Fixed odds betting or spread betting

– a matter of choice

Fixed odds betting – the traditional option

Fixed odds sports betting is the traditional way of having a punt, whereby you choose the event you want to bet on and take the odds on offer from your bookmaker. You know exactly how much you have staked and exactly how much you will win. Every sport offers fixed odds betting and this is often the most convenient choice for those looking for a betting interest in a sporting event.

Thrills and spills assured with spread betting

Spread betting can provide the ultimate buzz and is also an option for the punter who is looking to make more serious gains but is prepared to stand equivalent risk, spread betting is often the betting option of choice.

Sports spread betting allows you to nominate a staking amount on which you bet on whether a market will rise or fall. If you stake £10 per point on the total winning distances at Kempton Park being above 12 lengths and the total amounts to 30 lengths, you would win 18 times your stake i.e. £180. If the distances however only amount to three lengths then you would lose 9 times your stake i.e. £90.

It is also worth mentioning that spread betting allows you to move in and out of the sports spread betting market whilst the event is still in progress, giving you the opportunity to take a profit before the event is concluded.

There is also the opportunity to get out and cut your losses if you find that the spread betting market is moving against you.

Whether your betting choice is the fixed odds sports betting markets or sports spread betting markets, you will find the widest choice and best products for both options at Ladbrokes.

Follow our 7 Easy steps to bet on financial fixed odds on Ladbrokes.com

1. Click here to open "Financials" in a new window
2. Navigate to the financial market you want to bet on
3. Select the "moving odds" or the "static level"
4. Choose the timescale for your fixed odds betting
5. Click on the arrow displaying the prices
6. Fill in the stake in the financials betting slip
7. Watch the market and cross your fingers

Remember to keep the stakes small to start with but once you've placed a couple of bets it is very simple to play. Unlike the spread-betting firms who ask for margin in advance betting on financial markets could not be quicker or easier you can only ever lose your stake. It's just like betting on the stock market but you don't need to be a professional to bet on Financials with Ladbrokes because we take bets from as little as £1.