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What Is Spread Betting? How It Works in the UK (2026 Guide)
A plain-English guide to financial spread betting in the UK: how a bet is priced and sized, worked examples, margin and leverage under FCA rules, the real costs, the tax position and the risks.
Phillip Ashdown · · 14 min read
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How to Compare Forex Brokers: A UK Trader's Guide (2026)
Regulation and all-in cost decide which forex broker deserves your money. A step-by-step UK workflow with worked cost examples, a reproducible testing protocol and the red flags to check before you fund.
Phillip Ashdown · · 12 min read
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How Fed Interest Rate Decisions Affect Gold (XAU/USD): A UK Trader's Guide (2026)
Gold pays no interest, so Fed decisions change its appeal. How real yields, the dollar and FOMC surprises move XAU/USD, what has changed under Chair Warsh, and how UK traders can manage the risk on decision day.
Phillip Ashdown · · 13 min read
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Difference Between Spread Betting and CFD Trading: UK Guide (2026)
Spread bets and CFDs look almost identical on screen, but they differ in how positions are sized, which currency profits land in, how they're taxed and which platforms support them. A side-by-side guide with a worked example.
Phillip Ashdown · · 11 min read