Spread Betting Training Tools: Learn to Trade in Four Weeks
LONDON, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Spread betting allows traders to speculate on the price movements of over 12,000 financial markets including indices, shares, currencies, commodities and more.
Considered an alternative to standard trading, spread betting offers multiple benefits to traders, including:
- Free from UK Stamp Duty*
- Free from UK Capital Gains Tax*
- Free from Commission
- Leveraged Trades
- Ability to go Long and Short
Traders will also have access to standard trading features when spread betting, such as:
- Access to Global Markets
- Immediate Dealing
- Mobile Trading
- Comprehensive Charting Package
- Real Time News
*Currently in the UK, all spread bet gains are free from Capital Gains Tax and as a derivative product; it is also exempt from UK stamp duty. UK Tax laws are subject to change and may differ depending on individual circumstances. Please seek independent advice if necessary.
Before you start spread betting, it is imperative that you fully prepare by learning about your chosen market, practicing with a demo trading account and utilising free webinars and seminars hosted by City Index.
In addition to this already extensive offering, there is a dedicated four-week course that focuses on building your spread betting confidence gradually and at your own pace called the City Index Learn to Trade Programme.
Learn to Trade Programme
The Learn to Trade programme from City Index is ideal for new traders wanting to learn how to spread bet.
For four weeks, traders can benefit from special minimum trade sizes starting from just 25p per point (usually from 50p per point) as well as:
- An easy-to-use online trading platform
- Trading guides
- Seminars and Webinars
- Free daily market commentary newsletter
- Risk management tools
With the online trading platform, you can access a professional and interactive charting package as well as a suite of trading tools and technical indicators, market news and research.
Through a range of trading guides, you can get a better understanding of the markets to help familiarize yourself with the trading platform and the daily market commentary, delivererd straight to your inbox, will keep you informed on the latest market developments.
Stay one step ahead of other traders by trading on the move with the available apps for iPhone, Android, Blackberry phones as well as a mobile trading platform for Java and Windows mobile phones.
Limit the chance of losses by utilizing a suite of risk management tools and access thousands of global financial markets whilst doing so.
Summary
Spread betting with City Index means you benefit from a dedicated account manager, who is always on hand to answer any queries that you may have.
However, you must remember that spread betting and CFD trading are leveraged products and can result in losses that could quickly exceed your initial outlay, so please make sure you fully understand the risks involved.
About City Index:
Today more and more individual traders are discovering the benefits of derivatives, and many of them are discovering them through a City Index trading platform.
As a group, we transact in excess of 1.5 million trades every month in over 50 countries. We provide access to a wide range of instruments including margined foreign exchange, CFDs and, in the UK, financial spread betting.
We constantly look to improve the performance of our platforms and expand our range of services. The result is our customers benefit from innovative trading tools with transparent pricing, competitive spreads, and a high standard of customer support. Visit http://www.cityindex.co.uk/ for details.
SOURCE City Index
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