Not to be confused with SPREADS. Also known in the U.S. as the ACTION LINE or MONEY LINE. In spread betting you win or lose according to how right or wrong your prediction of the result of an event will be. It is extremely volatile and can lead to large wins and losses. See the articles on spread betting in the learn to win arenas for more details.
A type of betting derived from financial markets where the player bets on a 'spread' of numbers relating to a particular event - for example,number of corners in a football game,first throw in,points in Rugby Union, or the number of lengths between named horses at the end of the race. The Bookmaker quotes the spread: say, regarding the number of points to be scored by one side in a Rugby game, 28-30. If you think the side will score more than 30, you 'buy' at 30; if fewer, you 'sell' at 28, and stipulate your stake per point. If you buy the spread at £1 and the team scores only 25, you lose £5 - 30 minus 25 leaves 5, which multiplied by your stake is £5; if that team scores 35, you win £5.So, in spread betting the more right you are, the more you win - and by the same token the more wrong you are, the more you will lose.
Here, your wins and losses can be large. The bet depends on how right or wrong your prediction of the result of an event will be.
The most sophisticated type of sports betting that enables more interesting bets to be placed on many events and contests such as a bet on the margin of victory.
An innovative form of betting introduced by City traders and based on stock market principles. It allows punters to lose more money than they thought they would. Click here for more information on Spread betting.
A lengthy subject of its own. Check out our Financial Spread Betting overview for a quick guide.
A comparatively novel form of waggering in which the punter bets on a 'spread' of numbers relating to the paricular event - for example, runs scored in cricket, points in Rugby Union, or the number of lengths between named horses at the end of the race. The bookmaker quotes the spread: say, regarding the number of points to be scored by one side in a Rugby game, 28-30. If you think the side will score more than 30, you 'buy' at 30; if fewer, you 'sell' at 28, and stipulate your stake per point. If you buy the spread at £1 and the team scores only 25, you lose £5 - 30 minus 25 leaves 5, which multiplied by your stake is £5; if that team scores 35, you win £5. The attraction of spread betting is that the more right you are, the more you will win - and by the same token the more wrong you are, the more you will lose. Note: you cannot have a spread bet unless you have an account with the bookie concerned, since you cannot stake the bet in advance as you do not know how much you might lose.
This is where a bet is won or lost according to whether you correctly predict the result of an event (also known as "action line" or "money line"). Returns or losses are calculated in proportion to how right or wrong the punter is, and can consequently can lead to huge returns or losses.
An increasingly popular method of betting where the returns aren't fixed. You be on the difference between what the bookies sets as the spread and what you think will happen. For example in the time of first goal market, the bookie may offer a quote of 26-29 minutes. You can either go under (buy) or over (sell) this spread. If you bet under and a goal is scored in the 6th minute you win 20 (26-6) times your stake. However if it ends up being scored in the 80th minute you are going to end up losing a lot of money. KLS betting just tip fixed odds markets.
Not to be confused with spreads. A volatile type of betting that could see the punter reap huge returns of equally large losses.
An innovative form of betting for high rollers. Started by City traders and based on stock market principles, it allows punters to lose more money than they thought they would.
Companies like IG Index and City Index allow speculators to bet on movements in gold, commodities, stockmarket indices, individual shares and other financial instruments. Attractions of spread betting are that gains are tax-free, returns are geared up because a relatively small deposit can finance a large position, and bets can be made to benefit both from from rising and falling share prices or indices. Trading costs are typically competitive with more traditional investing via stockbrokers and losses can be contained by placing stop-losses which guarantee to close the position if the price moves adversely.
Spread Betting enables traders to profit from both up and down moves on a wide variety of financial markets, including, but not limited to, stock indexes, individual shares, currencies, bonds and commodities.
A type of bet that gives investors the chance of making unlimited winnings (and losses), in contrast to the conventional fixed-odds type of bet, where the potential winnings and losses are known before the event. They generally quote spreads wider than the market. Share CFDs are a more sophisticated way of trading.
(Also, Action Line or Money Line) The amount that must be wagered to win $100, or the amount won for a $100 wager.
Returns are calculated proportionately to how well you predict the results of an event. See our quick Spread Betting Guide for more information on spread betting, also known at index betting.
A bet is made against a 'spread' (or index), on whether the outcome will be above or below the spread. The amount won or lost depends on the level of the index at the end of the event. The spread represents the index firms margin.
The amount that must be wagered to win $100, or the amount won for a $100 wager. A bet is won or lost according to whether you correctly predict the result of an event (also known as 'action line' or 'money line'). Returns or losses are calculated in proportion to how right or wrong the bettor is, and can lead to huge returns or losses.
Spread betting is a term used to describe various types of wagering on the outcome of an event, where the payoff is based on the precision of the wager, rather than a simple binary outcome (win or loss). A bet is made against a 'spread' (or index), on whether the outcome will be above or below the spread.
