Spread betting challenges your skill, judgement and knowledge of your chosen area. The spread betting bookmaker makes predictions on various aspects of sporting or topical events. You then decide whether that prediction has been pitched too high or too low. Unlike, fixed-odds gambling the more correct you are the more you win on a single bet, however you may lose more than your original stake.

Compared to fixed odds betting, spread betting is more flexible. Not only can you bet before the start of an event, but with spread betting you can also bet on markets during play - known as ‘in-running’.

You may also settle or ‘close’ a bet before the end of play, to take an early win or restrict a loss. With spread betting you don’t just have to bet on something to win. You may choose to go lower on a prediction and in effect back something to lose or do badly.