it all depends on what company you do it with. irish companies tend to rolling bets ( which as you say are subject to handling fees every night). i hate it this way and refuse to pay the fees so i spread bet with uk companies instead where you can open a position on a contract that expires in 3 , 6 or 9 months time (no handling fees then but the spread is slightly wider to begin with ). its your choice. having said that if you email the irish companies they tend to add the contracts you want if you ask them, their spreads are just too wide for me though.