Author - Andy Richardson

Q. A question about spread betting please. Suppose SP = 3.15p and I buy at £100 per point, the...

Q: Why am I charged a rollover fee? A: Because of the gearing aspect every product be it...

Q. Suppose I place a bet at +100 point on PartyGaming when this was trading at 201 – what...

Q. How do providers calculate the bid-offer spread for shares? A: To price shares a spread...

Q. What is financing? A: Financing is the cost of borrowing or lending that is attributable to a...

Q. What is a margin call? A: Like buying shares, profits or losses from financial spread betting...

Q. How are the spreads determined for stocks? A: The bid-offer spreads for individual stocks...

Q. How does a spread betting company make its money? A: Spread betting providers make money in...

Q. I still don’t get initial margin requirement – what is it? A: ‘Dealing on...

Q. Where’s a good place to look at the futures? A: IG Index‘s homepage gives...