Shares and ETF spread bet product details
Download all margin details for shares spread betting here:
Standard spread betting professional margin rate and guaranteed stop premiums PDF (1MB)
Tiered CFD professional margins and guaranteed stop premiums XLS (790KB)
Standard spread betting retail margin rate and guaranteed stop premiums PDF (1MB)
Tiered CFD professional margins and guaranteed stop premiums XLS (790KB)
Find individual share and ETF details
Browse by country, get Reuters ticker codes, see guaranteed stop premiums, and find out which shares and ETFs you can short.
Shares and ETFs list with standard professional margin rates PDF (3.7MB)
Shares and ETFs list with tiered professional margin rates XLS (2.2MB)
Shares and ETFs list with standard retail margin rates PDF (3.7MB)
Shares and ETFs list With tiered retail margin rates XLS (2.2MB)
Product details for ETFs, like shares, are listed on the same exchange in terms of spread, funding and other charges. Where there are multiple spread groups for an exchange, ETFs are treated as a minor/other share. Find out more here.
Dealing spreads by category
We offer permanently low spreads across all share and ETF markets on both daily funded bets (DFBs) and quarterly bets.
- Quarterly bets are broken up into near (less than three months), far (three to six months) and very far (six to nine months) categories, and our spreads vary according to the relevant risk involved
- 'Major' shares are constituents of the headline indices of a country or region
- IOB shares are depository receipts that trade on the International Order Book on the London Stock Exchange
Share category | DFBs | Quarterly Bets | ||
Near | Far | Far | ||
Australia (major) | 0.10% | 0.60% | 0.70% | 0.85% |
Australia (other) | 0.25% | 0.60% | 0.70% | 0.85% |
Canada (major) | 0.10% | 0.35% | 0.45% | 0.60% |
Canada (other) | 0.15% | 0.35% | 0.45% | 0.60% |
Europe (major) | 0.10% | 0.35% | 0.45% | 0.60% |
Europe (other) | 0.25% | 0.35% | 0.45% | 0.60% |
Hong Kong | 0.25% | 0.60% | 0.70% | 0.85% |
International Order Book (IOB)1 | 0.15% | 0.40% | 0.50% | 0.60% |
Japan (major) | 0.10% | 0.35% | 0.45% | 0.60% |
Japan (other) | 0.25% | 0.35% | 0.45% | 0.60% |
New Zealand | 0.10% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Singapore | 0.40% | 0.60% | 0.70% | 0.85% |
South Africa | 0.50% | 0.75% | 0.85% | 1.00% |
UK shares (FTSE 100) | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.40% | 0.60% |
UK shares (FTSE 250) | 0.25% | 0.40% | 0.45% | 0.60% |
UK shares (non-FTSE 350) | 0.35% | 0.60% | 0.70% | 0.85% |
US (major)* | 0.10% | 0.35% | 0.45% | 0.60% |
US (other)* | 0.15% | 0.35% | 0.45% | 0.60% |
*The spread on US shares is capped at $0.04.
Guaranteed stop premiums
UK and international stocks are divided into three categories, depending on our assessment of their volatility.
Shares considered to be more volatile will incur slightly higher guaranteed stop premiums and slightly larger minimum stop distances (expressed as a percentage of the current share price).
- Low volatility - 0.3% premium
Contains FTSE 100 shares, as well as many SETS shares. Minimum stop distance: 5% - Medium volatility - 0.7% premium
Contains other SETS/SETSmm shares. Minimum stop distance: 7.5% - High volatility - 1.0% premium
Contains small-cap stocks. Minimum stop distance: 12.5%
US stocks are all classified as low volatility (0.3%) and have a minimum stop distance of 10%.
These categories will only affect spread sizes for guaranteed stop bets; spread sizes for non-guaranteed stop bets are not affected.
Our spreads explained
Guaranteed stop bets
Margin requirements
Minimum bet sizes
Minimum bet sizes in pounds, dollars and euros apply, for both quarterly and daily funded bets (DFBs). Please see the individual stock contract details for more information. For bets on share options, the minimum bet size is £10/point for UK share options, and $5/point for US share options.
Bet denominations
Dealing hours
Last dealing days
- Bets on call options at the closing price of the underlying share, as quoted on the primary exchange on the last trading day, less the strike price or at 0, whichever is greater
- Bets on put options at the strike price, less the closing price of the underlying share, as quoted on the primary exchange on the last trading day or at 0, whichever is greater
Funding
Right issues
- If the subscription price is in or at the money, we’ll treat the rights issue or open offer as successful and increase your bet size to reflect it
- If the subscription price is out of the money, we’ll treat the rights issue or open offer as unsuccessful and leave your bet size unchanged
Prices