About Us
Who Are Spread Bet?
At Spread Bet, we are committed to offering the best reviews of spread betting platforms and brokers, as well as resources for beginners and automated trading strategies. We develop comprehensive review criteria and comparison criteria to evaluate brokers side-by-side.
Founded by James Warwick, a former AI Director and full-time prop trader & Paul Williams, an experienced financial spread bettor & former city trader in 2023, we are a team with real-world, hands-on experience of trading, spread betting & AI development and are passionate about providing the best tools for traders.
What We Do
Spread Bet is nestled in the heart of Stockbridge, Edinburgh & run by a small team of passionate and dedicated spread bettors & traders, we focus on building best-in-class resources for traders and spread bettors including broker reviews, broker comparisons and trading guides for UK traders.
Co-founded by a duo of with extensive technology & finance backgrounds, hands-on spread betting and financial trading experience, we’re on a mission to redefine how people view trading. By publishing resources on AI trading strategies, building automated trading systems and brokers with automated capabilities, we hope to redefine the trading landscape in the UK.
We hope to inform & delight our readers with deep subject-matter expertise and so we spend hours meticulously crafting reviews, spend hours researching broker functionalities and ensure that we only promote the most trusted, regulated brokers.
The Team
The soul of Spread Bet stems from our founders – a dynamic pair who have combined their extensive backgrounds in AI and financial trading with a passion for spread betting.
Their journey & experience in both the AI and financial domains, is the cornerstone of our platform. With hands-on experience and a forward-thinking approach, they’ve created a space where technology and trading converge.
James Warwick
Owner & CEO
Former AI Director in a FTSE 100 company & active Spread Bettor; James is the founder and CEO of Spread Bet amongst other ventures. He has over 10 years of managing performance marketing businesses & currently trades his own capital as well as capital for a well-known prop firm.
Paul Williams
Chief Editor & Reviewer
Paul is an experienced trader & banking expert, a former HSBC derivatives trader for 5+ years, he has expertise in spread betting and CFD trading on his own account as well as managing capital for large institutions. He likes hiking & playing with his three young sons.
John Michaels
Staff Writer
John is a respected finance writer, with over 15+ years of experience in the investing and trading world, having ran his own business helping millennial & Gen X investors with ISA’s, financial planning and investments. He brings his experience and wealth of knowledge to Spread Bet by helping craft detailed articles for the team, fact-checking reviews and contributing to many of them. He likes holidays in Cyprus with his family and Spanish cuisine.
Sue Yung
Staff Writer
Sue Yung is an experienced financial writer, having written for Forbes, The Independent, and Mail on Sunday. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Stanford and recently completed her MBA. Originally from the USA, she helps research brokers, providing detailed analysis for broker comparisons and reviews. She likes gardening & playing with her two dogs, Yuki and Mojo.
Our Mission
At Spread Bet, our ambition is to develop and deliver educational materials to inform our readers so that they can make decisions aligned with their interests, not the interests of any one company. We hope to democratise spread betting, making it a straightforward, secure, and enriching experience for all involved. By simplifying complex concepts, we empower you to navigate the financial markets with confidence.
How We Review Brokers
Our approach to reviewing brokers is clear. We must have used their brokerage services before we commit to any kind of review, the broker must be simple, easy-to-use, recognised by financial institutions and regulated in the UK.
Our review criteria are as follows:
- Customer service: how quick are they to respond, how clear is the advice and actions they give, how friendly are they.
- Fees: are the fees clear, how low/high are they compared to their competitors
- Execution: how quick are they to execute the orders once placed, what is the slippage, is that slippage range acceptable
- Market range: how diverse is their range of instruments that they offer, do they offer competitive spreads on these instruments
- Regulatory adherence: do they adhere to just one regulation (e.g. the UK) or are they licensed across multiple jurisdictions
This is just some of our extensive criteria in our evaluation. We always ensure that our content is checked by a third-party and that we have provided accurate and up-to-date information. We check our reviews on a weekly basis and update them where necessary.
Our goal is to equip you with the tools necessary for successful trading decisions.
How We Make Money
Our commitment to transparency extends to how we fund our site. We steer clear of accepting payments for positive reviews, ensuring our recommendations are unbiased and serve your best interests. Instead, our revenue comes from commercial partnerships.
Commercial Partnerships
To support our operations and maintain high-quality content, in some cases, but not all, we may receive referral fees when users click on links within our reviews and sign up with a broker. These arrangements are strictly with the brokers, meaning any fees we receive are funded by them, not you. This ensures that signing up through spreadbet.ai won’t incur any extra costs for you, guaranteeing the same terms as if you had registered directly with the broker. Our priority is your trust and confidence in the accuracy and fairness of our information.
Get in Touch
We are open to hearing your suggestions on how we can improve and develop the site to better meet your needs. If you are interested in learning more or simply want to have a chat about spread betting or trading in the UK please feel free to get in touch with us at info@spreadbet.ai.
