In a previous article titled Trade Exits: What’s Your Way Out?, I suggested that many retail investors and spread bettors focus solely on their entries — i.e., which instruments to trade and when — without giving much...
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Trade Exits: What’s Your Way Out?
If you’ve ever watched the popular UK TV show ‘Dragons Den’, or one of its international equivalents, you will know that the dragons — just like venture capitalists — don’t invest unless they have a good idea of...
Key Takeaways from Michael Burry’s Approach to Investing
Michael Burry, a renowned value investor made famous by The Big Short, is known for his unconventional yet highly effective investment strategy. His approach revolves around disciplined research, a focus on undervalued assets...
Key Lessons from Evil Knievil’s Shorting Strategy
In this feature we cover Simon Cawkwell aka Evil Knievil ‘s – perhaps the UK’s most prominent bear raider – piece on what to look for when shorting stocks, and the pitfalls that you should look to avoid when trading...
Money Management: The Kelly Formula
Continuing the theme of money management, let’s delve into the Kelly Formula, a strategy designed to optimize bet sizes and manage risk effectively. Who Was Kelly, and What Is His Formula? John Larry Kelly Jr. was a scientist at...
Money Management and Averaging Down
In a previous article, I introduced the concept of money management, or what is often referred to as capital preservation, by discussing Martingale and anti-Martingale betting strategies. Today, I want to explore a common pitfall...
Risk Management vs. Money Management in Trading
Understanding the Difference and the Connection You will often see the phrases ‘risk management’ and ‘money management’ used interchangeably, as though they are one-and-the-same thing. But they’re not, as...
Why Do Most Spreadbettors Lose?
This is a particularly expansive (as well as expensive for the poor punter!) subject with a multitude of potential answers that will be specific to each individual client’s circumstances and personality profile but...
Robbie Burns’ Top 10 Tips For Surviving the Markets
Robbie Burns has a few tips for amateur spread betters. The former finance editor for Sky TV, Mr Burns left journalism in 2001 during the tech bubble to trade for a living. He continues to write and has written a book called...
IG Trading Review: What You Need to Know About Spread Betting & CFDs
Account Types IG offers a range of accounts, catering to different trading preferences: Spread Betting & CFD Accounts: For leveraged trading across various markets, including forex, indices, commodities, and shares. Share...