Trading

I’ve just emailed Lucy Castledine, Director of Consumer Investments at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to ask if she’d like to appear on a panel discussing social media marketing at our London Summit in September. I did this because she made some excellent comments in front of the Treasury Committee about how the FCA recognises […]

Bear markets are part of the investment cycle, seasoned investors have a few strategies to deal with it. In this guide we look at how to make money in a bear market, the best trading accounts to use, how far markets can fall and what a bear market is. 1. Be overweight cash gradually (and

Plus500, is expanding into South Asia with its latest acquisition and has announced the acquisition of Mehta Equities, a prominent Indian brokerage firm. This strategic transaction is a milestone in Plus500’s international expansion strategy. Why has Plus 500 Bought Mehta Equities? India’s financial markets present a massive growth opportunity for the company, particularly in futures

To make money trading options you need to long calls when the market goes up, or long puts when the market goes down. Or you can be short calls when the market does down or short puts if the market goes up. It may sound complicated at first, but trading options is easier than you

Trading makes great movies because the stakes are so high, in some cases, the entire World is at risk of being bankrupted. In others, it’s just plain stealing, scamming, lying and greed. This is fine if it’s make-believe and escapism, but not so fine if it’s real life. Here, I review some of the best