Tax free Trading
The profits you make are free from UK capital gains and income tax. (Tax Laws are subject to change).
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
Our spreads are all-inclusive, no bad surprises, no extra costs.
No stamp duty
Spread Trading 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 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 trading, WorldSpreads offer instant execution by the telephone or via our fully interactive online dealing system, assuming appropriate liquidity in the markets.
Trade 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 trading 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.
Access to Global Markets
Spread trading is not only about trading on share prices; as a WorldSpreads client you have access to thousands of instruments including global indices, commodities, interest rates, bonds, currencies, ETFs, Funds and Indices differences . Our market information sheet section will give you a full list of our tradable instruments.
Spread Trading disadvantages
- Clients do not receive company
reports and company accounts. - As WorldSpreads trade price
movements rather than purchasing
stock, they are not entitled to
attend shareholders meetings. - WorldSpreads clients cannot
participate in shareholder votes. - The product is suitable for active
traders, not active shareholders.