The Sugar spread betting guide:
Where Can I Spread Bet on Sugar?
You can put spread bets on sugar, as well as a variety of other financial markets, with these spread betting firms:
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Gold Daily |
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Gold Futures |
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UK Crude Oil Daily (Brent) |
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UK Crude Oil Future (Brent) |
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US Crude Oil Daily (WTI) |
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US Crude Oil Future (WTI) |
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Other Commodities |
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Remember – spread betting is high risk, your losses can exceed your deposits.
Live Sugar Chart
Live Sugar Chart
Where Can I Get Live Spread Betting Prices and Charts for Sugar?
The chart shown above provides a useful view of how the market is trending.Still, if you are spread betting on sugar, the above companies have platforms with live price updates and sophisticated charting packages.
Example spread trading chart:

Sugar Spread Betting Example

That means you can speculate on sugar to go above $17.03 or go below $16.98.
When spread betting, investors speculate on every unit the market increases or decreases. With the sugar market a unit is $0.01 of the commodity’s price movement.
Let’s say, for this instance, you decide to trade £5 for every cent sugar rises or falls.
Buying – Speculating on the Market to Rise
If you were to go long of sugar at $17.03 and the commodity went up then you might see the price move to $17.27 – $17.32. In that case, you might choose to close your position for a profit at $17.27.Profits (or Losses) = (final price of the market – opening price of the market) x stake per cent
Profits (or Losses) = ($17.27 – $17.03) x £5 per cent stake
Profits (or Losses) = $0.24 x £5 per cent
Profits (or Losses) = £120 profit
However, if the commodity were to fall to $16.76 – $16.81, you could close your bet to prevent further losses. Assuming this was the case, you would sell the market at $16.76.
Therefore, with the same £5 per cent stake:
Profits (or Losses) = (final price of the market – opening price of the market) x stake per cent
Profits (or Losses) = ($16.76 – $17.03) x £5 per cent stake
Profits (or Losses) = -$0.27 x £5 per cent
Profits (or Losses) = -£135 loss
Selling – Speculating on the Market to Fall
A major benefit of spread betting is that investors can sell the markets, i.e. bet on the markets to fall.At the beginning of this example, the market was priced at $16.98 – $17.03.
If you shorted sugar at $16.98 and the commodity decreased then the price could move to $16.67 – $16.72. If this were the case, you might choose to close your position for a profit at $16.72.
Profits (or Losses) = (opening price of the market – final price of the market) x stake per cent
Profits (or Losses) = ($16.98 – $16.72) x £5 per cent stake
Profits (or Losses) = $0.26 x £5 per cent
Profits (or Losses) = £130 profit
Markets can also rise, if the commodity had risen to, as an example, $17.23 – $17.28, you could close your position to restrict your losses. If that were to happen, you would buy at $17.28.
You would do this with the same £5 per cent stake:
Profits (or Losses) = (opening price of the market – final price of the market) x stake per cent
Profits (or Losses) = ($16.98 – $17.28) x £5 per cent stake
Profits (or Losses) = -$0.30 x £5 per cent
Profits (or Losses) = -£150 loss
Sugar market quoted as of 13-Apr-17.
This is a Futures spread bet and therefore it has a particular expiry date, i.e. when it will close. In the case of this World Sugar (October) futures market the settlement date is 17-Sep-14.
Sugar Demo Accounts
But what if you want to try things out? Well, the firms detailed below also have free practice accounts. I.e. accounts you can use to place some trades on sugar without risking any capital.
Spread betting carries a high level of risk. You can lose more than your initial investment or stake. Spread betting may not be suitable for all investors. Only trade with money that you can afford to lose. Make sure you fully understand the risk involved. If necessary, seek independent financial advice.