spread betting
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Parallel to this Adoboli was obsessively playing the market on a private spread betting account.
From The Guardian • Nov. 20, 2012
Majeed appears to be referring to Indian betting syndicates where information is invaluable for spread betting – where wagers are staked on a range of possible outcomes.
From The Guardian • Aug. 29, 2010
Though tax and gaming laws tend to be tougher on the Continent, Buik says spread betting will cross the Channel within a couple of years.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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