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1 of 1 members found the following review helpful:

Good for newbies
7/10
The recently updated platform is much better than the one it replaced and I like a lot of the features such as emails generated you when you trade or place/amend an order.
I am only a recreational user looking for 75+ pip movements so I probably don't get affected so much by slippage as traders or scalpers looking to make their living from spreadbetting.
A good platform for someone looking to dip their toe into financial spreadbetting

I like Cap Spreads
8/10
A lot of companies use cap spreads platform, with their own badge.
Generally I like the Cap Spreads platform.
I do like the fact that if you trade overnight your profits are shown based on your original entry price and are not closed and re-opened each day which makes it much more work to keep tabs on your positions

2 of 6 members found the following review helpful:

Duh !!
10/10
there is an obvious reason for this difference but in your haste to condemn you did not ask.

the 2nd June (tuesday) is ex-div date. IG take the dividend out immediately at 16.30 as their market rolls at this time. We take it out at 21.00 as this is when ours rolls. The dividend effect on the 2nd was 15 points.

1 of 2 members found the following review helpful:

really bad
1/10
you should stay way from them. for example today on 02.06.09 the ftse price on igmarkets or othe websites is 4463 and on capitalspreads trading platform is 4476. is unbeleable?????????

15 of 16 members found the following review helpful:

Worldspreads beats Capital
6/10
I have been with Capital for several years, and in general not bad, despite their rather lax response to any suggestions. Specifically I trade the DAX, which has a 2 point spread but a few days ago I opened with Worldspeads, and WOW, what a difference. INSTANT FILLS, and only a 1 point spread. Despite that their server went down twice this week, but its a breath of fresh air to have a spreadbetting service that feeds directly off the futures, doesn't skew the spread and gives a faster fill than a futures broker.

So how does all this affect Prospreads.com? Arn't they part of the same group of companies.

Has a Nasty Sting 4/10 I started using CS for a year for their reasonable tight spreads and low margins. I have no problem using their charts. Their customer service(telephone service) could be a bit more accomondating and a little less abrupt always get the impression that they are in a rush to answer the next call. I only spreadbet intraday the DOW,FTSE,DAX,GB/USD. My concern is in Volatile and Fast moving markets a fill can take anything up to 50 seconds - and while this is...