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Sporting Index hopes not to be wiped out by ‘World Cup wides’ again

SBC News Sporting Index hopes not to be wiped out by 'World Cup wides' again

Twenty years on from one of their biggest ever losses, Sporting Index has returned with the infamous ‘World Cup wides market’, which saw the spread betting firm lose over half a million pounds in the 1999 Cricket World Cup. The World Cup wides market, pioneered by Sporting Index, was introduced for the first time in 1999 and has been available to …

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Sporting Index boosts B2B arm acquiring Touchbet risk management systems

SBC News Sporting Index boosts B2B arm acquiring Touchbet risk management systems

Spread betting operator Sporting Index Group, has this morning announced that it has agreed to acquire Touchbet, an industry provider of trading and risk management services. Issuing a market update, Sporting Index stated that the undisclosed sum acquisition aimed to enhance its B2B division Sporting Solutions, optimising the firm’s Risk Management Services (RMS) capabilities. Founded in 2006 Sweden and Malta-based …

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