Why are spreads on CFDs so abnormally large today? One instrument (INO) in particular has had a 60c - $1 spread throughout the session when normally it would be 18-25c (still high) and I know many others are similar. Volume is normal so this can’t be it. This is a $10 stock, how can we trade with…

Picked up an odd price pre opening?

I’ve had this happen before with OTC stocks when buying between 1pm and 2.30pm. I suppose it makes sense for the spread to be wider.

Spreads are the markups individual companies through their various algorithms decide to lump on. Its how they make money, and I think T212 sadly is on the heavier side of the larger spreads than that of competitors. Whilst its is ‘free’ to do trades, we are paying for it massively in the inflated …

yep its crazy… very frustrating on day trades.

[image] tradingtim: Whilst its is ‘free’ to do trades, we are paying for it massively in the inflated spreads Not on shares you’re not. Only on CFDs. [image] tradingtim: Its how they make money Where does this myth come from? I’m pig sick of correcting it.

How does a spread betting company make its money? Spread betting providers make money in a variety of ways. Spread betting brokers make the most of their money from the spread; they typically add a small margin above the usual market spread - there are also financing charges …

A spread betting company is something very different from a broker. A broker is absolutely not allowed, in any case, to inflate spread. A CFD broker is far more akin to spread betting indeed; they are not selling shares, but a custom financial product, of which they have far more control over its …

[image] tradingtim: Happy to be wrong I mean you read the policy when you signed up right? [Screenshot_20221107-121200]

Hi All I recall asking something similar a long time ago but never received a satisfactory answer. Why are the spreads when trying to buy some securites much higher than what i can buy using the bigger platforms like HL or Interactive Investor. For example i just tried to buy some Allianz Technolog…

The answer to this is still in your original thread. [image] Bid/Offer Spreads worse on Trading 212 💬 Trading 212 chat im a long term investor

Unusually large spreads

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Scrooge_McCodf November 22, 2022, 5:41pm 336

The answer to this is still in your original thread.

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Unusually large spreads

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