GFT Spread Betting Margins
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The recent market volatility has sent shockwaves through the trading industry with many spread betting and CFD operators suddenly raising their customer margin requirements to cover their own market positions.
However, GFT customers do not have to worry about increased margins. The company’s Spread Betting, CFD and spot forex margins will not be raised.
GFT’s equity margin rates remain at 10 percent for all of the U.S., U.K. and European equity markets the company offers and just 5 percent for top Australian equities.
That stands out in sharp contrast to the panicked brokers who have raised customer margins to anywhere from 25% to 50% and upwards, requiring customers to put up extra cash immediately or have their positions closed.
“As a company with access to a significant amount of liquidity, we will continue cover our customers’ positions,” said a GFT spokesperson. “We are a company built on principles of trust and integrity, and will continue to provide our customers with the same level of consistency and reliability they expect from a worldwide leader in online trading.”
For more information about GFT UK see: GFT Account - quick notes.
GFT’s equity CFD and spread bet margins remain as follows:
| Market | GFT Market Name | Margin |
| FTSE 100 | UK 100 | 10% |
| FTSE 250 | UK 250 | 10% |
| Wall Street (Dow Jones) | US Wall Street 30 | 10% |
| S&P 500 | US SPX 500 | 10% |
| Nasdaq 100 | US Tech 100 | 10% |
| Dax 160 | Germany 160 | 10% |
| CAC 250 | France 250 | 10% |
| AEX | Netherlands 25 | 10% |
| Swiss SMI | Switzerland 28 | 10% |
| Other | variable | 10% |
| Australia 500 | Australia 500 | 5% top 20, 10% others |
| Austria 24 | Austria 24 | 10% |
| Belgium 20 | Belgium 20 | 10% |
| Denmark 20 | Denmark 20 | 10% |
| Finland 25 | Finland 25 | 10% |
| Italy 40 | Italy 40 | 10% |
| Norway 25 | Norway 25 | 10% |
| Portugal 20 | Portugal 20 | 10% |
| Spain 35 | Spain 35 | 10% |
| Sweden 30 | Sweden 30 | 10% |
"GFT Spread Betting Margins" written by GFT UK, last updated 02-Apr-2008
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