• Go long or short
  Markets go down as well as up. With Spread Bets you can potentially profit from falling markets as you can sell an instrument as easily as buying it. This is known as ‘going short’.

  Going short example – making money

  Going short example – losing money

• Spread Betting is tax free*
  When you Spread Bet, all profits are exempt from Capital Gains Tax.
  
• Commission free trading
  With Spread Betting there is no commission to pay, no matter how often you trade.
• Margin trading
  Spread Betting is a leveraged product. This means that you only have to deposit a fraction of the overall value of the trade. Typically margins with RBS Spread Trading vary between 1% and 10%. Margin enables you to magnify your return on investment. However, losses will also be magnified so margin trading is not necessarily for everyone.
• No Stamp Duty*
  Unlike traditional share dealing, Spread Betting incurs no stamp duty on dealing (in UK shares).
• Access to global markets
  Spread Betting allows you to trade on a whole host of global instruments all from one account. Trade on Shares, Indices, Commodities, Sectors, Treasuries and Currencies 24 hours a day. For a full listing of the range of markets we offer, click here.

* Tax laws can change