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Try a demo account today and discover Spread Betting with City Index. Choose a market Decide which market you want to trade on.

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Why not use our trading tools to find trading opportunities. Place the trade Choose how many pounds per point you wish to stake on your trade. Click 'buy' if you think the price will increase in value or 'sell' if you think the market will fall in value. Add a stop-loss A stop-loss is an order to close your position out if the market moves too far against you. Exit your trade by clicking the 'close trade'.

Spread Bets do not incur any commission. A Spread Bet is a leveraged product, this means that you only need to deposit a small fraction of the overall value of any trade, known as margin. If you were Share dealing, you would have to put forward the full amount of the value of the trade. Spread Betting is one of the few forms of financial trading that enables you to profit from falling market prices.

So you can potentially make a profit regardless of the direction in which the markets are moving. If you think the markets are going to rise, you go long on the price buy. Your profits will rise in line with any increase in that price and your losses will increase in line with any fall in price.

If, on the other hand, you think the markets will fall you go short on the price sell. Your profits will rise in line with any fall on that price and your losses will increase with any rise in price. Where traditional investors might buy and hold physical stocks over months or even years, with Spread Betting you can benefit from shorter-term market volatility. Typically, traders look to hold positions over minutes, days and weeks rather than over the longer term as Spread Betting presents more short term trading opportunities and the low costs also facilitate a short-term trading style.

When you Spread Bet you will have access to a much wider range of markets than with traditional forms of investing, including commodities, currencies, indices and bonds.

Spread Betting, CFD Trading and Forex Trading are leveraged products and can result in losses that exceed your deposits. They may not be suitable for everyone. Please ensure you fully understand the risks involved by reading our full risk warning. Spread betting is also exempt from UK Capital Gains Tax. However, tax laws are subject to change and depend on individual circumstances.

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Trading platforms Take control of your trading with powerful platforms and tools Platforms. Economic calendar View upcoming trading opportunities for the weeks ahead Economic calendar. Trade on margin A Spread Bet is a leveraged product, this means that you only need to deposit a small fraction of the overall value of any trade, known as margin. Ability to go long or short Spread Betting is one of the few forms of financial trading that enables you to profit from falling market prices.

Short term trading opportunities Where traditional investors might buy and hold physical stocks over months or even years, with Spread Betting you can benefit from shorter-term market volatility. Trade on a wide range of markets When you Spread Bet you will have access to a much wider range of markets than with traditional forms of investing, including commodities, currencies, indices and bonds.

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