Guest contribution Alex Docharty who gives his insight into the psychological barriers involved with spread betting -: There are two types of trade: 1) The sensible, carefully planned one where you’ve entered at a pre...

If you want to be successful at spread betting, you must have realistic expectations. The question is how much return is realistic? The hype that clogs the Internet would have you believe that doubling your money is the goal, the...

We hear a lot about diversification in a portfolio, and sometimes it is misunderstood. Diversification is really just an aspect of asset allocation, which is how much of our funds we put in each of many directions. Spread...

Guest contribution by Henry (experienced technical chartist) -: Is there any such thing like a winning or losing mentality? My understanding is that if an issue relates to your state of mind, then it must be a risk or money...

Guest contribution by Alex Docharty who gives his insight into the psychological barriers involved with spread betting -: This is one of the biggest hurdles I had to overcome in learning to trade profitably, and was probably the...

by Tony – Kent – UK Beware Leverage Creep… Part of my decision to use spread betting is partly to avoid CGT exposures, but also I’ll freely admit the ability to use some degree of leverage is also part of...

Guaranteed Stop Losses & why often its a Bad Idea to Use Them It probably makes sense, especially in somebody’s first year, and particularly where he is unable to constantly monitor the pc charts/news/action to use...

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...