Stock Broker Companies Offers Spread Betting on Futures

[italkcash]

Many believe that the speed with which spread betting companies have embraced the web has caught some stockbrokers on the hop. The significant investments spread betting companies have made in IT systems has enabled them to offer betters real-time trades and numerous trading strategies.


The response from stockbrokers has been to follow suit. Several established stockbroking firms, from Brewin Dolphin and Barclays to TD Waterhouse and Etrade, have launched spread betting services for their customers by teaming up with the established spread betting companies.

"Stockbrokers have woken up to the fact that derivatives are not going to go away," says David Buik at Cantor Index.

This expansion is benefiting spread betting companies in two ways. For those that are providing the engine for these services it is allowing them to access a new array of customers. But the arrival of established stockbrokers on to the spread betting scene is also giving this industry an added layer of respectability.

With the spread betting industry experiencing such strong growth, the key challenge for most is how best to respond. One solution is to secure a tie-up with stockbrokers. Another is to merge.

Last year City Index took over Finspreads and there is already talk of further consolidation this year in this sector. "It is inevitable that as the industry becomes more competitive [more companies] will look to merge and acquire others," argues Angus Campbell, head of UK sales at City Index.

Some are spreading their wings internationally. Spurred on by the stellar growth at home, many are looking abroad for new opportunities. City Index has a solid presence in Australia, an office in Singapore and a presence in Germany.

All pretty good news, as it gives investors more options to make money and to deal with a higher diversity of trading aspects.

[ghous]

nice site admin! thanks... btw i am not really into spread betting so i don't have much info to regard this as good or bad, but from where i see it itlooks good.

[zapper]

Originally Posted by ghous

nice site admin! thanks... btw i am not really into spread betting so i don't have much info to regard this as good or bad, but from where i see it itlooks good.

Yes!... it sure is a good way to spread the risk!. You have a chance to interpret which stock might rise and what might fall and also where and when!. There are many sites for Forex betting. But this is the first one i see for betting over stocks!.

[luckystrike]

yes nice article but the administrator has to learn to respect copyright - this article was taken from Providers and Spreads in Retrospection

[ghous]

yes nice article but the administrator has to learn to respect copyright - this article was taken from Providers and Spreads in Retrospection

do you think he likes to do that? or no maybe he is trying to spam around to increase his post count and get paid 25 cents for this post illegally...

lol...

it is totally obvious he only meant to inform us all..mate! take it easy...

[praetserge]

It's true that spread betting becomes more common but unfortunately, retail investors don't get enough education and lose quite quickly and then blame everyone.