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Spreads into Mainstream: Spread Betting Developments
Stockbrokers are hurting badly from a lack of business as investors lose enthusiasm for shares...
The Present and The Future of the Spread Betting Industry
A new report by Professor Chris Brady and Dr Richard Ramyar of Cass Business School predicts that...
The Rise of CFDs and Spread Bets
by Mike Estrey The rise of contracts for differences and financial spread betting over the last...
History of Spread Betting – A Brief History of the...
Derivatives, securities whose values are derived from other assets, have been used for hundreds of...
In the Beginning
In Trading Futures, Thomas K Sneider briefly explains how futures developed. Instead of re...
Using Options to protect a FTSE Share Portfolio against Market...
Derivatives like options are particularly suitable to protect yourself against a market downturn...
Spread Betting on Options
Examples: Trading Shares via Options Share Example: Let us use an example such as BP. Assume it is...
Spread Betting on Options
You can spread bet on options as well, but it must be emphasized that the risk factor in this...
Options Spread Betting Basics
Some spread betting firms like City Index and IG Index will allow you to spread bet in equity and...
Trading the VIX – Betting on Volatility
Traders who wish to speculate on market volatility may want to consider opening a spread betting...
Are We In for a Gold Bubble?
As I’m typing this article Gold has been plummeting…Are we in for a Gold Bubble? I...