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Trading News Spread Betting Myth Number One: You need to be rich to do spread betting
Spread Betting Myth Number One: You need to be rich to do spread betting |
| Written by Trader Hideout Editor | |||
| Monday, 08 December 2008 15:05 | |||
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In this series of articles, we explore the myths and lies about financial spread betting and this first myth is perhaps one of the most common: that you need to be rich to start spread betting. Now, maybe in the early days this might have been true and spread betting firms would only open an account to the wealthy, however, this is no longer the case. In fact, you can open a spread betting account with a betting firm with as little money as a £100 deposit. For most people, that is an affordable amount to start with and although it is true to say that investing £100 is unlikely to make you rich, it is also unlikely to break the bank either. What it is though, is enough to let you learn how to trade. Indeed, to learn how to spread bet it is possible to open a virtual spread betting account. Using a virtual account, you can make ‘pretend’ trades so that you can learn how to spread bet and be certain that you understand how it works before you risk any real money. So there you have it, you certainly do not need to be rich to try a little spread betting.
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