Trading

Prop trading firms aren’t what they seem. Prop trading used to be a serious business, producing serious results from serious traders. But, now it’s been taken over by funded trader programs selling the lifestyle dream to wannabe traders. We’ve covered before how funded trader programs are basically big scams, unregulated quasi-trading platforms, running b-books against

VWAP, which means volume-weighted average price is an excellent order type that can help traders buy or sell large positions along with the market instead of on a fixed price or time. In this guide we cover what VWAP trading is, how it can benefit your trading and show a selection of brokers that offer

I quite often have discussions about how big the trading industry is in the UK for private clients, especially those that either make money themselves from trading, or that brokers make money from. The truth about decent trading platforms and the brokerage industry is that less than 10% of their clients make them the majority

In this guide, we look at the best indices for trading & investing. We explain what they are, the risks involved and also how you can invest in and trade stock market indices. Plus, what are the best indices to trade for beginners and experienced investors. What is a stock market index? A stock market

There are two types of counterparties when you trade either an exchange (DMA) or a broker (OTC). In this guide I’ll explain what OTC and DMA trading is, their pros and cons and what type of trader they are most appropriate for. DMA Trading DMA trading means Direct Market Access, it is where you deal

So you want to buy cannabis stocks? Buying cannabis stocks is a hot topic at the moment. Not quite as much as crypto trading – but at least with cannabis there is an underlying asset. So, if you want to get involved in the wacky world of baccy stocks here is our guide on where

The title of this review is not actually accurate. Whilst I got the impression that Gary Stevenson gave zero £ucks about anyone at Citi by the end of The Trading Game, there were in fact 479 fu€ks given. Which, for a book with 432 pages (including blurb, credits etc.) equates to over 1.1 f$cks per