A study undertaken by Cass Business School back in 2006 showed that women made up for no more than 10 per cent of spread betters, with the largest demographic being male, middle-aged and professional. However, have these numbers changed five years later or is spread betting still a man’s game?
When the study was carried out many leading spread betting firms such as IG Index said that they would attempt to target women in their marketing in a bid to attract a larger number of female spread betters. However, we’re five years down the line and it would seem as though the marketing campaigns have failed, if they ever really took place at all. The number of women spread betting is still around the 1 in 10 mark, which is no improvement on the 2006 numbers.
Spread betting is fast becoming the most popular method of investment, especially among younger UK-based investors, which is why on the world’s leading spread betting companies now offers a new way to trade that’s aimed at people who are on the move. PureDeal mobile spread betting from IG Index is a great new way to place bets, check your accounts status and positions and get the latest prices and offered bets all from your mobile phone of PDA.
There are four versions of the PureDeal mobile spread betting software at IG Index; iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Mobile. This means that most of the popular mobile devices are suitable to use at IG Index.
Spread betting has seen a huge rise in popularity during recent years, with two important factors being generally acknowledged as the main reason for the rise. The first reason appears to be investors’ willingness to take more risks in a bid to make better returns, while the second major contributor to its rise in popularity is the greater accessibility to spread betting for the man on the street.
IG Index is one of the internet’s leading online spread betting firms and, as such, is always looking for ways to improve your spread betting experience. IG Index understands that life for uninitiated spread better can be a little daunting, which is why they have launched a new video guide to spread betting.
The Video guide to spread betting from IG Index is a simple and easy-to-understand walkthrough of spread betting online. It covers the basics of what spread betting actually involves, it explains the many various markets available to bet on including the various events that affect the markets. The video also explains the fundamentals of how financial markets work.
One of our favourite trading brokers here at the Trading Game is IG Index. This is because of the sheer volume of products and investment opportunities available from them so when we heard that there was a new iPhone trading app from IG Index we were please to say the least.
The powerful IG Index iPhone app allows users to access a huge selection of functions, allowing you to stay in control of your investments while you’re on the move. No longer will you be in the wrong place at that vital time. Now you can trade Forex, fixed odds financial betting, global indices, shares, commodities, binary betting, options and much more directly from the palm of your hand.
One of the world’s favourite spread betting firms, IG Index is offering you an incentive to introduce your friends, colleagues and family to the world of spread betting with them. As a bonus you can Recommend A Friend To IG Index And Receive A Free Gift when your referred friend places their first bet.
IG Index are pioneers of spread betting and having been offering bets to their customers since 1974, making them the oldest and most trusted spread betting company in the world. IG Index was also one of the very first online spread betting company, first offering customers the opportunity to place bets online in 1998. Since then IG Index has gone from strength to strength with over 100,000 clients worldwide, making more than one million transactions per month.
Spread betting is a firm favourite for investors and gamblers across the world with many various companies offering odds on just about everything imaginable. One such company is IG Index. IG Index is a world leading spread betting company with years of experience in the financial markets as well as betting markets and now you can utilise Mobile Trading With IG Index to ensure that you always have total control of your bets.
IG Index employs the multi-award winning PureDeal trading platform which integrates live news streaming from agencies such as Reuters, offers real-time charting and also analytical studies. However, it’s not always possible to be at your computer when you want to place that all-important bet, which is why IG Index has launched three great mobile trading platforms for their customers. Now you can place bets using; PureDeal for mobiles, PureDeal for iPhones or PureDeal for smartphones.
Spread betting is one of the safest ways to start trading, mainly due to the fact that once you have placed your bet you can lose no more, just what you have wagered. This is in stark contrast to Forex trading which can cost you huge portions of your bankroll by simply not being there when the market crashes. To assist new spread betters there’s now a Free Spread Betting Course From IG Index which offers you the chance to practice spread betting with bet from just 10p.
Some spread betting companies may charge you for this privilege but IG Index offers this great educational experience completely free of charge to new traders. The TradeSense spread betting course from IG Index is a six-week course which gradually introduces you to all of the aspects of spread betting from the basics and fundamentals of spread betting to in-depth market studies and trading tactics.
IG Index, the world’s largest spread betting firm has been given the go ahead by US regulators to provide American customers with their award-winning spread betting products and services. IG Index Has Moved Into The US Marketplace but executives has warned shareholders that the new business won’t generate any short term cash for the spread betting firm, instead predicting that the long-term rewards for the current investment will be worthwhile.
IG Index had been attempting to get approval from the US regulators for some time and seemed to be at a deadlock, with IG Index’s chief executive Tim Howkins saying earlier this month that the deal was stuck in “regulatory limbo” as its online trading platform awaited approval. However, IG Index has finally received the green light and will be offering products to US customers later this month.
European Stock Markets Saw Steady Improvements this morning ahead of a busy week of economic and corporate reports. Market traders and investors saw Britain’s FTSE 100, France’s CAC-40 and Germany’s DAX all rose in value following a run of poor performances by many of the world’s markets over the last couple of weeks.
Europe’s three leading share index’s all started the week in strong form with the FTSE 100 index rising 15.30 points, the CAC-40 advancing by 7.27 points and the DAX gaining in strength by 3.09 points. The US markets are also promising to start today brightly following last week’s better than expected U.S. economic growth figures, which, even though investors received with caution, still assisted growth for many of the US’ major markets.
