In a world of spiv social media influencers dishing out “financial advice”, one app is on a mission to help people plan for a better financial future before they actually start saving and investing. We hear from Rob Brockington, CEO of Claro Money on why he set up the financial guidance (not advice) app and …
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It is possible to profit and make money spread betting on the financial markets, if you buy low and sell high, or sell high and buy low. But as with any form of short term leveraged speculating on the financial markets it may be harder than you think. If you look in our comparison tables …
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The process for starting to trade CFDs is: Compare CFD trading accounts: When you are comparing CFD accounts, it is a good opportunity to decide if you want to trade on margin with a CFD or a financial spread bet. Whilst both CFD and spread betting offer leveraged trading, there are some differences between the …
CFD trading platforms have three potential sources of income, trading revenue (commissions or spreads), financing charges and the b-book. Trading Revenue It’s common for a broker to charge a commission or widen the spread around the market. If a broker offers DMA, CFD trading commission will be added post-trade, otherwise, CFD commission will be built …
A while ago a reader asked us: Are there any no deposit brokers for CFDs, Forex & or Spread Betting? A no-depost account means one where you can trade the markets without risking any money. The only way to trade the markets without making a deposit is to open a demo account, where you can …
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Since the margin limits on leverage came into place in July 2018 many retail traders have been wondering if they should upgrade their spread betting or CFD account to professional status to get better margin rates and market access? Here we look at the advantages and disadvantages of becoming classified as a professional trader. There …
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Yes, you can spread bet on Bitcoin, although to spread bet on Bitcoin you need a professional trading account as the FCA has banned retail investors from trading cryptocurrency derivatives. Different types of Bitcoin spread betting: There are a few different types of Bitcoin spread betting which enables traders to trade Bitcoin in different ways, …
One of the most important things about managing your money is how much of it you have, and how much of whatever you want you get for it, and that couldn’t be more relevant in foreign exchange. If you are sending Sterling to Dollars, you want to know how many Dollars you get for your …
We are delighted to announce the winners of the fifth annual Good Money Guide Awards. Winners were chosen based on the responses in our awards survey from over 7,000 votes, professional account testing and data and pricing analysis. Investing Account Winners Best Investment Account – Interactive Investor Best Investing App – Hargreaves Lansdown Best Stock …
Bitcoin, love it or hate it, think it’s a fraud or think it’s fantastic, think it’s going up, or think it’s going down it’s here to stay. And that means it’s here to be traded. If you are new to trading bitcoin and don’t have a broker you can view our the best cryptocurrency exchanges …
