If you think an asset is going to go up or down in the near future, spread bets are a great way to make money from your idea.
Unlike dealing in shares, you pay no stamp duty on spread trades, nor are your profits taxable.
You can make money from asset prices falling as easily as you can from them rising.
Spread betting enables you to speculate on a huge range of financial assets: shares, bonds, interest rates, foreign exchange, commodities and even house prices.