Spread bets and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 72% of retail investor accounts lose money when spread betting and/or trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Learn spread betting

Our learn section offers a comprehensive introduction to spread betting. From understanding leverage to spread betting examples, risk management tips, developing an effective spread betting strategy and more.

Spread betting explained

What is spread betting?

Spread betting examples

Advantages of spread betting

Risks of spread betting

Difference between spread betting and CFD trading

Spread betting strategies

How does news affect forex trading?

Day trading guide

Trading pattern recognition

Using trendlines in technical analysis

Understanding trend recognition and other primary indicators

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Spread betting platform quick guide

View, download and print our spread betting platform quick guide. This concise guide shows you where you can find the products, features and tools you might need while spread betting on our platform.

 Spread betting quick guide

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Trade the financial markets with the Next Generation platform

See how you can place spread bets on instruments like shares, currencies (FX pairs), indices, commodities and treasuries.

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Learn about our advanced charting package

We have over 80 technical indicators, inbuilt Pattern Recognition Scanner, comparison charts and all the major drawing tools you need.

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Learn how to use price alerts

Our Price Alerts function on the platform allows you to configure alerts to trigger when a chosen product hits a certain price.

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Learn about our client sentiment tool

Easily accessible via the Product Overview, the Client Sentiment feature shows you what percentage of our clients are long and what percentage are short, on a particular product.

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Spread betting with CMC Markets

Access the financial markets tax-free* with our spread betting platform. You can spread bet on forex, indices, commodities, shares and treasuries.

Spread betting margins

In order to open a position on your account, you will need to deposit an amount of money known as margin. The margin you need to deposit reflects a percentage of the full value of the position.

Spread betting holding costs

At the end of each trading day (17:00 New York time), positions held in your account may be subject to a charge called a 'holding cost'. Find out more details here.

Trading guide

Guaranteed stop-loss orders

Guaranteed stop-loss orders (GSLO), available for most products, work in the same way as a stop-loss order, except that we guarantee to close you out of a trade at the price specified.

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