Wouldn’t it be nice if you could make a quick gain by trading shares cheaply and without...

The concept of spread betting is very simple. The sell and buy price are called the bid and offer...

What’s in a name? Hold on to your seats if you thought this would be an easy bit! Some call...

Ever thought you would like to trade stocks and shares more frequently, but were somewhat worried...

Every investor dreams of earning their first million but the vast majority only have small amounts...

Financial spread betting is one of the most tax efficient ways of speculating on the stock markets...

Perhaps you’re a seasoned stock market player tired of hefty commissions and tax eating into...

The world of financial trading loves nothing more than a bit of jargon and ‘going long’...

One of the key advantages of spread betting is that you are able to make money on falling prices as...

Watch the Spread! The spread changed from the open to the close. This is quite normal. The spread...

So far we have looked at the entry and exit and the difference between the two expressed as a...

There are a number of companies that offer financial spread trading and all you have to do is go...

Simulated trading accounts are a MUST if you either haven’t tried spread betting before, or...

For everyone just starting out with spread betting, one of the biggest unknowns is ‘how much...

Margin trading is a form of trading where you only pay a fraction of the actual cost of the trade...

Peter Temple, author of the Investor’s Toolbox talks about bet size factors and the NTR To...

So as we have seen in the earlier lesson when you have open trades, your available margin will go...

TYPES OF SPREAD BETS Futures Styles Daily Rolling Daily FUTURES STYLES This bets usually expire on...

Welcome to the next part of your Financial Spread Betting course. Before you can start trading, you...

I still remember making my first spread bet; nervously watching the value of the UK 100 tick up and...

Guaranteed stop losses can prevent some nasty surprises and allow spread betters to relax a bit...

There are ways to short the market through traditional trading, for example using contracts for...

If you spread bet, then you will be dealing with a market maker. When you trade on the stock...

A good trade is one that has the highest likelihood of turning a profit with the least amount of...

Welcome to the next section of your spread betting course. And in today’s message...

We’re nearly half-way through the spread betting course. And up to know you should have all...

Introduction Welcome to the next part of your spread betting course. And today we’ll look at...

How to use Technical Analysis to Make Money Today’s course will look at the importance of...

An interesting question of how dividends are covered in spread betting This was the question I...

Choosing the right Broker is a key part of being an efficient spreadbetter. It is imperative that...

Searching the Holy Grail, a Spread Trading System which Works There are a number of brokers or...

There is no magical formula for winning on spread betting. You have to find the way that works for...

The most significant trend of recent years has been the growth of mobile trading. And mobile spread...

Gains from spread betting are also tax-free in Ireland so this makes this trading instrument a tax...

If you deal in shares through either through a traditional or on-line, discount, execution only...

When you sell shares, the proceeds from the sale are known as your disposal proceeds. Subtracting...