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Introduction

Spread betting with Capital Spreads couldn't be simpler. Please note that you will need an email address as contract notes are sent via email and your statement is only available online. The following User Manual gives you a step-by-step guide on how to trade online with Capital Spreads.

Important notes

• Please note that every trade generates an automatic stop loss, which you can amend after you’ve opened a trade or at a later date via your Order Book or Open Positions. Whilst these stops will be filled at the level you request, in the rare event of the market gapping you’ll be filled at the next best level.
• Please do not assume that we operate our business in the same way as other spread betting companies. Full details of how we conduct our business can be found here, in our terms & conditions.
• If you have a question, please check the Frequently Asked Questions section.
• If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to contact us either by email on support@capitalspreads.com or telephone +44 (0)20 7456 7020.

The instructions provided here relate to both a Live Trading Account and Demo Account.

Log into your account

Log in to your account using your chosen username and password in the box on the right hand side of the home page. If you have forgotten either of these please contact us by telephone on +44 (0)20 7456 7020.

If you experience problems logging in, please go to the FAQ section of our website or alternatively, you can email support@capitalspreads.com us or call us on +44 (0)20 7456 7020.

If you have a Live & Demo account, the two accounts are completely independent of one another and therefore you will require different usernames and passwords. To log into your Demo Account please click on the Demo account section on the homepage.

Trading platform overview

Our trading platform has been designed to make your trading experience as simple as possible.

You will find links to the products that we offer broken down by type of product for example, indices, shares, foreign exchange etc. If you cannot find the product that you want, you can use our Search facility.

On the bottom left hand side of the screen you will see your account number. You will need this if you contact us to make a trade or for any other query on your account.

Split trading screen
In the view below you can see the trading screen is split into two main sections. In this example you can see Popular Markets on top screen. You can navigate to other markets via the top navigation bar and they will display in the top window.

On the bottom half of the trading screen you can display other tabs such as the Open Positions, Order Book, Trade History or Account Transactions.

You can move the bar in the middle of the screen up or down so you can view more of the markets in the top half of the screen or more of the view chosen by you in the bottom half of the screen.

Select a product and make a trade

There are a couple of ways you can search for a market:

1). Navigating from the drop down menus

If, for example, you want to find gold, you would need to click on the Commodities tab on the top navigation bar. This will then bring up a list of all the commodities we offer in a drop down list so you can refine your selection.

2). Using the Search facility

If you cannot find the product you wish to trade, please use the search facility at the top of the screen.

Type in the name of the product you would like to see and then press the search button. All matches will appear in the top part of the trading screen.