Spread-betting stocks crash as investors scramble for the exit after Britain's financial watchdog cracks down on 'poor practices'
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The Financial Conduct Authority wants spread betting platforms to disclose profit-loss ratios and provide standardised risk warnings, after research found that 82 per cent of clients lost money.