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Spread Betting Tips

We've put together a series of brief videos to show you how easy it is to use the Tradefair Spreads trading platform. There are four videos - An Introduction to Spread Betting, How to Place a Trade, Charts and Tools and Trading Ideas. So get yourself comfortable and see what you can learn...

01. An Introduction to Spread Betting with Tradefair Spreads

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Spread bets carry a high level of risk so you should only speculate with money you can afford to lose. You can lose more than your initial deposit and stake. Before you open an account, please ensure that spread betting matches your investment objectives, familiarise yourself with the risks involved and if necessary seek independent financial advice.

Tradefair Workshop Videos

01 An Introduction to Spread Betting with Tradefair Spreads

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02 Stop Losses, Margin and Limit Orders

Stop loss orders video

03 Technical Analysis - Chart and Tools

Technical analysis video

04 Trading Ideas

Trading ideas video

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*Spread bets carry a high level of risk so you should only speculate with money you can afford to lose. Stops are automatically allocated to each trade and if triggered are subject to market gaps unless you specified for your trade to be guaranteed. You can lose more than your initial deposit and stake. Before you open an account, please ensure that spread betting matches your investment objectives, familiarise yourself with the risks involved and if necessary seek independent advice. The terms bet and trade are synonymous. You will be in fact placing bets and consequently you are not entitled to the rights to the underlying instruments you would be if you were trading.