Financial Spread Betting

Financial Spread Betting with Turtle Index is a flexible, tax-efficient alternative to traditional share investment.

You can make a profit by using your own judgment and knowledge to predict whether the price of a contract is going to go up or down, and trading on this movement. Because you don’t actually buy the underlying asset (such as the share) there are a number of valuable benefits to trading in this way:

• Profits are free from capital gains tax*
• No stamp duty due when opening or closing positions
• Transparent & efficient pricing: the only cost involved in trading is the spread (the difference between the buy and sell price)
• You can short the market and thus bet on falling prices
• Interested in more than just shares? Our wide range of markets includes a variety of commodities, currencies, indices, interest rates and bonds.

*Tax laws may change at any time.

How does Spread Betting differ from investing in shares?

It differs in many ways and in each case it has major advantages over investing in shares. Here are some of the main advantages:

• You can profit from falling share prices as well as rising prices.
• You pay no commissions on your trades.
• There is no stamp duty or capital gains tax.
• All trades are executed immediately.
• You can limit the extent of any losses.
• It requires a much smaller outlay (typically 10-15%) to make the same profit as would be derived from investing in shares.
• There is no currency risk when trading in international shares denominated in other currencies.
• In addition to shares, you can trade indices, currencies, and commodities.