Three reasons to short the retail sector

Things look grim for Britain's retailers. But with spread betting, you can bet on falling prices as easily as rising ones. Here are three reasons to short UK retailers.

Don't be fooled. At the top end of the market, luxury brands such as Mulberry and Burberry may be having a great run based in part of feeding consumer appetites in China. However back in the UK things look especially grim for our middle to low-end retailers. Fortunately spread betting allows you to bet on falling prices as easily as betting on rising ones. Here are three reasons to short UK retailers.

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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.