US SB'ing Firms?Are there any?

[wannagetstacked]

I have been silently reading the forums for a while now but can't find the answer to this question after many searches. Subsequently i am having to make my first post.
Does anyone know of a spreadbetting firm in the united states, i want this to trade a US basket stock intraday using esignal marketcentre but UK spreadbetting firms don't offer US stocks, and if they did i would imagine the spread would be ridiculous.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Nathan

 

[purplekiwi]

As far as I am aware, spreadbetting is illegal in the US - can anyone confirm this?

UK firms do offer spreads on US stocks - finspreads is one and I am sure there are others.

 

[MartinD]

it is illegal to bet on shares in the US. the original "bucket shops" in the US were bookies on shares, now outlawed.

Most UK firms offer spreads on S&P, NYSE and Nasdaq stocks. You can also get CFD's on anything, even more than you can get spreads.

 

[zow]

Yes, technically it is illegal for a US resident to open a SB account or to operate your SB account from the US, and there are no US SB firms.
They only started in the UK (IG was the first I believe) due to a quirk in the UK betting tax laws.

Trading US stocks intra-day would probably best be done with someone like IB.

 

[wannagetstacked]

Thanks everyone,
I found CMC forex and am now a proud customer. They seem to offer everything you could possibly need including free real time charts.

Nathan

 

[stopped out]

I use finspreads to trade US stocks and have found them very good.