Purpose of This Thread

[MadMarketScientist 11]

This is the home at Traders Laboratory to discuss anything to do with either Spread Betting strategies, which have grown very popular (primarily outside the U.S.) due to some of their tax advantages, as well as spread trading which are ways to do some reduced risk futures trading.

 

If you have questions, comments, suggestions, strategies or any advice than this is the place on TL to share that. Thanks and we look forward to your contributions!

[Larry1234 10]

Can you please explain what is Spread Betting strategies ?

 

 

This is the home at Traders Laboratory to discuss anything to do with either Spread Betting strategies, which have grown very popular (primarily outside the U.S.) due to some of their tax advantages, as well as spread trading which are ways to do some reduced risk futures trading.

 

If you have questions, comments, suggestions, strategies or any advice than this is the place on TL to share that. Thanks and we look forward to your contributions!

[ab456 10]

Can you please explain what is Spread Betting strategies ?

 

 

Definition of 'Spread Betting'

 

A type of speculation that involves taking a bet on the price movement of a security. A spread betting company quotes two prices, the bid and offer price (also called the spread), and investors bet whether the price of the underlying stock will be lower than the bid or higher than the offer. The investor does not own the underlying stock in spread betting, they simply speculate on the price movement of the stock.

 

Read more: Spread Betting Definition | Investopedia

[Larry1234 10]

Thanks a lot for the definition.

 

In which country these spread betting are popular ? Isn't it illegal because you are simply betting.

 

I guess it is allowed in some countries only.