Recent content by small_bites

thank you tomorton :) It seems a number of brokers don't mention spread betting as being part and parcel with their brokerage services. I've only come across a handful of SB affirmatives but so far user reviews have been extremely discouraging (at the moment a little warm with CMC). A bunch of...

Appreciate the quick reply. So is it correct to assume that spreads are broker commissions? Could you elaborate on how a spread is applied? For example, let's say a broker suggests 0.8 points on the UK 100 instruments. If the instrument real time market price is £132.50, does 0.8 points tally...

I understand SB is being marketed as tax-free opposed to CFDs, but is that the only difference? I'm a novice and looking to have a punt at day trading and want to understand the SB/CFD difference before looking for a suitable broker.

What are spreads? (specifically for scalping with a spread betting/CFD account) From what i've read i'm getting conflicting answers: difference between buy and sell price broker commission on opening and closing positions Difference between real time market price and overt user captured price...

(apologies for the wall-text invasion) Hi, i'm small_bites and it's nice to meet you. I'm based in the UK and after plenty of search I'm super relieved to find a trading community cultivated from the homeland. Much of the 1-2-1 advice found already has been primarily from US traders who are...