When are dividends paid? Is it possible to spreadbet for dividend income? And why are dividends paid out on UK 100 rolling spread bets but not on DAX 30 rolling spread bets?

In my previous article I painted a rather rosy picture of how spread bettors can hold on to trades potentially forever, capturing a stream of dividends along the way just like ‘investors’ do.

Spread bets pay dividends. I suggest that on longer-term position trades these dividend receipts might go some way to offsetting the daily financing charges that are levied by the spread betting companies on rolling spread bets.