Messrs Miliband and Balls could learn a thing or two from Eddie Mair, the BBC presenter who savaged Boris Johnson in a television interview on Sunday morning.

Britain’s economy is growing less than expected; […]

The more regular readers amongst you will know that I hold a lot of participants in the financial markets industry in extremely low regard. This is not without reason or experience however.

Having been a former […]

I’ve heard several allusions to the fact that, economically at least, it’s the 1970s all over again. Judging from the plethora of charity shops, pawnbrokers, and the “we weigh your old rags and pay you cash” […]

Binary options are quite simply a form of option that offers one of two outcomes and hence the name ‘binary’ which typically describes an outcome of either 0 or 1.

In spreadbetting, binaries are available on a […]

I don’t know if you noticed, but in January the markets embarked on something of a bull run. I noticed because of the positive effect on my Trading Trail portfolio, and I even read somewhere that this has been the […]

Important note: This trade and this stock are not recommendations, this is “educational” material only and you should read the risk warning.

Did you see the news on 5 January that “Kodak shares tumble 28% amid […]

Recently I reviewed the mobile spread betting apps for Android phones that are provided by Capital Spreads, IG Index and City Index. As far as I can tell, at the time of writing these are the only Android apps […]

Following my review of the Capital Spreads Android App and the IG Index Android App, in this article I complete the current set of reviews by reviewing the City Index Android App. I would have liked to have […]

Quite a few years ago, my first forays into financial trading were via a regular share dealing account. While I thought I had the right strategy of cutting my losses (quickly via stop orders) and letting my […]

In my first article on moneymanagement I concluded by suggesting that good money management alone won’t save you if your trading strategy doesn’t give you an ‘edge’ in the market (though it’s a good start). In my […]

Money Management: The Kelly Formula

I’d like to continue my current theme of ‘money management’ by telling you about the Kelly Formula for optimising your bet sizes.

Who’s Kelly and What’s His […]

My approach to position trading is primarily based around prudent risk- and money-management techniques like diversification, the application of stop loss orders, and prudent position sizing. This is in contrast […]