I’m quite fond of spread betting individual equities rather than the more usual indices, foreign exchange currency pairs and commodities — though I do dabble in those too.

For reviewing the different providers I have at one time or another held spread betting accounts with most of the spread betting companies and their white label partners. By white label partners I mean companies like Barclays Stockbrokers who sit on the City Index spread betting platform

When you look to open a new spread betting account, what do you look for? Is it the things that the spread betting companies usually shout about like tight spreads, fast execution and no re-quotes? As a day trader those things might be important to you, but for a longer-term spread bettor like me like me those criteria are not so important…