Excerpt from:  Understanding Spread Betting
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October 24, 2006

Short-Term Spread Betting

Many day traders find spread betting suits them
Many spread bettors find that placing short-term spread bets can help them more effectively make money. Because financial markets are so volatile, a long-term financial spread bet can mean that while you may be winning at first, by the time the contract actually ends, you may be losing. With financial spread betting you can make trades that are as short in term as a few hours, taking advantage of short-term moves. This can be quite risky as well, but that is why many day traders find spread betting in this manner exciting.

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