If you already know the difference between stops and stop limit orders you can skip this and go directly to my workings with them Stop loss orders in spread betting are some of the best techniques available to investors. But make...

Trading with spare money and trading full time to make a living is very different… Guest contribution experience by a trader who tried to quit his job to try his hand trading full-time -: Back in early September I decided...

Guest contribution by Dom Davis who has recently tried his hand at spread betting follows -: Despite the name, spread betting isn’t quite gambling. A reasonable strategy and good risk management will make you money...

Don’t chase your losses… Chasing my losses – going long on FTSE Friday afternoon as it “must go up” (used my stop on this one though!). What is happening here is simple human nature. You start doing...

When I talk about making mistakes, I don’t mean betting that a stock index goes up just before it goes down, as long as you did what you intended to do (but unfortunately called it wrong). I’m talking about ‘schoolboy’ errors of...

In this section we look at some common and expensive errors traders make spread betting and at ways to avoid them… Here is the text from a friend who spread bets and is in love with FWY (a stock). The note distresses me as...

The following thoughts are what has worked for me so far. I certainly wouldn’t claim they apply every time or for everyone but I wanted to put my thoughts in writing and provide some useful tips to would-be spreadbetters or...

Trading the Daily Cash Dow and minimising the effect of bias – Spreadbetting Spreadbetting the Dow Cash should be a simple exercise which when you get it right is very profitable. In practice, it is made difficult by the...