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EXITSWINGLEVERAGECARRYFRAUDNO RECOURSEBARRIEREXPERTISE
  • Financial spread betting 59 Tough A CFD's fingerprint almost exactly. Only the tax treatment differs, and tax isn't on the ruler.
  • Contracts for difference 63 Extreme Easy to open, expensive to hold, leveraged by design — the shape behind the 65–80% of retail accounts that lose money.
  Financial spread betting Contracts for difference
Exit difficulty 2 2
Volatility 5 5
Leverage 5 5
Carry cost 5 5
Fraud risk 3 4
Protection gap 3 3
Barrier to entry 1 1
Expertise needed 3 3
Difficulty 59 Tough 63 Extreme
In a sentence A CFD in different legal clothing: a tax-free bet on a price move for UK residents, which is both its main attraction and a warning about how it is classified.A bilateral bet on a price move with your broker, leveraged, financed daily, and losing money for the substantial majority of the people who use it.
Unit £ per point of movement One contract per unit of the underlying
Smallest realistic trade From around £0.10 per point Fractional positions on most platforms
Settlement Cash, on closing the bet Cash difference on closing; no ownership at any point

The fingerprint measures how demanding a market is to take part in. It is not a rating or a recommendation.