Well after buying and selling stocks and doing all sorts of things for a while, I now trade solely from a spread betting account, but I also don't trade those kind of stocks.

The problem with that is that if the spread betting company even listed the stock, the spread would be so wide that it wouldn't even be worth bothering about. But yes, as you say, you can set garanteed stops, but you have to make sure you select that option and of course you have to pay them extra for the privilege.