A spread bet price always has two parts. The first is the BID or the price you can sell at. The second is the ASK or the price you can buy at.

The Ryanair price is €6.00 – €6.06.

This means you will gain €5 for every cent the price moves up and lose €5 for every cent the price moves down.

You think the Ryanair price will rise and buy at €6.06 for €5 per cent

If the price rises to €7.06 – €7.12

If the price falls to €5.06 – €5.12

You sell at €7.06

You sell at €5.06

Your profit is (7.06 – 6.06) x 100 x €5 = €500

Your loss is (6.06 – 5.06) x 100 x €5 = €500

Betting on the FTSE 100 index allows you to speculate on a stock market without needing to choose individual shares.

The FTSE 100 index bet is priced at 6500 – 6502.

This means you gain €4 for every point the price moves down and lose €4 for every point the price moves up.

You think the index will fall, so you sell at 6500 for €4 per point

If the price falls to 6398 – 6400

If the price rises to 6598 – 6600

You buy at 6400

You buy at 6600

Your profit is (6500 – 6400) x €4 = €400

Your loss is (6600 – 6500) x €4 = €400

Brent Crude is priced at $90.00 – $90.04.

The Brent Crude price is in US Dollars but with spread betting this is irrelevant. Your gains and losses are paid for in the same currency as your account.

You think the price of oil will fall, so you sell at $90.00 for €1 per cent

If the price falls to $84.96 – $85.00

If the price rises to $94.96 – $95.00

You buy at $85.00

You buy at $95.00

Your profit is (90.00 – 85.00) x 100 x €1 = €500

Your loss is (95.00 – 90.00) x 100 x €1 = €500