Spread Betting Guide
Free Equity Unit with every Spread Bet
Every Spread Bet placed with Traders Own Markets earns a FREE equity unit (converts into a share in Traders Own Plc). Click on the Member Equity Participation Scheme link at the foot of this page for full details of the scheme
O Competitive Margin Rates
Traders Own Markets offers margin rates of just 1% on indices and sectors spread bets and 10 - 30% on equity spread bets.
Margin explained
Margin is an efficient way to use your capital, as instead of paying the full value of your position, you are only required to pay a percentage deposit. The margin requirement is dependent upon the instrument you are trading.
O Risk Management with Traders Own Markets
Spread betting allows you to trade on margin. Trading on margin increases your risk because you can potentially lose more than your initial deposit. Once you start trading, there are many ways of managing your risk with a range of flexible orders including Limits (Take Profits), Stop-loss and OCOs (One Cancels the Other). These orders can be placed online and are free to use. Traders Own Markets also offers clients the opportunity to use a Controlled Risk Bet (CRB). CRBs enable you to place a stop order at a predetermined level in order for you to guarantee your maximum loss.
Therefore you have a known 'worse case scenario' should the market move against you. Because we guarantee the price at which the trade is stopped there are conditions to this type of order. Specifically, there is a premium charge when opening the trade, and also any stop loss can only be placed a minimum number of points or percentage away from the current market price. Where a CRB position is rolled, a further premium is chargeable on the rollover. It is rare to find guaranteed stops in the traditional share trading environment.
O Range of Markets - 1000s of financial instruments
Traders Own Markets offer a comprehensive spread betting service on thousands of instruments including shares, indices, sectors, commodities, treasuries and forex.
Shares
Spread bet on all of the UK 100 and UK 250 plus 1000s of leading US, European, Asian and other international shares.
Stock Indices
We offer a wide variety of spread bets on the world’s stock indices, including: UK 100, US 30, US SPX500, German 30, France 40 and other European indices, Aussie 200, Japan 225 and other Asian indices.
Sectors
We offer prices in UK and US stock market sectors, including Mobile Telecoms, Insurance, General Finance, Banks and Household Goods.
Forex
A comprehensive FX spread betting service, offering over 60 currency pairs.
Margins and Costs Correct as of March 2011