Fancy a punt in the General Election stakes?

If you didn't back the winner in the Grand National, don't worry. There are still plenty of betting chances in the next big race - the General Election. Here's how to take a punt on it using spread betting.

If you didn't back Tony McCoy's horse in the Grand National, don't worry. There are still plenty of punting chances in the next big race.

Compare the top 20 spread betting accounts here

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Tim graduated with a history degree from Cambridge University in 1989 and, after a year of travelling, joined the financial services firm Ernst and Young in 1990, qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1994.

He then moved into financial markets training, designing and running a variety of courses at graduate level and beyond for a range of organisations including the Securities and Investment Institute and UBS. He joined MoneyWeek in 2007.