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Your Guaranteed Stop-Out Isn’t Guaranteed to Stop Out

Feb 27, 2012 at 3:19 pm in Orders by Tony "Better Spread Betting" Loton · Leave a Comment »

If you placed a guaranteed stop order at the same price with two different spread betting companies, you would expect them both to stop out at the same time — or neither of them. But if you think that your guaranteed stop-out is guaranteed to stop out, you can think again,.

by Tony "Better Spread Betting" Loton

IG Index’s iPhone App Review

Feb 24, 2012 at 12:11 pm in Mobile Trading by Tony "Better Spread Betting" Loton · Leave a Comment »

This is a review of the IG Index iPhone offering. As one of my favourite spread betting account providers, I was most interested to find out how the IG Index iPhone app stood up to my scrutiny.

by Tony "Better Spread Betting" Loton

Trading Trail #35: The Ones That Got Away!

Feb 23, 2012 at 10:53 am in Trading Diary by Tony "Better Spread Betting" Loton · 3 Comments »

The January-February bull run has been kind to my ‘trading trail’ portfolio. It’s seen me through to getting back to break-even, to sunsequently surpassing the FTSE 100 level.

by Tony "Better Spread Betting" Loton

Spreadex’s iPhone App Review

Feb 20, 2012 at 1:44 pm in Mobile Trading by Tony "Better Spread Betting" Loton · Leave a Comment »

In this feature I look at the Spreadex iPhone App. Unlike some mobile spread betting apps, the Spreadex app offers your four different watch lists: a Popular Makets watch list, a Top Risers watch list, a Top Fallers watch list and a My Portfolio watch list.

by Tony "Better Spread Betting" Loton

Trading Trail #34: On Par with the FTSE 100

Feb 17, 2012 at 3:11 pm in Trading Diary by Tony "Better Spread Betting" Loton · Leave a Comment »

I thought I’d use this week’s short Trading Trail update to mark the point at which my reference position trading account got back to par with the performance of the FTSE 100 index as demonstrated in the equity curve below.

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Is the cold snap about to end?

Feb 16, 2012 at 12:55 pm in Market Commentary by City Insider · Leave a Comment »

Is the cold snap about to end? My friends in the City certainly think things are warming up. The January PMI surveys suggested a strong start to 2011 for the private sector with expansion in the services, manufacturing and construction sectors.

by Tony "Better Spread Betting" Loton

ETX Capital iPhone App Review

at 12:50 pm in Mobile Trading by Tony "Better Spread Betting" Loton · Leave a Comment »

Continuing my series of reviews of the iPhone spread betting apps, I now turn my attention to the ETX Capital iPhone app.

by Tony "Better Spread Betting" Loton

City Index iPhone App Review

Feb 13, 2012 at 7:17 pm in Mobile Trading by Tony "Better Spread Betting" Loton · Leave a Comment »

If you have an iPhone (lucky you) or are thinking of getting one, you’ll be keen to know about the numerous iPhone spread betting apps that are available to download for free from the App Store; many more than are available currently for the rival Android mobile platform. In this review I look at the features and functionality provided by the City Index spread betting app for iPhone.

by Tony "Better Spread Betting" Loton

Trading Trail #33: A Tale of Two Pyramids

Feb 10, 2012 at 9:03 pm in Trading Diary by Tony "Better Spread Betting" Loton · Leave a Comment »

It’s time for another trading trail update, with a little educational piece that is related to the portfolio thrown in on the subject of pyramiding. I’ll update you on the portfolio performance first, then I’ll tell you the tale of my two pyramids.

by Tony "Better Spread Betting" Loton

The Many Flavours of Stop Orders

Feb 9, 2012 at 2:45 pm in Orders by Tony "Better Spread Betting" Loton · Leave a Comment »

To many people a stop order looks like a very simple thing, represented as it often is by a single input box labelled stop on a spread bet trading ticket. The purpose of a stop order is also regarded by many as very simple: to stop a loss. Yet stop orders are not as simple as they first appear, and they come in many flavours as follows.

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