Accounts (including a joint account option) can be opened on-line and funded with the usual cards. The mininum trade size across all the website's spread betting products is then £1 per point.
Spread bets can be placed on the major UK, US and global stock market indices. In addition there is a wide array of single company shares on which to take a position.
Unusually, punters can also take a view on the performance of major UK stock market sectors. These are made up of a selection of similar stocks from the same industry category (say telecoms or pharmaceuticals) and punters can then use them as a speculative or hedging tool, depending on how other aspects of their investment portfolio are constructed.