How is financial spread betting conducted? Like most modern businesses, a spread betting agency will offer online options and live telephone services. Regardless of which style is selected, however, a client will always need a valid email address through which to receive their account and transaction statements, and will have to have an active customer account in good standing too.

Below is our basic step-by-step financial spread betting guide for creating and managing an account:

•    Once you have created your account, you must deposit some funds into it in order to make your initial orders or trades. Remember that there is a minimum amount requirement which can be calculated per the terms of our customer information materials. Generally, minimum amounts are determined by the product or vehicle selected for trade and the stake (amount per point) desired.

•    Select the stop loss amount that you wish to use for each order. If you are not certain about this issue it is vitally important to understand how a stop loss works. For example, if you have decided to wager on the spread FTSE and would prefer to limit your financial risk to a fixed amount, then this is the sum that should be indicated in the stop loss on that particular order. At this time there are no guaranteed stop losses available through the site.

•    All clients must accept the spreads provided, there is no possibility for negotiation and any questions should first be addressed by visiting the “Terms and Conditions” section of the site or in member materials.

•    This site is an independent entity. As such, it will operate in an exclusive manner and may not provide identical terms as other companies or services providing spread betting functions. A review of the “Terms and Conditions” section can provide explanations about specific policies.

•    Should you have questions about financial spread betting free or account management, please refer to our Beginner’s Guide.