This statistic presents the number of unique retail traders, placing bets on online forex markets, CFD trading and spread betting in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2016. In that time, the number of unique traders grew, to hit approximately 124 thousand individuals or retail brokers in July 2016.
Number of unique traders placing bets* on online markets in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2014 and 2016**
* Placing at least one spread bet, CFD trade or FX trade.
** As of 12 months leading up to July 2014, 12 months leading up to July 2015 and 12 months leading up to July 2016.
Data for 2014 and 2015 are contained in media release from December 2015. From the source: "In its ninth annual edition, the Investment Trends 2016 United Kingdom leverage Trading Report provides a detailed analysis of the behaviour, service needs and provider usage of current spread betters, CFD traders and margin FX traders, as well as the next wave of traders. It is the largest study of online retail investors in the United Kingdom each year. This year’s report is based on a survey of 12,360 responses from UK investors and traders, collected before and after the
Brexit vote."
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Investment Trends. (November 1, 2016). Number of unique traders placing bets* on online markets in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2014 and 2016** [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/655908/number-unique-traders-online-market-united-kingdom/
Investment Trends. "Number of unique traders placing bets* on online markets in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2014 and 2016**." Chart. November 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/655908/number-unique-traders-online-market-united-kingdom/
Investment Trends. (2016). Number of unique traders placing bets* on online markets in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2014 and 2016**. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/655908/number-unique-traders-online-market-united-kingdom/
Investment Trends. "Number of Unique Traders Placing Bets* on Online Markets in The United Kingdom (Uk) between 2014 and 2016**." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/655908/number-unique-traders-online-market-united-kingdom/
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Number of unique traders placing bets* on online markets in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2014 and 2016** [Graph], Investment Trends, November 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/655908/number-unique-traders-online-market-united-kingdom/
