The following tables show were you can spread bet on a range of Shares markets.
Spread Betting - European Shares:
FTSE 100 Shares
FTSE 250 Shares
DAX 30 Shares
CAC 40 Shares
Irish Shares
Other European Shares
Spread betting markets on European Shares may also be available through other companies. Notes.
Spread Betting - US Shares:
Wall Street Shares
S+P 500 Shares
Nasdaq 100 Shares
Spread betting markets on US Shares may also be available through other companies. Notes.
2) Where can I find Real-time Spread Betting Prices for Shares Markets?
Please see the above tables. Where a company offers the relevant market they will also provide clients with live prices on that market.
3) Where can I find Live Charts / Candlestick Charts for Shares Markets?
Spread betting companies often offer a variety of free data to their clients (accounts are subject to status, terms and conditions).
The most popular data, apart from live prices, tends to be the candlestick charts. The time period of the charts can usually be varied. You can often alter the candlestick charts to show market movements in the order of 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10minutes, 1 hour, 1 day or 1 week periods.
With a number of the charts you can also update the settings to help your technical analysis. For example you can add Bollinger Bands and 20, 50 and 100 point Moving Averages.
Candlestick charts are currently available with:
Trading Charts?
Spread betting charts may also be available from other companies. Notes.
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4) How do you Spread Bet on Shares Markets to Go Up?
British Airways Spread Trading Example
If you decide to spread trade on UK shares such as British Airways then, on visiting a spread betting website, you would currently find a spread trading price of 203.4p - 204.0p.
That means you could spread bet on British Airways to move above 204.0p or below 203.4p.
If you are spread betting, you bet on every unit the market rises or falls. With the British Airways market a unit is 1p of the share's price movement.
As an example, you might decide to bet £10 for every penny British Airways goes up or down.
Betting on the Market to Go Up
If you bought British Airways at 204.0p and the shares rose then the spread could become 211.1p - 211.7p. Assuming this was the case, you might decide to close your bet for a profit at 211.1p.
P&L = (closing value of the market - initial value of the market) x stake per penny
P&L = (211.1p - 204.0p) x £10 per penny stake
P&L = 7.1p x £10 per penny
P&L = £71 profit
Markets can also fall, if the market dropped to, as an example, 197.1p - 197.7p, you might decide to close your spread bet to prevent further losses. If so, you would sell the market at 197.1p.
You would close your bet with the same £10 per penny stake:
P&L = (closing value of the market - initial value of the market) x stake per penny
P&L = (197.1p - 204.0p) x £10 per penny stake
P&L = -6.9p x £10 per penny
P&L = -£69 loss
5) How do you Spread Bet on Shares Markets to Go Down?
A major benefit of spread trading is that investors can go short of the markets.
In the BA example above the initial spread was 203.4p - 204.0p.
If you were to go short of British Airways at 203.4p and the shares fell then the market might be re-priced at 196.0p - 196.6p. Therefore, you might decide to close your spread bet for a profit at 196.6p.
P&L = (initial value of the market - closing value of the market) x stake per penny
P&L = (203.4p - 196.6p) x £10 per penny stake
P&L = 6.8p x £10 per penny
P&L = £68 profit
Of course, if the market increased to, for example, 209.4p - 210.0p, you could choose to close your trade to restrict your losses. If that were to happen, you would buy back at 210.0p.
Therefore, with the same £10 per penny stake:
P&L = (initial value of the market - closing value of the market) x stake per penny
P&L = (203.4p - 210.0p) x £10 per penny stake
P&L = -6.6p x £10 per penny
P&L = -£66 loss
British Airways Rolling Daily market correct as of 23-Nov-09.
Where can I find more information about BA Shares?
Note - Spread Betting carries a high level of risk to your capital and you can lose more than your initial investment, it may not be suitable for all investors. Ensure you only speculate with money that you can afford to lose and that you fully understand the risks involved and seek independent financial advice where necessary.
'Shares Spreads', Guide by D. Jones, last update: 3-Feb-12
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