Financial spread betting has been around in the UK and in Ireland for about 60 years but has...
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90% of Spread Betting Trades are Buy Positions
With the ever-increasing growth in the spread trading industry, spread betting brokers are now...
Women in Spread Betting: A Growing Trend
Over the past decade, the participation of women in trading has continued to grow, reflecting...
Providers and Spreads in Retrospection
It all started when Stuart Wheeler, an entrepreneur and keen gambler founded IG Index in 1974 from...
Stuart Wheeler: The Granddaddy of Spread Betting
By any standards, Stuart Wheeler has led an enviable life. He made millions as the pioneer of...
The Evil Hedge Funds
In the untamed world of hedge funds, rigged deals and manipulated markets help the wealthy thrive...
Hedging, Protecting and Speculating using Spread Bets
These are three examples as to why one may elect to get involved in Financial Spreadbetting:...
Financial Spread Betting as a Hedging Tool
Example of Spread Betting Applied to Hedging Selling GBP/US$ (as a hedge on a foreign currency...
Who uses Spread Bets?
While spread betting, contract for difference (CFD) trading, and binary betting get quite a lot of...