How to Spread Bet the Dow The Dow Jones is a major US index, and is a popular choice for spread betting. “Dow” is short for Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), and it is one of many indices produced by the Dow Jones company, which also publishes the Wall Street Journal. It is based on […]

Spread Betting the FTSE 100: How to Trade the FTSE As one would expect the FTSE 100 is the most popular spread betting index to bet on, not least because most spread traders are located in the United Kingdom and more likely to be familiar with this benchmark than other markets. In any case the […]

Spread Betting: Trading the Nikkei 225 Spread betting the Nikkei 225 futures and rolling daily. The Nikkei 225 was first recorded in 1950 and remains one of the most widely quoted Japanese stock indices. As of June 2011, the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s (TSE) listings had an overall valuation of $3.7 trillion, trailing only the London […]

Spread Betting: Trading the DAX 30 The DAX index (Deutsche Aktien IndeX), commonly referred to as the Germany 30 by spread betting providers is the benchmark market index for Germany. The DAX 30 also happens to be one of the most overlooked indices by traders. The big markets such as the DOW, S&P and FTSE […]

Spread Betting Indices | Betting on Stock Market Indices This tutorial is aimed at newbies who want to spread bet on shares and share indices. Indices have always proved popular with traders and typically account for over 50% of trading volumes at spread betting providers with the FTSE 100, Dow and Germany’s Dax accounting for […]