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Spread Betting for beginners
A Share is a fractional ownership of a Company. If you buy a share in, say, BT, then you will own a very small percentage of the Company and share in its successes and failures. You will be entitled to a Dividend payment (look upon it as interest) and have a theoretical say in Board appointments and other matters. I say theoretical as, unless you are very rich and/or the Company is very small, then your share will be miniscule and your say will not hold much sway.
Buying and selling shares is straightforward, but incurs certain costs, namely dealing costs (£10-20 per trade) and a 0.5% tax to the Government whenever you buy. In addition, there may be Capital Gains Tax payable if, when you come to sell, you are in the fortunate position of selling at a profit.
One way of getting around all this is to Spread Bet. This is where, for a stake, you can bet on a share price going up (or down). On the surface of it, it is very similar to buying shares directly, but firstly you are not only able to bet that an undervalued share goes up in price, but also able to bet that an overvalued share goes down in price, secondly (and arguably more importantly), there is no 0.5% dealing cost and as it is a bet, therefore gambling, all profits are tax free under current legislation. Finally, you do not have to put up the full price of the share, you trade on 'margin', where you pay a percentage of the share price (say 10%). The rest of your fund you can keep on deposit earning interest. Note that if the share price moves against you, you will be required to top up this 'margin'.
For a comprehensive Beginners guide to Spread Betting, read this article written on Squidoo.
For further information, follow these links
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ADVFN is a financial website with a plethora of information, charts and data for anyone wishing to buy and sell shares. It offers various membership levels, from free to hundreds of pounds (for the full-time international dealers). The majority subscribe to the Free optioin which allows access to data, information and also the Discussion Boards. Sign up today and check it out Click on the image for further information |
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Spread Betting Websites
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TradeFair is the new kid on the block, but with impeccable pedigree. Tradefair is Betfair's new home for the financial bettor and trader. Betfair is the revolutionary online e-gaming company whose exchange technology has fundamentally changed the online sports betting market. Tradefair brings the benefits of this technology, with familiar Betfair operational excellence, to the financial bettor and trader. Tradefair Hi Lo is a financial exchange product. Tradefair Hi Lo brings Betfair’s revolutionary exchange technology to financial market trading. Here you can trade your opinions on the movements of a large range of underlying financial markets as diverse as short term index movements and monthly interest rate decisions. Tradefair Spreads(1) is a financial spreads product. Tradefair Spreads cuts the cost and complexity of trading with some of the tightest spreads and lowest funding charges available. Tradefair Spreads also help customers new to spread trading with automated stop-loss orders(2), the provision of easy to understand market information, and a simple to use trading interface. With Tradefair you can be assured that you are trading with one of the Internet's most trusted retail brands. |
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Finspreads is part of the City Index Group of companies, one of the world’s largest providers of derivative trading services for retail investors. Its dealing platform has undergone a number of revisions and the current one is very straightforward to use. |
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From its website: City Index is one of the leading providers of Trading Products to individuals worldwide. As a group we transact in excess if 1.5 million trades per month on behalf of our clients, making us one of the largest FX and Contracts for Difference providers to the retail market. |
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There are many books out there on spread betting and on Share trading. Have a look around Amazon for inspiration!
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