WorldSpreads, the 10-year-old spread betting company has released its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2010.

City Index has slashed margin requirements for a number of markets and released an iPhone update.

Betonmarkets have recently expanded the range of stocks on which one can trade. The bet names for its products have also been simplified to make them easier to understand.

Spread betting provider CMC Markets has announced that it has launched a new charting package for both demo and live trading clients.

IG Index, the UK’s biggest financial spread betting provider, has launched a new range of betting products under its Custom Bets banner.

CMC Markets have apparently been awarded the title of ‘Best spread betting service’ by readers of Shares Magazine at the Shares Awards 2010.

WorldSpreads is offering a superb prize of £100,000 to any client who can open and close ten consecutive, profitable trades in a row between Monday 15th November and Friday 10th December.

City Index has announced that as of Saturday 13th November, they will changing the way currency spreads are displayed.

Word is out that CMC Markets has stopped taking quarterly bets. Apparently, without much fanfare CMC have circulated an e-mail amongst affected clients about this change. The operator on the phone said it was a ‘business decision’…

The much awaited Capital Spreads iPhone application is finally live and can be downloaded from the App Store as a bespoke application.