Beginners Account
If you are new to spread betting or any form of trading, then a Beginners account is ideal for you.
Take advantage of minimum stake sizes from just 10p on popular markets such as indices and use our Beginners account as a stepping stone onto a Limited Risk or Standard account.
Beginners Account: What it Offers You
10p Stake Size
Through your Beginners account, you can benefit from one of the smallest minimum stake sizes available to spread bettors throughout the life of your account.
You can take a position across major financial markets, such as the FTSE 100, Dow Jones and crude oil, for a stake size of just 10p.
As a result, a smaller stake size means your potential losses are limited, allowing you to start off with small spread betting sizes whilst also giving you the flexibility of increasing your stake sizes as you grow in confidence.
Range of Markets
Through our Beginners account you can trade across the following markets:
Please note: you cannot trade shares through a Beginners account.
Find out more about our financial markets through our Range of Markets section.
Want to trade our full range of markets? To access our full range of markets, you will need to have a Limited Risk or a Standard account.
Compare all our spread betting accounts.
Trade with Limited Risk
The Beginners account enables you to attach a Guaranteed Stop Loss Order* (GSLO) to your trade which means that you can manage your risk and automatically close positions at specified levels if the markets move against you.
Unlike a standard Stop Loss Order, a GSLO automatically closes out your losing trade at a predetermined level set by you, regardless of market gapping.
A GSLO, therefore, offers you maximum risk protection, even in volatile markets.
Find out more about how GSLOs could benefit you and help limit your potential losses through our dedicated Risk Management section.
*A GSLO will incur a small premium upon trade opening. Please see the market information sheets located in our Range of Markets section for more information.
Range of Trading Platforms
As a Beginners account holder, you can trade across our full range of trading platforms.
Spread bet across our powerful online trading platform, Advantage Web, or on the move with our iPhone app.
Find out more about our full range of platforms in the Trading Platform section.
