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- Dealing Spreads Cut
From Monday 18 January we are pleased to announce a number of dealing spread and margin requirement reductions across a range of our most popular markets.
We will be offering even tighter spreads on a number of stock indices, commodities and interest rates. We are also reducing the margin requirements on a number of popular stock indices and commodities, giving clients even better value on their trades.
Dealing Spreads
The table below lays out our improved in-hours dealing spreads. In addition, Wall Street is now available on our in-hours spread from 8am instead of 2.30pm, through to 9pm.
| Market |
Current | New | Market | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Indices – Cash markets | |||||
| Hong Kong HS42 | 20 | 12 | Spain 35 | 8 | 5 |
| Sweden 30 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Switzerland Blue-Chip | 7 | 4 |
| US Russ2000 | 0.5 | 0.3 | US SPX500 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| US Tech 100 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Commodities | |||||
| Copper - High Grade | 80 | 40 | Corn | 2 | 1 |
| Cotton | 30 | 25 | Gold | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Lean Hogs | 40 | 15 | Oats | 2 | 1 |
| Silver | 4 | 3 | Sugar No. 11 World | 6 | 5 |
| Sugar No. 5 (London) | 1 | 0.8 | Wheat (Chicago) | 2 | 1 |
| Rates and Bonds | |||||
| Gilt | 4 | 2 | German BOBL | 4 | 2 |
| German BUXL | 4 | 2 | German Schatz | 4 | 2 |
| T-Bond (Decimalised) | 6 | 4 | 10-yr T-Note (Decimalised) | 6 | 4 |
| 5-yr T-Note (Decimalised) | 6 | 4 | 2-yr T-Note (Decimalised) | 6 | 4 |
Margin requirements
We have also cut the margin requirements for Trader Account holders on a number of leading stock indices, as well as on two of our most popular commodities, which means smaller deposits and a greater potential return relative to your initial outlay.
| Market |
Current | New | Market | Current | New |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Indices | |||||
| Australia 200 | AUD1250 | AUD1000 | France 40 | E400 | E300 |
| FTSE 100 | £600 | £400 | Germany 30 | E1500 | E1000 |
| Italy 40 | E1750 | E1250 | Japan 225 | $750 | $500 |
| Spain 35 | E2000 | E1500 | Sweden 30 | SEK6000 | SEK1000 |
| US SPX 500 | $2500 | $2000 | US Tech 100 | $2000 | $1500 |
| Wall Street | $1000 | $800 | |||
| Commodities | |||||
| Silver | $3000 | $2500 | Crude Oil, Light (US) | $2000 | $1500 |
24-hour trading
Our exceptional stock indices offering doesn't just stop with these latest pricing improvements, either. The PureDeal online trading platform offers opportunities on the largest range of 24-hour markets available. In addition to Wall Street, the FTSE 100 and all the leading european indices, we also now offer trades on the US SPX500, US Tech 100, Hong Kong HS42, Japan 225 and Australia 200 around-the-clock.
In tandem with our unparalleled range of markets, we offer a number of innovative trading tools, including Trailing Stops and Guaranteed Stops. We also continue to provide integrated live news from Reuters and cutting-edge charting solutions available at a single click of the mouse.
Updated: 15/01/10
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