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City Index offer an awarding winning spread betting service. Investors can speculate on thousands of spread betting and CFD trading markets including stock market indices, forex, shares, commodities, bonds, interest rates, sectors and options.
City Index
City Index Spread Betting
As well as an award winning service, key aspects of spread betting with City Index include:
- Tax-free Profits* - profits are exempt from UK Capital Gains Tax, trades are also exempt from UK stamp duty
- 24 Hour Spread Betting - City Index run a number of markets 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. Markets include major indices such as the FTSE 100 and Dow Jones
- Leverage - spread betting is a leveraged product, therefore you only need to deposit a small percentage of the full value of your position, typically 1-10%. This helps you to free up your capital and magnifies your profits. Be careful though, leverage also magnifies your losses and, as a result, losses can exceed your deposit
- Shorting - naturally you can speculate on a market to rise however with spread betting you can also short, ie speculate on a market to fall
- Wide Range of Markets - you can spread bet on thousands of individual shares and also trade stock market indices, forex and commodities. City Index also lets clients take positions on bonds, interest rates, sectors and options
City Index Spread Betting Account
A review of the spread betting account from City Index:
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| Deposit Account | |
| Typical Minimum Stake | £0.50 |
| Minimum Account Opening Deposit | £100 |
| Stop Loss | |
| Guaranteed Stops | |
| 24 Hour Trading | |
| Candlestick Charts | |
| Web Platform | |
| Demo Account | |
| FSA - Authorised and Regulated | |
Spread betting may also be available with other companies - notes.
City Index Mobile Trading
City Index has launched an upgraded version of its multi award-winning mobile trading app, City Trading. Available on Android, Blackberry and iPhone, the improved features include newsfeeds from Dow Jones Newswires and live streaming charts.
The upgrade to the live charts means that charts unfold in real-time, giving smartphone users greater flexibility when looking for trading opportunities.
In 2011 City Index's City Trading app was voted Best Mobile Trading Platform in the MoneyAM Online Finance Awards and Best Mobile Trading app by Shares Magazine readers.
In 2010, the Financial Times also gave the app its prestigious 'Innovation of the Year' award.
Whether you're using an iPhone, Blackberry or Android based device you can open and close trades, update orders and check both your current positions and your account.
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City Index - Award Winning Service
MoneyAM named City Index as the best spread betting service of 2011.
As mentioned above, in 2011 the spread betting company also retained the Best Mobile Trading Platform title, which it won in 2010 (MoneyAM Online Finance Awards).
MoneyAM is a premier destination for the UK's financial community, offering stock market data and an annual online finance awards ceremony.
Likewise in 2011, the spread betting company also retained the Best Mobile Trading App title, which it won in 2010 (Shares Magazine Awards).
City Index Seminars and Webinars
If you are looking to improve your spread betting and CFD trading knowledge then City Index's seminars and webinars could help. You can learn more about the markets and improve your technical analysis for free.
The spread betting webinars represent a level of convenience unmatched by in-house seminars. Wherever you are, as long as you have a computer and a broadband connection, you can access a spread betting webinar. The seminars can constitute a lengthy journey for traders outside of London.
The spread betting seminars and webinars offer different forms of interaction to traders. Seminars give investors plenty of opportunity to ask questions of the expert leading their workshop. Webinars, however, allow traders to learn spread betting at their own pace.
Unlike webinars, the seminars are also attended by other traders, and the different perspectives, questions and levels of experience that they bring can sometimes help to enhance your own experience.
The spread betting seminars can last anything from one to three hours. The webinars tend to be much shorter, sometimes no longer than eight minutes.
City Index - Spread Betting Market Review
A review of some of the most popular financial spread betting markets covering the typical in-hours spread sizes and minimum stakes with City Index.
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| FTSE 100 daily - spread size | 1 |
| Dow Jones daily - spread size | 1 |
| DAX 30 daily - spread size | 1 |
| Indices - minimum stake | £0.50 |
| Indices - more markets available | |
Index spread betting may also be available with other companies - notes.
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| FTSE 100 shares - spread size | 0.16% |
| FTSE 100 shares - minimum stake | £0.50 |
| More shares markets available | |
Shares spread betting may also be available with other companies - notes.
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| Euro/Dollar daily - spread size | 1 |
| Sterling/Dollar daily - spread size | 2 |
| Forex - minimum stake | £0.50 |
| Forex - more markets available | |
Forex spread betting may also be available with other companies - notes.
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| Gold - spread size | 4 |
| Brent Crude Oil - spread size | 6 |
| Commodities - minimum stake | £0.50 |
| Commodities - more markets available | |
Commodities spread betting may also be available with other firms - notes.
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| Interest Rate markets available | |
| Bonds markets available | |
Spread betting may also be available with other companies - notes.
City Index CFDs
Please note that you can also trade CFDs with City Index. Like spread betting, CFDs enable you to go short of a market so you can, potentially, profit from falling prices as well as hedge your portfolio.
A key aspect of the City Index CFD service is that they offer CFDs on over 12,000 markets.
When you apply for a City Index spread betting account you can apply for a CFD account at the same time.
About City Index
As a group City Index transacts in excess of 1.5 million trades every month for clients in over 50 countries. City Index provide access to a wide range of instruments including margined foreign exchange, CFD trading and, in the UK, financial spread betting.
According to City Index, "We constantly look to improve the performance of our platforms and expand the range of services we provide. The result is that City Index account holders benefit from innovative trading tools with transparent pricing, competitive spreads, and a high standard of customer service and support."
City Index contact details:
City Index
Park House
16 Finsbury Circus
London
EC2M 7EB
Phone: 0845 355 0801
Official website: City Index
Spread betting and CFD trading are leveraged products which can result in losses greater than your initial deposit. Ensure you fully understand the risks. Please seek independent advice if necessary.
Head and Registered Office: Park House, 16 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7EB. City Index Limited is a company registered in England and Wales, number: 1761813. Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority. FSA Register Number: 113942.
Apple, the Apple logo, iPod, iPod touch, and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
City Index Account:
Spread betting and CFD trading are leveraged products which can result in losses greater than your initial deposit. Ensure you fully understand the risks. Please seek independent advice if necessary.
Head and Registered Office: Park House, 16 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7EB. City Index Limited is a company registered in England and Wales, number: 1761813. Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority. FSA Register Number: 113942.
Apple, the Apple logo, iPod, iPod touch, and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
City Index - edited by MJ, 01 February 2012.
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With spread betting you can lose more than your original stake or investment. Spread betting carries a high level of risk to your capital so please familiarise yourself with the risks that are involved and, before trading, ensure that spread betting matches your investment objectives. Seek independent advice where necessary.
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* Based on current UK tax law. Tax law may change and can differ depending on your personal circumstances.
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