WorldSpreads released a press release today claiming that spread traders using its platform to trade, and who hold a minimum of £5,000 in their accounts, have individually saved an average of £6,600 in trading costs…

IG Index has been judged as the most popular spread betting trading platform for forex traders by people participating to the annual survey conducted by research specialist company Investment Trends.

The iPhone and mobile growth explosion hasn’t gone unnoticed by the spread betting industry. Figures cited by the Evening Standard note that those taking part in financial spread betting have done so using a mobile application 70% of the time..

Irish spread betting provider Delta Index is reported to be seeking strategic investors to help its business expand overseas; particularly the German and UK market.

It has been reported that spread betting provider Spreadex is currently looking for a social media presenter to to front up their newly launched YouTube channel.

A former head of a Glasgow financial spread betting operation that went into liquidation in the middle of the financial crisis with debts amounting to £30 million has been banned from holding a directorship role for 9 years.

Former hedge-fund manager William von Mueffling who made a fortune shorting stocks has acquired a 5.01% stake worth £80 million in IG Group. William von Mueffling has build his stake via his Cantillon Capital hedge fund.

Cantor Gaming & Wagering Ltd has entered into a white-label partnership with 32Red to provide the Gibraltar-licensed gaming operator with a financial fixed-odds betting product.

Capital Spreads have announced the launch of a trading application for the Android smartphone as well as a number of other improvements to their core trading platform including a number of margin reductions and spread cuts.

Online spread betting and CFDs provider London Capital Group (LCG.L) has brought in ODL Securities founder Bill Newton as chief information officer.

Spreadex, the spread betting provider, has utilised Google analysis to work out in which parts of the country spread betting is most popular. The capital comes out top.