Spread Betting Aggreko PLC Aggreko PLC [AGK‎] is a major temporary power generation company, providing power and other services for large international events such as the US Open Golf Tournament, as well as the provision of emergency supplies in case of breakdowns. It has grown progressively over the last few years and its share price […]

Spread Betting Aberdeen Asset Management Aberdeen Asset Management [ADN.L] is an international financial group, mainly based in the UK but with offices around the world. It employs nearly 2000 people. Its profits are growing substantially from an admittedly low point in 2009, after the economic crisis. It sponsored the Oxford and Cambridge boat race for […]

Spread Betting Associated British Foods Associated British Foods [ABF.L] is a long-established worldwide company that employs nearly 100,000 people in 44 countries. It aims to be involved in most of the world’s food markets, and breaks those down into the sugar, agricultural, retail, grocery, and ingredients categories. Over the years there have been a number […]

Spread Betting Admiral Group The Admiral Group plc [ADM.L] is primarily a motor vehicle insurance company, and also includes insurance for breakdown cover and legal expenses. It is head-quartered in Cardiff, Wales, and sells insurance directly to the public in the UK through several different brands, including the insurance comparison site confused.com. The group started […]

Spread Bet British Sky Broadcasting Group British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC [BSY], otherwise known simply as “Sky” or sometimes BSkyB, is a satellite broadcasting company serving the UK and Ireland. This is a relatively new industry, and BSkyB is at the forefront of it. The company is head-quartered in London, and was formed as recently […]

Spread Bet British Land Company PLC British Land Company PLC [BLND] is a large property development and investment company, headquartered in London. It was originally founded in 1856, and started as a freehold land company facilitating the sale of lands to the public. Towards the end of the 19th century it started to operate as […]

Spread Betting BG Group The BG Group [BG.] has only been in existence since 1997, but is a major company, the eighth largest company on the FTSE, with a capitalization of nearly £50 billion. It came from British Gas, but its business is now far wider than simply in the UK. BG Group is involved […]

Spread Betting British American Tobacco British American Tobacco [BATS] in some senses is an anachronistic company. For decades there has been opposition to smoking, with proven health issues, and yet BAT has continued to find ways in which to operate. Here is a chart giving monthly share prices over the past few years: – As […]

Spread Betting BAE Systems BAE Systems is an international defence, security, and aerospace company head-quartered in London. It is the second-largest military contractor in the world based on revenue. It employs nearly 100,000 people, and has annual revenues of approximately $25 billion. Because of all the mergers that have happened to form the current company, […]

Spread Betting ARM Holdings UK chip microprocessor architecture design champion ARM Holdings [ARM] is a multinational technology company headquartered in Cambridge, and its products are being put to noteworthy use, giving it good growth prospects. It has been structured so that it does not get involved in actual semiconductor manufacture, but is an IP (intellectual […]