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Spread Betting

A tax-free derivative strategy (in the UK) where participants bet on the price movement of an underlying asset without owning it.

What is Spread Betting in forex trading?

A tax-free derivative strategy (in the UK) where participants bet on the price movement of an underlying asset without owning it. Similar to CFDs, but often structured differently for tax purposes in certain jurisdictions.

What this looks like across the brokers we track

Across the 42 brokers BrokerAnalysis tracks, the median EUR/USD spread is 0.5 pips, ranging from 0.0 to 1.5 pips, with 36 figures taken from the broker's own published specification.

Measured across 42 entities in the BrokerAnalysis dataset. See the full broker comparison

Detailed Explanation

Similar to CFDs, but often structured differently for tax purposes in certain jurisdictions.

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