spreadbet v's ?

[danpayne]

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[jackolan]

If you want to hold on to your spreadbet, roll it over. It costs a few pennies in interest, but you would have to bear that cost anyway if you bought the shares directly as your capital wouldn't be safely tucked away earning interest. If you're contemplating regularly holding for more than a couple of weeks, try spreadbetting on the futures rather than the dailies.

Jack

 

[danpayne]

yeah but rolling a spread et over for say...5 days 3 of them days could be down days so you lose those points where as with shares its just a paper loss untill market hits your target, or stop loss of course..looking for a type of sprad betting bit where 1 days shift downwards for say a 5 day trade doesnt crystalis and become subtracted from final optcome

 

[jackolan]

I'm not sure I understand your issue. If you put £1 a point on the FTSE100 at 4300 you have effectively bought £4300 worth of shares.

If the price drops to 4250, you lose £50 whether you are spreadbetting or buying shares... there's no such thing as a "paper loss"... a loss is a loss. if you choose to roll the spreadbet (which is the same as holding the shares) and the price subsequently recovers to 4400 you make a £100 gain on the overall trade.

There's no "subtraction" from the final outcome... the final outcome in both cases is identical.

Jack

 

[danpayne]

yeah right of course:-0