Finspreads

published 16 November 2010

Finspreads is one of the UK's leading spread betting providers. Having pioneered interactive online spread betting in 1999 they have continued to invest in their technology to remain one of the best providers in the industry. Finspreads is part of the City Index Group of companies, one of the world's largest providers of derivative trading services for retail investors.

Used by experts and beginners alike, Finspreads offers a training academy course, seminars and guides for beginners, as well as market research, news and charting.

From their website: "Our goal is to make spread betting as straightforward as possible for every trader, whatever their level of experience. We focus on delivering quick and easy access to the tools and information our customers need to make their trading decisions, act on them, then monitor their performance. We also offer a comprehensive education and support package to help our customers understand and take advantage of the opportunities offered by spread betting."

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Types of Spreads offered

Finspreads offers daily and quarterly spread bets as well as binary bets. You can trade equities, indices, currencies, commodities, interest rates and options.

Equities:

Finspreads offers you a great range of shares to trade on, including those listed in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the US.

Indices:

The range of indices includes: the Wall Street index, The US SP 500 index and the US Tech 100 index in the US. The France 40 index, Germany 30 index, and UK 100 index in Europe. The Australia 200, Hong Kong 40 and Japan 225 for the rest of the world.

Currencies:

The list of currencies you can spread bet on at Finspreads include the US dollar (USD), the Australian dollar (AUD), the Canadian dollar (CAD), the Swiss franc (CHF), the Euro (EUR), the British pound (GBP), the Japanese yen (JPY) and the New Zealand dollar (NZD).

Commodities:

With Finspreads you can trade precious metals such as gold, silver, and platinum, as well as other commodities including Brent crude oil, US soya beans and corn, cattle, coffee and more.