The FSA's temporary ban on short selling selected UK financial stocks means ShortsandLongs.com customers cannot sell to open certain stocks until further notice.

The full list of affected stocks are:

• Admiral Group
• Alliance & Leicester
• Alliance Trust
• Arbuthnot Banking Group
• Aviva
• Barclays
• Bradford & Bingley
• Brit Insurance
• Chesnara
• Close Bros
• European Islamic Investment Bank
• Friends Provident
• HBOS
• Highway Insurance Group
• HSBC
• Investec
• Islamic Bank of Britain
• Just Retirement Holdings
• Legal & General
• Lloyds TSB
• London Scottish Bank
• Novae Group
• Old Mutual
• Prudential
• Rathbone
• Resolution
• Royal Bank of Scotland
• RSA Insurance Group
• Schroders 
• St James's Place
• Standard Chartered
• Standard Life
• Tawa

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Spread betting carries a high level of risk to your capital and can result in losses larger than your stake. It may not be suitable for everyone, so please ensure you fully understand the risks involved.

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