Spread betting spreads

We offer competitive spreads on our spread betting products, including major FX pairs from 0.5 points, major indices from 1 point and crude oil from 2.5 points.

New to spread betting? Learn about spreads.

Why spread bet with us?

Trade with leverage

Deposit from just 3.34% of the full value of your position to open a trade. Leverage amplifies any profits or losses equally, and can increase the risk of losing money rapidly.

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Start spread betting on US stocks without currency conversion fees (other fees may apply).

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Trade on 21,000 instruments covering forex, indices, commodities, shares, ETFs, rates and bonds, plus our exclusive share baskets, forex indices and commodity indices.
Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 70% of retail investor accounts lose money when spread betting and/or trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
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Spreads on popular products

View at a glance the competitive spreads on some of our most traded products,
​and the additional spreads applicable to shares spread betting.

Forex
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Product

Starting from (in points)

EUR/USD

0.5

GBP/USD

0.9

USD/JPY

0.7

View our forex spreads

Indices
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Product

Starting from (in points)

UK 100

1.0

Germany 40

1.2

US 30

2.2

View our indices spreads

Cryptocurrencies
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Product

Starting from (in points)

Bitcoin/USD

80

Ethereum/USD

4.5

Bitcoin Cash/USD

3.8

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Commodities
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Product

Starting from (in points)

Crude Oil Brent

2.5

Crude Oil West Texas

2.5

Gold

0.2

View our commodities spreads

Treasuries
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Product

Starting from (in points)

Euro Bobl – Cash

2.0

UK Gilt – Cash

2.0

US T-Bond – Cash

3.0

View our treasuries spreads

Understand our spread betting costs

The two main costs associated with spread betting are the margin and spread:

  • Margin – the initial deposit, representing a fraction of the total trade value, which acts as collateral to open positions.

  • Spread – the difference between the buying and selling price of an instrument.

Explore the costs for over 21,000 instruments available on our platform in the table below.

instrument
min spread
margin rate
price
day
week
Trend
Pricing is indicative only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
INSTRUMENT
MIN SPREAD
MARGIN RATE
PRICE
DAY
WEEK
TREND
Pricing is indicative only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
INSTRUMENT
MIN SPREAD
MARGIN RATE
PRICE
DAY
WEEK
TREND
Pricing is indicative only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
INSTRUMENT
MIN SPREAD
MARGIN RATE
PRICE
DAY
WEEK
TREND
Pricing is indicative only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
INSTRUMENT
MIN SPREAD
MARGIN RATE
PRICE
DAY
WEEK
TREND
Pricing is indicative only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. Share and ETF spreads shown are based on our CFD price.
INSTRUMENT
MIN SPREAD
MARGIN RATE
PRICE
DAY
WEEK
TREND
Pricing is indicative only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. Share and ETF spreads shown are based on our CFD price.
INSTRUMENT
MIN SPREAD
MARGIN RATE
PRICE
DAY
WEEK
TREND
HOLDING COST BUY
HOLDING COST SELL
Pricing is indicative only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
INSTRUMENT
MIN SPREAD
MARGIN RATE
PRICE
DAY
WEEK
TREND
Pricing is indicative only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
INSTRUMENT
MIN SPREAD
MARGIN RATE
PRICE
DAY
WEEK
TREND
Pricing is indicative only. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

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To trade with us, you choose a CFD account that suits the platform you want to use.

Standard CFD account provides access to our proprietary and award-winning Next Generation platform, available on PC and mobile. This account can also be linked to TradingView.

To trade on Metatrader 4, you must create a separate MT4 CFD account. This account is only compatible with MT4 and does not provide access to Next Generation or TradingView.

Note: MetaTrader 4 only offers trading in currencies, indices, commodities, and cryptocurrencies.

Read more below about the platforms we offer and find out which one best suits your trading style.

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Trade on one of the world's most popular platforms, and access our free premium MT4 indicators and Expert Advisors.

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