ETX Capital, rebranded as OvalX in May 2022, was once a notable name in the UK financial services sector, offering innovative trading solutions like spread betting and contracts for difference (CFDs). However, despite its long...
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Comparing Financial Spread Betting Providers in the UK
Financial spread betting is a popular trading method in the UK, allowing traders to speculate on various financial markets without owning the underlying assets. This approach offers tax-free profits for UK residents and the...
Buy High, HODL Harder: The MicroStrategy Way
So in 2022, at the lows, $MSTR grew its Bitcoin holdings by only 15%, but just last month they increased their holdings by almost 60%…?! The irony in MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin acquisition strategy is striking when you compare its...
History of Spread Betting and Risks
1900s ->The advent of Bucket Shops Back in Wykoff and Livermore days you did not need a stock brokerage account to trade stocks. In fact, you never had to buy or own a single share of stock – ever! Some of the major Wall...
Binary Options Ban in Europe
Binary options trading has been banned in many countries following the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) decision to prohibit their sale, marketing, and distribution to retail clients across the EU. This...
UK Small-Cap AIM Stocks in 2024: Struggling Under the Weight of Tax Increases and Weak Sentiment
The UK’s small-cap market, particularly AIM-listed stocks, has endured a difficult 2024, weighed down by mounting economic pressures and negative investor sentiment. Chief among the challenges has been a wave of tax increases...
COVID-19 Stock Market Crash of 2020: A Timeline of Market Chaos
The COVID-19 stock market crash of 2020 remains one of the most dramatic financial collapses in recent history. Triggered by the sudden emergence of a global pandemic, markets around the world experienced sharp declines...
The Worst Stock Market Crashes of the last Century – Part 2
Last month, we kicked off the first of two articles looking back over the major stock market shakeouts of the last 100 years. We started by analysing two sets of panic (the Panic of 1901 and the Panic of 1907) both of which...
Stock Market Crashes of the last 100 Years – Part 1
In a special two part piece we look back at the major stock market crashes of the past 100 years. Since the creation of the Wall Street Stock Exchange, at the beginning of the 20th century, there have been countless stock market...
Zak Mir Interviews Vince Stanzione
This month Zak interviews spread betting guru Vince Stanzione. ZM: There are cynics out there (including our beloved editor!) who suggest that those who can trade do, and those who can’t “advise”. Do you agree with this and are...