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Beginners Guide to Financial Spread Betting

Select a product and make a bet:

Once you have logged into your Account, you should see this screen. If you experience problems logging in, please go to the Customer Support section of our website and click on the Technical Support.  Alternatively, you can email support@etradespreadbetting.com us or call us on +44 (0) 845 210 0377.

If you wish to make a bet on a Share, please click the Shares button in the navigation bar at the top of the screen.

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Refining your selection

You can select which Shares you'd like to see by clicking on the Share Lookup Table dropdown menu:

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Add products to "My Portfolio"

Once you have located the appropriate product/share, you can click the symbol (circled on screenshot above) to the right of the screen to save the product to "My Portfolio". This information will be stored in the My Portfolio section of your account for the next time you wish to log in.

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Place your stake

Once you have located the product you wish to trade, add your stake (i.e. the amount you wish to bet per point) to the stake box as shown below:

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Make a bet/trade:

Click the Trade button and our Auto Quote trading ticket will appear:

Now all you need to do is decide if you wish buy or sell. Live prices will continue to update until you click the buy or sell button.

Click the appropriate (either buy or sell) button and once your trade has been accepted you will get on screen confirmation plus confirmation by email.

If the timer hangs for more than 25 seconds the trade will not be done.  If it hangs for more than 25 seconds, please refresh your browser and call us to see if your trade has been done.

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Bet/trade confirmation

If you notice any discrepancies, please contact us immediately, preferably by telephone. 

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Reviewing your position:

If you now click on the Open Positions button, you will see your new trade:

Click the circled button to see full information of trades made on this product. You will find your automatically generated stop-loss in the Order Book section of your account.  This section will also hold details of Limit or New Orders.

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View and/or amend your stop loss

You can find your automatically generated Stop-Loss if you click on Order Book.

You can see this Order type is a Stop-loss (see circled area).

Click the Amend button to amend your stop-loss.

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How to make an Online Bet
Log into your account
Calculate the minimum deposit
Deposit funds online
Select a product & make a bet
Refining your selection
Add products to "My Portfolio"
Place your stake
Make your bet/trade
Bet/trade confirmation
Reviewing your position
View and/or amend your stop-loss
Stop-Losses, New & Limit Orders
Stop-Loss Orders
Viewing your stop-loss
Amending your stop-loss
Limit Orders
Creating a New Order
Charts
Open a chart
Drawing Lines
Settings
Saving your Chart
Printing your Chart
Description of Various Technical Analysis available with the charts.
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Spread bets carry a high level of risk so you should only speculate with money you can afford to lose. Stop-losses are automatically allocated with each bet you make. All stops are not guaranteed. You can lose more than your initial deposit and stake. Before you open an account, please ensure that spread betting matches your investment objectives, familiarise yourself with the risks involved and if necessary seek independent advice. Click here for a full risk warning.

E*TRADE Securities Limited is a company registered in Scotland No. SC103238 with its principal place of business at Vintners' Place, 68 Upper Thames Street, London, EC4V 3BJ, United Kingdom. Registered Office: 24 Great King Street, Edinburgh EH3 6QN, United Kingdom. E*TRADE Securities Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and is a member of the London Stock Exchange. For purposes of spread betting, E*TRADE Securities Limited introduces you to E*TRADE Spread Betting which is a trading name of London Capital Group Ltd registered in England and Wales no. 3218125. Registered office: 12 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2AW. London Capital Group Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.