How to Spread Bet the Sweden 30 If you would like a change from the major indices, you might want to try spread betting with the Sweden 30, which represents the 30 largest companies traded in Stockholm on the Swedish stock market. The current spread betting quotation is 936.85 – 938.35 with IG Index. Even […]

How to Spread Bet the FTSE 250 The FTSE 250 is one of the better known stock indices, and is based on the 250 companies that are listed on the London Stock Exchange after the first 100. (The first 100 form the FTSE 100 index). The FTSE 250 only accounts for about 15% of the […]

Swiss SMI Spreads One of the lesser-known indices that you can spread bet on is the Swiss SMI, an index based on the 20 largest companies traded on the Swiss stock exchange, which represent 85 to 90% of the value on the exchange. As it is not so well known, you may find less choice […]

How to Spread Bet the Indian Nifty 50 One of the more interesting indices that you could be spread betting on is the so-called Indian Nifty 50. This is also known as the India 50. It is based on the shares of 50 companies quoted on the Indian stock exchange, the National Stock Exchange of […]

AEX Spreads The Dutch market index is named the AEX, after the Amsterdam stock market (now Euronext Amsterdam). Spread betting company IG Index call it the Netherlands 25, or N25, and the current quote for it is 269.5 – 270.1. If you thought that the index was going up, you could place a buy bet […]

How to Spread Bet on the Hong Kong – Hang Seng Index If you want a volatile index to give you plenty of excitement and opportunity for profit, then you may have looked at the USA markets. But there is another place where indices can move hundreds of points in a day, and that is […]

How to Bet on the China Enterprises Index Spreads Despite the small size of the country, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is one of the largest in the world, and has been operational since the 19th century. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index is made up of “H shares” listed on the Hong Kong Stock […]

How to Spread Bet the CAC The CAC 40 index is the main benchmark index for the Paris stock exchange in France. It can also be called the France 40, or simply CAC. As the name suggests, the index is made up from 40 different stocks, chosen out of the top 100 in market capitalization […]

How to Spread Trade on the Ireland Top 20 If you are interested in spread betting on a small index, you might want to consider the Ireland Top 20, or ISEQ 20 as it is also known. Not all spread betting providers list this one, so you may need to check with your favourite spread […]

How to Spread Bet the S&P Why spread bet on the S&P 500? Well for one it is less volatile than the Dow Jones. Even spread betting the S&P at £1pp you can have a stop say about 10 points (lose a tenner max – no problems) but potentially catch a bottom, or a wave, […]