spread betting

British

noun

a form of gambling in which stakes are placed not on the results of contests but on the number of points scored, etc. Winnings and losses are calculated according to the accuracy or inaccuracy of the prediction

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Ken Odeluga, a market analyst at City Index, a spread betting firm, blamed worries over the Turkish crisis for the stock market falls.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2018

Financial spread betting firm IG is predicting the shares could close between 385 pence and 405 pence on their stock market debut on Friday.

From Reuters • Oct. 8, 2013

Instead, I should jump into the world of "spread betting", going "long" and going "short", with mini-bursts of activity based on the zigzag of chart patterns.

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2013

In Britain, at least, some bookies are now acting like brokers and taking wagers on the directions of stock markets, an exercise called spread betting.

From Time Magazine Archive

Four firms engage in spread betting in Britain, and the arrival last May of the Cantor Index, a subsidiary of American brokerage Cantor Fitzgerald, has further boosted the industry.

From Time Magazine Archive

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