Introduction in a betting

The Spread Betting allows you to speculate on results of various events, type
The financial markets or sports events. 'spread' is quoted, for example,
5500-5510 for index FTSE 100. If you decide, that the index will promote above
5510, you can count, that the index will grow, or that he will fall more low
5500.

In the previous example you can put that the index will raise, 1$ for
Point. It means, that each point above the top number in specified spread
(5510) will bring to you of 1$, and each point below it will take away from you as much. So,
If the index grows to 5600 and you decide to close the rate, you receive 90$
(That is 5600 minus 5510 to increase by your rate of 1$). On the contrary, if an index
Has fallen to 5400, and you decide to close the rate not to lose more money, you
Would lose 110$ (that is 5510 minus 5400 to increase by your rate of 1$).

Advantages of a betting

There are advantages of a betting before traditional transactions with shares or
Before a bet with the fixed rates.

1) the Profit is not taxed on capital growth (CGT).

2) Rates can be partially made on credit.

3) you can close the rate at any time. Amount of money which you receive
Or will lose, it will be defined by the current spread quotation that can
to differ from on what you have opened the rate.

4) the Profit can be theoretically boundless and is not established in advance. Usual
The bet gives you certain probability so you know, how many you can
To win. In spread-betting you can do the rate that index FTSE100
Will rise above 5510, and, the above he goes, the more you will make, without
Theoretical top limit.

5) the most dealers allows you to establish stop-loss, that
To limit potential losses. Without it your possible losses, the same as and
Your potential profit, can be theoretically boundless.

6) you can go in ' short ' on shares or indexes that means that is possible
To receive profit if they fall. To do it at the normal broker
Shares, the separate arrangement is required, and you are usually limited only
Several days, and in spread-bettinge you can to short shares or indexes as
It is necessary long.

7) In spread-bettinge it is not paid any commissions, unlike purchase of actions.

Betting lacks

1) Losses can be considerable. In many cases your losses can be boundless, at least, in the theory.

2) Rates on spread are usually used by short-term players. The increase in terms of the rate can bring additional expenses.

3) If you receive the loss, you cannot compensate it in the profit tax, as at other kinds of the investment.



Short-term investments

The spread-betting approaches for short-term investments is better. He also has advantages before normal purchase of actions if you are a short-term speculator.

1) you can put on more various events, than simply on the price of the specific share. For example, on index indications, exchange rates, commodity futures, also as on separate shares and set of sports events.

2) Rates on spread can be made with margin, that is if you do the rate on size of index FTSE 100, you are not obliged to pay everything, that can potentially lose. It is necessary to place only the deposit whereas at purchase of actions you should pay forward all their cost. The deposit which you place, can make only 10 % of possible loss from your rate.


Risk arbitrators

The dictionary defines arbitration so:

"Simultaneous purchase and sale of the same goods or subjects
Consumption in the various markets to make immediate unbraved profit "

There can be a possibility to receive unbraved profit, having made rates at Various dealers.

For example, if one dealer specifies spread 310-315 for a market price of actions
The companies, and other broker specifies the quotation 330-335 for the same shares, that is
Possibility for arbitration. You can count upwards 100$ at the first
The broker and 100$ downwards at the second. Then, whatever happens with the company price, you
Receive profit without risk. Is gap in 15 points between 315 and 330, so you
Would make profit 1500$ (on your rate 100$) irrespective of where will be
The actual price.

For example, if, when you have closed the positions, the price stood on 3.50, your rate
Upwards your rate downwards will make to you, 3500$ (350 minus 315 to increase on 100), and
Will lose 2000 (350 minus 330 to increase on 100), the general profit will make 1500.

Similar possibilities, however, are rather rare. Dealers do not love the people doing
Such things, and usually aspire to support spreads relatives, if not
Identical, among themselves. However, such possibilities arise and if you are in time
Them to notice and fix, the arbitration is possible.

Stop-lossy

The spread-betting can be extremely dangerous. Set of rates, especially in
Financial betting, can yield you potentially boundless losses.
For example, you could count downwards on the price of shares of the company, and then see
Launch of the price after an exit of any news. In this case your losses can
To be phenomenal, if you do not take steps to management of risk.

There are various ways to which you can limit potential losses and not
To limit potential profit. One way consists in statement of feet-losse.
For example, if you put 10$ for point downwards on the share price, when the offered
spread was 300-305, you can specify to yours ????????? to apply stop-loss, if
The price will grow to 330. Then you will lose only 300$ (330 minus 300 to increase on 10).

It is usually free service at the dealers, but errors here are possible. For example,
If the price was on 3$ when you have counted downwards, and the company price has flied up to
5$, your stop-loss will work, but dealer can not have time to close your position.
Means, even if you have put stop-loss, you cannot be assured, that he
Will work precisely under your price if there will be a sudden spread jump .

Alternatively it is possible to ask about Guaranteed Stop-losse. As
the rule, it costs hardly more, usually slightly increasing ?????, but ???????? then
Guarantees performance of yours feet-loss for a determined price which will be
It is executed, even if there will be a sudden market movement.

Dealers offer such stop-lossy for a financial betting, but usually not
Render such service for other kinds of a betting, for sports events,
For example. It because the risk in these rates more low, after all there exists the final
Number of probable outcomes. In the financial markets, however, risks can be ready
Above. So stop-lossy are offered to help you to operate them.



The financial markets

There are various scopes spread-bettinga.

A) Separate shares

You can place rates on movement of the price of the largest companies.

Offered spreads consider purchase cost ?????????? real actions, that
To allow them to insure own risks.

Offered spread will be always more market price of the share, but you avoid
Payments of the commission, the profit tax and other payments.

Rates on spread for separate shares are established for the certain periods to
Repayments, for example, for 6 months. You can put the rate or close it in
Any time but if you want that the rate has passed since one period in another,
It is necessary to pay in addition. It does a betting inefficient for the long-term
Investments, but it is a good way of gamble on the price of the share of the company.

Other advantage of a betting before traditional purchase of shares consists in that,
That here it is easy to "short the share - that is to receive profit on its falling. You
Can do it and at the normal broker, but it can demand the special
Actions.

At last, you can do also rates on "the Grey market". It, for example,
Will allow you to put on the share still before it will appear in the market. For
Some weeks before the company enters the market, dealers begin
To accept rates on it.



B)Indexes of the share market

Dealers allow you to place rates on many world indexes of the share
The market, for example FTSE100.

It gives the chance to you to play market trends, instead of to risk with
The certain company.

C)Currencies

Spread-betting on exchange rates is pleasant to speculators as it is not necessary to them
To pay the commissions or big spread. As well as in other rates, it is necessary to you
To pay only for carrying over of the rate from one period to another. For example, if you
Place the rate for Dollar-euro in November, from you can demand the small
Payment to transfer her for December.

Other areas in which you can use a financial betting, include
Interest rates, consumer goods (for example, gold or oil) and options
(That can be difficult and very dangerous).



Other areas of a betting

Except a financial betting, is also much dealers which accept
Rates on sports or political events.

For example, you can put on an outcome of a football match. Rates can be
Are opened or closed as prior to the beginning, and after, as spread, offered dealers, will vary during game.

Other sports meets where you can place rates, include cricket,
Rugby football, auto racing, jumps, a golf and tennis.

Political rates are accepted, for example, for percent of voices, which party will type on elections.