BNP Paribas Spread Betting

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Financial Spread Betting on BNP Paribas

The Spread Betting Market:	BNP Paribas Rolling Daily
The Price:	€26.37 - €26.45
How the Market Works:	Now you can bet on the BNP Paribas Rolling Daily market to move:   Higher than €26.45, or   Lower than €26.37 This market is a Rolling Daily market which means that there is no closing date. If you don't close your position and the session ends then your position will roll over to the next trading day. Note that if a trade is rolled over then you will either receive or be charged a small fee for overnight financing depending upon whether you are speculating on the market to increase or decrease. For additional details see Rolling Spread Bets.
Points (Units) Traded:	Trades on the BNP Paribas market are made in £x per cent price movement. E.g. if BNP Paribas moves 55c (€0.55) then you would win/lose 55 times your stake.
Stake per Unit:	You decide how much you would like to risk per cent, e.g. £3 per cent, £5 per cent, £10 per cent etc.
Quick Staking Exercise:	For example, if you chose a stake of £5 per cent and BNP Paribas changes by €0.22 (22c), you would lose/win £5 per cent x 22c = £110.

Worked Spread Trading Example - Going Long of BNP Paribas

You Choose Whether to Buy or Sell:	BNP Paribas to go:   Higher than €26.45? or   Lower than €26.37?
Let’s Say You Want to Buy:	Higher than €26.45
You Select How Much to Risk, Opting for:	£1 per cent
What Now?	You win £1 for each cent (€0.01) BNP Paribas goes higher than €26.45 You lose £1 for every cent (€0.01) BNP Paribas decreases below €26.45
If You Are Speculating on a Market to Go Up Your Profits/Losses =	(Settlement Price - Opening Price) x stake
Situation 1	BNP Paribas increases and the market changes to €27.24 - €27.32:   27.24   27.32
Lock in a Profit?	At this point, you may choose to let your spread bet run or close it in order to lock in a profit. For this example, you choose to settle your bet and sell at €27.24.
Your Profits/Losses =	(Settlement Price - Opening Price) x stake
	(€27.24 - €26.45) x £1 per cent
	€0.79 x £1 per cent
	79c x £1 per cent
Your Profits/Losses =	£79 profit
Situation 2	BNP Paribas pushes lower and the financial spread betting market is revised and changes to €25.52 - €25.60, i.e.   25.52   25.60
Limit Your Loss?	At this point, you can opt to leave your trade open or close it to restrict your losses. For this example, you decide to settle your bet and sell the market at €25.52.
Your Profits/Losses =	(Settlement Price - Opening Price) x stake
	(€25.52 - €26.45) x £1 per cent
	-€0.93 x £1 per cent
	-93c x £1 per cent
Your Profits/Losses =	-£93 loss

Spread Trading Example - Going Short of BNP Paribas

You Decide to Buy or Sell:	BNP Paribas to push:   Higher than €26.45? or   Lower than €26.37?
Let's Say You Want to Go Short:	Lower than €26.37
You Choose Your Stake, Let's Say You Choose:	£2 per cent
So What Happens Next?	You lose £2 for every cent (€0.01) BNP Paribas goes above €26.37 You win £2 for every cent (€0.01) BNP Paribas decreases lower than €26.37
If You Are Speculating on a Market to Go Down Your Profits/Losses =	(Opening Price - Settlement Price) x stake
Situation 3	BNP Paribas drops and the spread betting market is moved to €25.78 - €25.86, i.e. the market moves to:   25.78   25.86
Close and Take a Profit?	You can opt to leave your trade open or close it and take a profit. In this case you opt to settle your position and buy the market at €25.86.
Your Profits/Losses =	(Opening Price - Settlement Price) x stake
	(€26.37 - €25.86) x £2 per cent
	€0.51 x £2 per cent
	51c x £2 per cent
Your Profits/Losses =	£102 profit
Situation 4	BNP Paribas goes higher and the spread trading market is revised and set at €26.89 - €26.97. So you would see this on Financial Spreads:   26.89   26.97
Close and Limit Your Loss?	At this point, you could choose to keep your trade open or close it, i.e. close your spread bet to limit your loss. In this example you choose to close your bet by buying at €26.97.
Your Profits/Losses =	(Opening Price - Settlement Price) x stake
	(€26.37 - €26.97) x £2 per cent
	-€0.60 x £2 per cent
	-60c x £2 per cent
Your Profits/Losses =	-£120 loss

•   BNP Paribas market notes: spread betting example prices taken from Financial Spreads as per 28 May 2012
•   You could also consider financial spread betting on BNP Paribas in euros per cent and dollars per cent

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