Spread Betting Interest Rates (Futures)
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| Interest Rate | Symbol | Spread | IM Factor (Margin Req) | Trading Hours | Contract Months | Last Dealing Day | Basis of Settlement | Min / Max Size | Tick Factor†| Example Price | Last Update |
| Australia 30 Day Interbank | 2YIBxx | 2 + underlying futures spread | 0.2% |
08:34 - 16:30 and 17:14 - 07:00 Sydney time (Saturday close 07:00) (US daylight saving time)
08:34 - 16:30 and 17:14 - 07:30 Sydney time (Saturday close 07:30) (US non daylight saving time)
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Monthly
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Underlying's last trade date at 16:30 Sydney time.
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Official SFE settlement price on last dealing day
| 1 / 250 | 0.01 | 92.705 | 08/06/2011 |
| Euribor | FEIxx | 3 | 0.25% |
7:00 - 21:00
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Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
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Underlying's last trade date at 10:00 London Time.
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NYSE Liffe London official Exchange Delivery Settlement Price (EDSP)
| 1 / 500 | 0.01 | 99.248 | 08/06/2011 |
| Short Sterling Futures | FSSxx | 2 | 0.2% |
07:30 - 18:00 London time
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Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
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Underlying's last trade date at 11:00 London Time.
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Euronext.LIFFE official settlement price on GFTs last day of dealing
| 1 / 500 | 0.01 | 98.55 | 08/06/2011 |
† Tick Factor = the price increment representing 1 whole betting unit, by which P&L and both initial and variation margin is calculated. The Notional Value of your bet is Price*Stake/Tick Factor
Symbols
GFT Symbols use the following format: Symbol Root + Month Code + Year final digit
Month codes are as follows: Jan F; Feb G; Mar H; Apr J; May K; June M; July N; Aug Q; Sep U; Oct V; Nov X; Dec Z
E,g, Brent Crude Oil June 2009 would use the symbol LCOM9
Minimum / Maximum Bet Sizes
These vary according to underlying liquidity, market conditions and whether the underlying market is classed as being quoted by GFT Global Markets as "out of hours", i.e. outside of the regular trading hours of the underlying exchange or market.
The market information sheets indicate the usual minimum and maximum bet sizes in GBP; currency equivalents apply for non-GBP accounts.
Restrictions may be applied to maximum bet sizes whether opening or closing.
The minimum stake for all markets with GFT Global Markets is £1 (or currency equivalent). The lot size of the corresponding underlying market is provided for your information, as a guide to underlying market trading size.
Trading Hours
Times shown are GFT Global Markets usual times for trading a market and are basis GMT unless otherwise stated; these may vary e.g. on market holidays and where daylight saving applies.
Our normal dealing hours are from 17:00 Sunday to 17:00 Friday Eastern Time.
Spreads
The spreads shown may vary according to underlying market liquidity, or in "fast markets."
Disclaimer: Trading spot forex, CFDs, and spread bets is risky and not suitable for everyone. All of these products (excluding Binary CFDs and Binary Spread Bets) are leveraged, and you can lose more than your initial deposit. Don't trade more than you can afford to lose.
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