Spread betting offers many benefits, but it's important to note that it carries a high level of risk to your capital, so you should only bet with money you can afford to lose. It is possible for you to lose more than your initial deposit and stake so please ensure spread betting meets your investment objectives and seek independent advice if necessary. OK Close
Why Dealing Desk?
As one of the UK's leading spread betting companies we pride ourselves on offering great value for money and an unrivalled customer service to our clients. These are just some of the reasons why we were voted the Financial Betting Operator of the year at the 2010 EGR Awards.
Tight Spreads
| Some of our tight spreads | |
| Rolling Daily UK 100 | 1 point |
| Rolling Daily DAX | 1 point |
| UK 100 shares | 0.1% |
| Rolling Daily Wall Street | 2 points |
| Rolling Daily €/$ | 1 points |
| Rolling Daily £/$ | 2 points |
| Brent crude oil | 5 points |
| Gold | 5 points |
The main cost to financial spread betting clients is the spread (the difference between the sell and buy price). The wider the spread, the more costly it is for you to trade. Capital Spreads offers some of the tightest spreads available compared to the competition, making it easier for you to trade profitably.
For example, our spread on the UK 100 shares is just 0.1% - that's just 0.05% per side of the underlying market. See table opposite for more of our tight spreads.
Spreads vary out of normal trading hours.
Low Margin Requirements
Margin is the amount of money you need in your account in order to make a trade. Capital Spreads offer exceptionally low margin requirements across all our markets, meaning you only deposit a small percentage of the total value before opening a trade. Deposit just £30 into your Capital Spreads account to open a £1 Rolling Daily UK 100 trade or 3% on UK 100 equities and 5% on UK Mid 250 and US equities.
Limit your Risk
At dealingdesk.co.uk we want to help minimise the risks of trading. That’s why every trade has a stop loss automatically applied to it, giving you protection if prices move against you. However, please note that (unless you specifically select for your stop to be guaranteed) these automatic stops are not guaranteed which means that in the event of a market gapping you may not be filled at the level you requested which means you may lose more than your initial deposit. Click here for more details about Guaranteed Stop Orders.
Trailing Stops
dealingdesk.co.uk now offer trailing stops. Trailing stops are a risk management tool that allow you to manage your risk without restricting your potential profit.
Trailing stops help you to secure your gains as the market moves in your favour, giving you added flexibility as they will automatically track your profitable positions so that you don't have to continuously monitor your position and move your stop manually.
You can place a trailing stop on the deal ticket when you place a trade.
Range of Markets and Contracts
With dealingdesk.co.uk you can trade on over 2,500 different products, including Global Shares, Commodities, Currencies, Indices, Bonds and Interest Rates.
Trade from £1 per point
You don’t need pockets as deep as the North Sea to trade with us. You can start from as little as £1 a point on any of our Indices, Shares, Currencies, Commodities and Bonds.
Education
We don’t expect you to leap into spread betting without any help, which is why we aim to provide you with a variety of learning tools.
Demo Account
If you’re new to spread betting or interested in testing out our trading platform, we highly recommend that you sign up for a FREE demonstration account. You’ll be given a virtual £10,000 to begin trading with and will be able to access a selection of our most popular markets. Use the demo account to familiarise yourself with our trading platform and to test your trading ability without risking any of your own money.
User Manual
If you are new to our website, our online User Manual provides step-by-step instructions on how to make a trade.
Monthly Seminars
It’s sometimes useful to hear things from people ‘in the know’. We offer FREE monthly seminars which cover a number of topics.
Free Research and Data centre
Our FREE Research and Data section offers a wealth of in-depth information such as an economic calendar and a financial diary, as well as a range of independent technical analysis tools which includes trading models, support and resistance levels, smart ideas and daily comments.
Live Streaming Tick Charts
What you don’t know can hurt you. Keep an eye on the market’s current trends and price movements with our comprehensive range of FREE real-time, live streaming charts (not available on the Demo).
Our Knowledgeable Customer Support team
Don’t think that just because our spreads are better value you’ll get a lesser service. Our customer support is second to none. If you want to speak to our knowledgeable and friendly Customer Support team please do not hesitate to call + 44 (0)20 7456 7078 or email support@dealingdesk.co.uk .
(Monday – Friday 8am – 7pm).
A Leading Financial Services Company
dealingdesk.co.uk is owned by London Capital Group, a leading financial services company founded in 1996 and listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market. To put your mind at ease that you are dealing with a well established FSA regulated firm go to www.londoncapitalgroup.com.
