A form of betting in which the bettor wins or loses money according to the margin by which the value of a particular outcome varies from the spread of expected values quoted by the bookmaker.
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The future for sport spread betting is international or online, while we haven't even scratched the surface with financial spread betting.
One of the attractions of spread betting is the ability to ‘go short’ - betting on a share going down.
Delta Index is running free educational seminars for beginners or those who would like to understand how spread betting works.
The products that caused the most complaints were precipice bonds, spread betting, share tipping and those offering the facility to unlock a pension.
Although they are less risky than futures or spread betting where, potentially, your losses can be unlimited, they are certainly not suitable for beginners.