Claim: Finspreads, a financial services organization headquartered in London, England, first offered interactive online spread betting before the company was acquired by City Index Group; its goal is to make spread betting as straightforward as possible for every trader.
Evidence: Financial Services London, United Kingdom Finspreads first offered interactive online spread betting in 1999, before the company was acquired by the City Index Group. Finspreads has stated that its goal is to "make spread betting as straightforward as possible for every trader, whatever their level of experience".