Paddy Power Spread Betting

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A Guide to Financial Spread Betting on Paddy Power

Spread Betting Market	Paddy Power Rolling Daily
Spread Betting Quote	€55.48 - €55.81
How the Trade Works	Now you can spread bet on the Paddy Power Rolling Daily market moving:   Higher than €55.81, or   Lower than €55.48 This is a Rolling Daily spread betting market and so there is no settlement date. If you haven't closed your position and the trading session ends then your position will roll over to the next session. Note: if a trade rolls over then you will normally either be credited or debited for overnight financing depending on whether you are speculating on the market to decrease or increase. For additional information also see Rolling Spread Betting.
Units (Points) Traded	Spread bets on the Paddy Power market are made in £x per cent price movement. E.g. if Paddy Power moves 50c (€0.50) then you would lose or win 50 times your stake.
Stake Size per Unit	You decide what to risk per cent, e.g. £3 per cent, £4 per cent, £15 per cent etc.
Brief Example	If your stake is £2 per cent and Paddy Power changes by €0.41 (41c), you would win or lose £2 per cent x 41c = £82.

Worked Spread Trading Example - Taking a Long Position on Paddy Power

You Consider Whether to Go Long or Short	Paddy Power to go:   Higher than €55.81? or   Lower than €55.48?
You Might Want to Go Long	Higher than €55.81
You Select How Much to Risk, Let's Say You Select	£2 per cent
What Now?	You will make a profit of £2 for every cent (€0.01) Paddy Power rises higher than €55.81 You will make a loss of £2 for each cent (€0.01) Paddy Power pushes below €55.81
When Betting on a Market to Increase Your Trading Profits (or Losses) =	(Closing Price - Initial Price) x stake
Example 1	Paddy Power rises and the spread trading market is revised and changes to €56.79 - €57.12. Therefore Financial Spreads would show:   56.79   57.12
Time to Take a Profit?	You could opt to let your bet run or close it, i.e. close your position for a profit. For this example, you opt to close your position and sell the market at €56.79.
Your Trading Profits (or Losses) =	(Closing Price - Initial Price) x stake
	(€56.79 - €55.81) x £2 per cent
	€0.98 x £2 per cent
	98c x £2 per cent
Your Trading Profits (or Losses) =	£196 profit
Example 2	Paddy Power falls and the financial spread betting market is adjusted to €54.89 - €55.22. Therefore you'd see this on Financial Spreads:   54.89   55.22
Limit the Loss?	You may opt to let your trade run or close it in order to restrict your losses. In this example you opt to close your bet by selling the market at €54.89.
Your Trading Profits (or Losses) =	(Closing Price - Initial Price) x stake
	(€54.89 - €55.81) x £2 per cent
	-€0.92 x £2 per cent
	-92c x £2 per cent
Your Trading Profits (or Losses) =	-£184 loss

Worked Trading Example - Taking a Bearish View of Paddy Power

You Now Decide to Go Long or Short	Paddy Power to push:   Higher than €55.81? or   Lower than €55.48?
Let's Say You Go Short	Lower than €55.48
You Choose How Much to Risk, Let's Assume You Opt For	£1 per cent
What Happens Now?	You will make a loss of £1 for each cent (€0.01) Paddy Power pushes above €55.48 You will make a profit of £1 for each cent (€0.01) Paddy Power moves below €55.48
If You Are Speculating on a Market to Fall Your Trading Profits (or Losses) =	(Initial Price - Closing Price) x stake
Example 3	Paddy Power slips and the spread betting market is revised and moved to €53.94 - €54.27, therefore you would see this on Financial Spreads:   53.94   54.27
Take a Profit?	At this point, you may decide to leave your spread bet open or close it and lock in a profit. For this example, you opt to close your trade and buy the market at €54.27.
Your Trading Profits (or Losses) =	(Initial Price - Closing Price) x stake
	(€55.48 - €54.27) x £1 per cent
	€1.21 x £1 per cent
	121c x £1 per cent
Your Trading Profits (or Losses) =	£121 profit
Example 4	Paddy Power moves higher and the market is revised to €56.29 - €56.62, therefore Financial Spreads would show:   56.29   56.62
Time to Limit Your Loss?	You may decide to keep your position open or close it in order to limit your losses. In this example you decide to settle your trade by buying at €56.62.
Your Trading Profits (or Losses) =	(Initial Price - Closing Price) x stake
	(€55.48 - €56.62) x £1 per cent
	-€1.14 x £1 per cent
	-114c x £1 per cent
Your Trading Profits (or Losses) =	-£114 loss

•   Paddy Power market information: prices taken from FinancialSpreads.com as of 12 September 2012
•   Investors can also spread bet on Paddy Power in euros/cent and dollars/cent

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