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Lower Deposits with our Plus Account
With our Plus Account you can enjoy dramatically lower deposits and our tightest dealing spreads on a range of popular markets.
Lower deposits mean that the cost of opening a bet is substantially reduced. To open a position you multiply your bet per point by our deposit factor. For example, a bet on Daily Wall Street at £2 per point would previously have required a deposit of £800 to open. But on a Plus Account, this now requires an initial deposit of just £200.
The new, low deposit requirements apply to major indices, a selection of popular forex pairs and some commodities. Please see the full list below.
New deposit factors
| Market | Previous deposit factor | New deposit factor |
|---|---|---|
| GBP/USD | 300 | 100 |
| EUR/USD | 200 | 100 |
| EUR/GBP | 120 | 100 |
| USD/JPY | 200 | 100 |
| USD/CHF | 250 | 100 |
| AUD/USD | 120 | 100 |
| EUR/JPY | 200 | 100 |
| FTSE 100 | 200 | 60 |
| Wall Street | 400 | 100 |
| US SPX500 | 57 | 10 |
| US Tech 100 | 100 | 20 |
| Germany 30 | 250 | 60 |
| France 40 | 240 | 40 |
| Spain 35 | 1000 | 200 |
| Italy 40 | 1500 | 350 |
| Japan 225 | 500 | 150 |
| Australia 200 | 200 | 50 |
| Hong Kong HS42 | 1200 | 200 |
| Silver | 122 | 60 |
| US Light Crude Oil | 400 | 200 |
Updated: 28/03/09
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