By Rupert Hargreaves Plus500, the spread betting and CFD provider, has reported an “excellent” start to its financial year. For the year to 30th June, the company reported revenue of $398.2m (£307m) up eight per cent year on year. The company also reported earnings before interest, tax, deprecation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $183.9m (£142m) for the period, up six per cent compared to the same period in 2023. The company said it earned trading income of $369.1m (£284m) and interest income on customer balances of $29.1m (£23m). The group reported earnings per share of $1.90 (150p) for the firs…