Our comparison of the best trading platforms rank pricing, market access, customer services, apps and what added value a broker offers.
In trading, a pip is a small price movement. Traders use pips to analyse currency price changes, measure their profits and losses, and manage their risk. To be a successful trader, it’s essential to have a good understanding of how pips work. With that in mind, here’s a look at the basics of pips. An …
The global foreign exchange (forex) market operates 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, Monday through Friday. These opening hours are spread across four of the world’s largest financial centres, Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York. These individual forex markets open throughout the day, with the difference in global time zones meaning there is …
The FTSE Index stands for Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index. This is the primary blue chip stock index of the London Stock Exchange, often referred to as the ‘Footsie’ Index. The number of stocks in the index is capped at 100. How does the FTSE 100 work? The index is a very popular stock …
There are effectively two choices when it comes to trading options you can opt for exchange-traded options or you can choose to trade CFDs/spreadbets over those options or their OTC equivalents. In this guide, we will explain what FTSE 100 options are, how you can trade them, and what hedging the FTSE 100 with options …
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Proprietary trading (prop trading) is when a financial institution trades and invests their own money to generate profits, rather than charging fees and commission from trading and investing on behalf of their clients’ money. Higher potential revenue is a key benefit of proprietary trading, but it can also provide additional benefits for a firm, such …
There are may different types of prime broker, which all offer very specific services to very specific types of customers. Many prime brokers will develop products that suit their customer’s needs. This guide explains what different types of prime brokers do. Boutique Prime Brokers Boutique prime brokers can provide an entire operational framework and reading …
Prime brokers provide an all-in-one trading and investing account for institutional traders and hedge funds. In this guide to prime brokers we will explain what a prime broker does, who they do it for and which type of prime broker is more appropriate for specific types of client. Prime brokers provide trading and investing services …
The FTSE 100 stock market index in the United Kingdom typically closes at 4:30 PM (16:30) London time (GMT/BST). However, it is possible to still trade the FTSE 100 when the main index is closed. In this guide, we will explain more about what happens when the FTSE 100 closes and how you can trade …
Trading 212 can be bad because it offers high-risk leverage products like CFDs alongside an app that is aimed at new and inexperienced investors. That is the answer to the question you may have asked if you’ve stumbled onto this page because you are looking for reasons not to trade with Trading 212. But Trading …
No, forex is not a good side hustle. I cannot begin to say how annoyed I get when I read, watch, or listen to something when there words “forex” and “side-hustle” are used in the same sentence. Yes, forex may well be one of the most heavily traded markets in the world, but it is …
