax or CGT

The profits you make are free from UK capital gains and income tax. (Tax Laws are subject to change).

No currency risk

Once you have elected your reference currency - EUR, $, £ - you have the facility to process all your transactions in that reference currency, without running any currency risk. This is because, as opposed to standard share dealing, WorldSpreads quote prices per point move, not per EUR, $ or £ amount.

Instant execution*

You do not have to wait for your broker to get back to you before entering or closing any trade. Whenever you feel like spread betting, WorldSpreads offer instant execution by the telephone or via our fully interactive online dealing system, assuming appropriate liquidity in the markets.

Bet in small sizes

Worldspreads allows you to trade from as little as £1 (or currency equivalent) per point on all the markets - far smaller than you would be able to trade with a broker on the underlying markets.

Hedging facilities

If you know of a foreign currency payment to be made in the near future and are happy with the current exchange rate, WorldSpreads can help you hedge against any adverse currency movement. We quote the main currency cross rates and are happy to consider any specific request. This equally applies to hedging a portfolio of stocks for a limited period of time, or arbitraging between particular stocks

Extended dealing hours

Markets do not sleep. Therefore WorldSpreads has decided to offer extended trading hours on most instruments. You can call us between 7am and 9.15pm Monday to Friday London time. You can also check exact trading times for each instrument on our website.

*WorldSpreads retains the right to refer any trade to a dealer for manual price adjustment if in our opinion, the price being traded is not the correct market price. In these circumstances, you will always be re-offerred the amended market price for you to accept or reject.

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With immediate effect our maximum stake on any of our 1 Point Spreads is £100 - larger sizes will be 3 Point Spreads 21/02New Margin requirements for FX and Silver 19/02Please note Changes to 1 point spread markets

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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 risk involved and seek independent advice if necessary and prior to entering into such transactions. When spread betting with WorldSpreads you are merely betting on the outcome of a finance 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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