While such wild market swings have made life difficult for long-term investors, for those with a shorter term perspective the high volatility of recent months has created ample chances for them to profit from market swings. Where there is volatility in the markets, there are opportunities to exploit. Spread Betting is becoming increasingly popular as a day trading tool. Spread betting can be a Goldmine if you know what you’re doing… or it can bankrupt you if you don’t… Don’t forget, tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may change in future. Want to bet on the Dollar against the Euro? Pound against the Euro? Not sure about the Nasdaq? Maybe the Deutche Bursa? What about oil, gas, silver, wheat or maybe you simply have an opinion that a certain stock will double in value? Spread betting allows you to do all this (and much, much more…) in a flexible, tax-efficient way.
Or that the Japanese stock market will beat the European market this year… With the stock markets in a hubbub and stock prices yo-yoing on a daily basis it is the perfect climate for engaging in some potentially profitable spread betting! Say, you have a hunch that the euro is on the verge of collapse.
