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 Finspreads offers
spread betting on all the
principal international bond categories, including a wide range of
markets that shadow the major UK, US, and European bond futures and
interest rate contracts.
By spread betting on bonds you are effectively
speculating on interest rates. Short term interest rate
contracts allow you to speculate on the direction of a country’s
three month interest rates while long term interest rates can be
traded using bond futures.
You can also spread bet on the movement of
interest rates set by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the
Bank of England (BoE), the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and
the European Central Bank (ECB).
Unlike spread betting on other financial
instruments, with interest rate futures and bonds if you think a
short term interest rate will fall you buy, and if you think it
will rise you sell.
Our markets are traded on a quarterly basis
and are traded per 0.01 move in the futures price.
See our worked example on how to place a bet on our bond and interest
rate markets.
Please remember spread betting is leveraged
and can result in losses quickly exceeding an initial outlay. It’s
not suitable for everyone and you should make sure you fully
understand the risks involved. If you have any doubt, please seek
independent advice.
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