RE: Buy & sell call9 Jan 2018 20:42
MT. To answer your question regarding the ftse @ 8000. If you mean shorting and you asked how much £ you would of made if it drops to 4000. Spread betting you bet on each point so say £1 per point you would clock up 4000 points meaning £4000 but for £1 a point your margin (capital you need to cover the trade) would not be £1000, ive not done spread betting for many years so do not know the margin required. The margin increases with £ per point so £5pp margin would increase a lot more... but bearing in mind if the market does go against you then the losses will increase and you will soon get a call from your broker to add funds to cover your position. And this means your losses can rack up above your intital deposit.
I personally would agree with camkite 100%. If you have never done spread betting or cfd's before it is a must to do a demo account first. Spread betting will eat you up... spit you out... and make you cry if it goes wrong. 90% of traders will blow up their account. Most within 1st month.
You can make serious money in a bear market with shorting but all comes with risks and you need to be prepared to control your positions you hold and money management to not blow out your account.
Good luck if you decide to venture into the dark side (shorting!!!)