Australia 200 Spread Betting

Where to Spread Bet on the Australia 200

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A Guide to Financial Spread Betting on the Australia 200

The Spread Betting Market:	Australia 200 Rolling Daily
The Spread Trading Price:	4260 - 4261
This Means That:	You can speculate on the Australia 200 Rolling Daily market moving:   Above 4261, or   Below 4260 This market is a 'Rolling Daily' market meaning that it does not have a final closing date. If you haven't closed your position and the session ends then your trade will automatically roll over into the next trading session. If the trade is rolled over then you will normally either pay or receive interest for overnight financing based upon whether you are speculating on the market to move lower or higher. For more information also see Rolling Spread Bets.
Units Traded:	Spread trades on the Australia 200 market are made in £x per point. Where a point is 1 point of the stock market index's price movement. E.g. if the Australia 200 moves 30 points then you would lose / win 30 multiples of your stake.
Stake (Trade Size):	You choose what to risk per point, e.g. £2 per point, £4 per point, £20 per point etc.
Short Staking Exercise:	For example, if your stake was £4 per point and the Australia 200 changes by 29 points, you would gain or lose £4 per point x 29 points = £116.

Fully Worked Trading Example | Taking a Bullish View of the Australia 200

You Now Work Out Whether to Buy or Sell:	The Australia 200 to move:   Above 4261? or   Below 4260?
Let’s Assume You Decide to Go Long:	Above 4261
You Select Your Stake Size, Let's Say You Select:	£3 per point
What Next?	You make £3 for every point the Australia 200 rises higher than 4261 You will make a loss of £3 for each point the Australia 200 falls lower than 4261
When Spread Betting on a Market to Increase Your P&L =	(Closing Price - Opening Price) x stake per point
Example 1	The Australia 200 goes higher and the financial spread betting market is adjusted to 4293 - 4294.
Lock in a Profit?	You can opt to let your position run or close it to take a profit. In this example you opt to settle your bet and sell at 4293.
Your P&L =	(Closing Price - Opening Price) x stake per point
	(4293 - 4261) x £3 per point
	32 points x £3 per point
Your P&L =	£96 profit
Example 2	The Australia 200 pushes lower and the spread betting market is revised and set at 4224 - 4225.
Restrict Your Loss?	At this point, you may decide to keep your trade open or close it, i.e. close your trade and limit your losses. In this instance you decide to close your trade by selling at 4224.
Your P&L =	(Closing Price - Opening Price) x stake per point
	(4224 - 4261) x £3 per point
	-37 points x £3 per point
Your P&L =	-£111 loss

Fully Worked Example | Taking a Bearish View of the Australia 200

You Select Whether to Go Long or Short:	The Australia 200 going:   Above 4261? or   Below 4260?
You Might Decide to Sell:	Below 4260
You Choose Your Stake Size, Opting for:	£2 per point
Now What?	You will make a loss of £2 for each point the Australia 200 moves higher than 4260 You make £2 for each point the Australia 200 pushes lower than 4260
When Betting on a Market to Go Down Your P&L =	(Opening Price - Closing Price) x stake per point
Example 3	The Australia 200 goes lower and the spread trading market is revised and is set at 4203 - 4204.
Take Your Profit?	You could opt to leave your trade open or close it in order to take a profit. In this instance you decide to close your bet and buy the market at 4204.
Your P&L =	(Opening Price - Closing Price) x stake per point
	(4260 - 4204) x £2 per point
	56 points x £2 per point
Your P&L =	£112 profit
Example 4	The Australia 200 pushes higher and the market is revised and moved to 4324 - 4325.
Time to Limit Your Loss?	You could opt to leave your position open or close it, i.e. close your position to limit your loss. In this instance you decide to close your position by buying the market at 4325.
Your P&L =	(Opening Price - Closing Price) x stake per point
	(4260 - 4325) x £2 per point
	-65 points x £2 per point
Your P&L =	-£130 loss

Australia 200 Notes:

• Financial spread betting market from Financial Spreads on 9 November 2011
  
  
• Most spread betting companies will also let you trade on the Australia 200 in euros per point and dollars per point
  
  
• In addition, spread trading also allows you to trade on a broad range of other assets. For more information see:
  
  
  • Index Spread Trading
  • Spread Betting on Foreign Exchange Pairs
  • Spread Betting on Shares

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