HOW DOES IT WORK?

For fixed odds prices, the fractional or decimal price indicates the returns on your stake if all elements of the bet come in. If all elements of your fixed odds Bet-Builder don't come in, then the bet loses.

For spread betting, the index prices represent possible make-ups for different parts of your bet coming in. E.g. if you add 3 possible outcomes to your bet your spread will be based on a 100-50-25-0 index (100 if all elements of the bet come in, 50 if exactly 2 come in, 25 if only 1 comes in).

If you add 4 possible outcomes to your bet, your spread will be based on a 100-50-25-10-0 index (100 if all elements of the bet come in, 50 if exactly 3 come in, 25 if exactly 2 come in, 10 if only 1 comes in) and so on.

In the example shown here, if all three elements of the bet were to come in, the bet would settle at 100. A buy at 42 on the spread would return 58 times your stake (100 - 42). If only two elements of the bet came in, the bet would settle at 50. A buy at 42 would therefore still return 8 times your stake (50 - 42).

If only one element came in, the bet would settle at 25. A buy at 42 would therefore lose 17 times your stake (25 - 42). And if no elements of the bet came in, the bet would settle at 0 and a buy at 42 would lose 42 times your stake (0 - 42).

You can of course choose to sell on the spread at 37. Here you would win 37 times your stake if no elements of the bet came in (37 - 0). You would win 12 times your stake if only one element of the bet came in (37 - 25). You would lose 13 times your stake if two elements of the bet came in (37 - 50). Or you would lose 63 times your stake if all three elements of the bet came in (37 - 100).

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