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Spread Betting on BTP Italian Bond
If you’d like to bet on some European bonds, you could look at the long term BTP spread betting contracts available from IG Index. These are Italian-based government bonds which have an interesting history. The BTP bonds...
Spread Bet the Euroswiss | Euroswiss Interest-Rate Futures
The Euroswiss is an interest rate contract, in this case the notional lending rate of the Swiss National Bank. The current spread betting quotation is 9994 – 9995, and this can be a little confusing until you realize what it...
German Euro Schatz Spread Betting
Spread Betting the Schatz If you’re interested in spread betting on bonds, then you should be looking at the Schatz and Buxl, two different bonds from the German futures market. The Buxl is a long-term bond, and the Schatz...
German Euro Buxl Spread Betting
Spread Betting the BUXL Instead of spread betting on stock indices or stock prices, you can become involved in the financial markets by spread betting on the Buxl, sometimes called the Euro-Buxl. Once you know the way to analyze...
Spread Betting on BP Shares
To Buy or to Sell? Most spread betters love volatility as fast-moving markets will certainly provide more opportunities than ranging ones, so for many a stock London-based oil major stock like BP PLC which is constantly making it...
Spread Bet Rio Tinto
To set the scene for trading or spread betting Rio Tinto, here is the chart of price action in recent years, including the Moving Average Convergence/Divergence, and two moving averages, the SMA(60) and SMA (240). First, the...
Spread Bet Lloyds Banking Group
Fundamentals There can hardly be a person who has not heard of Lloyds Bank. In its latest incarnation it is a combination of Lloyds TSB (a prior combination of Lloyds and the Trustee Savings Bank) and the Halifax banking group...
Spread Betting on Tesco: Trading Strategy
Tesco Rolling Daily If you are concerned about the economy, you would consider taking a punt on a defensive stock like a food retailer such as Tesco (TSCO). Students of the Tesco Rolling Daily spread bet will have found plenty of...
Spread Bet Next Shares: Next Rolling Daily
Next Plc, the number 2 clothing and household goods seller, has seen some action of late. Next’s store- store-based clothing business, and a high-growth directory/online operation has driven positive Next Brand LFL gross...