Q. How do you place an order for a spreadbet? A: As well as using stop loss order to cap your risk and limit the downside of your investment, spread betting providers will also give you the functionality to set a limit order...

Q. What is a stop loss order? A: A stop loss helps you to manage a potential loss in the event a spreadbet goes against you. A stop loss order is an instruction to your spread betting firm telling them to close your position...

Q. Why do so many traders fail in this business? A: It is a fact that most traders lose money with foreign exchange trading being the biggest culprit followed by futures, options, contracts for difference/spread betting and...

Q: Have you ever heard any successful and rich person by spread trading? A: This question was responded by an experienced trader whom I have full respect for -: Actually, yes I do…quite a few, and some are SERIOUSLY...

Q:  Do you think you could turn a profit of £1500 net a month from a £2k pot? Assuming a 6/12 month knowledge of markets and a reasonable initial investment of say circa £2k. Do you think you could turn a...

Q. Should you sell in May and go away? A: Most stock market traders have heard of the old saying ‘sell in May and don’t come back till St Ledger Day’ or ‘sell in May and go away’. But it’s...

Q. Why is compounding so important? A: Aiming for high returns every year is not key to long term big capital gains, compounding is – to put this into perspective due to the power of compounding, if you start with...

Q. How important is luck? A: I believe luck plays a limited part in stock market trading if you have a good system which has an edge. Take roulette at a casino – you know that the house has an edge as roulette pays 35...

Q. Does Dollar Cost Averaging really work? A: Dollar Cost Averaging consists of investing regular fixed amounts of monies in a fund at regular intervals and is a strategy designed to lower the average entry price and reduce...