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Saxo’s US election trading hub rolls-out commission-free US stocks

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Robin Amos

The launch of the Saxo US election trading hub also provides new clients access to commission-free trading of the most 100 popular US stocks. The hub also provides hand-picked investment shortlists for likely election scenarios. It also links to relevant US market news. The Saxo US election trading service has provided commission-free execution of trades […]

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XTB retirement account launched as it grows multi-currency card

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Robin Amos

XTB has introduced individual retirement accounts for investors in Poland as it seeks to grow its share of the European trading market. The Warsaw-listed fintech will also shortly launch a new virtual wallet with a multi-currency card in its home country, according to a report by fintech news website FinanceMagnates on Wednesday. The wallet and

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How much leverage does FOREX.com offer?

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Ed Sheldon CFA

Leverage is important in forex and CFD trading as it allows you to amplify your market exposure. So, when choosing a trading platform, it’s crucial to find out how much leverage is on offer. At forex.com, the amount of leverage you can access depends on the instruments that you’re trading and the country that you’re

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Fineco Bank Sets Final Dates for UK Wind-Down

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Darren Sinden

Fineco Bank, one of Europe’s largest stock brokers is bidding farewell to the UK. The Italian bank wrote to clients this week to remind them that the firm would restrict activities on clients’ accounts starting in late November. The bank decided to withdraw from the UK market, post-Brexit, despite having initially continued to operate here

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Does Tickmill have futures?

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Richard Berry

Yes, you can trade futures on Tickmill. In fact, one of the best aspects of Tickmill’s futures account is your ability to trade DMA and in smaller trade sizes with micro lots. Tickmill’s CQG is a good choice for smaller futures traders wanting DMA for scalping or high-frequency trading. What makes their CQG offering stand

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XTB signs Zlatan Ibrahimović

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Darren Sinden

Polish multi-asset brokerage XTB announced a partnership with a sporting legend as it welcomed Zlatan Ibrahimović onto its team. Zlatan, as he is known, is a former professional footballer from Sweden who has played at the highest levels of the game. Scoring more than 570 goals and winning 34 trophies during his career. Zlatan played

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Can you make money through a CFD trading platform?

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Richard Berry

Yes, it is possible to make money with an online CFD trading platform. However, it is also possible to lose money. If you want to be a profitable CFD trader then you need to follow some golden rules of CFD trading. It’s not difficult to make profitable trades, but what is difficult is ensuring that

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What is CFD trading and how do you trade contracts for difference?

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Richard Berry

Before you can learn to trade CFDs, it’s important to understand what they are and what they are not. CFDs, have been around since the early 90’s and were primarily used by hedge funds and institutions to trade stocks and shares on margin. However, over recent years, with the rise of online trading platforms, retail

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What Are The Major Costs Involved When Trading CFDs?

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Richard Berry

CFD trading platforms make money in two principal ways firstly if they act as agents they earn a commission on each trade their clients make and an income from the overnight funding charges they levy. However they may also act as principal in which case they make prices to their clients and capture the spread

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Should you enrol on a trading course to learn spread betting

Glossary Of Financial Spread Betting Terms

Leave a Comment / Trading / By Richard Berry

Financial spread betting may seem complicated at first, mainly because of the jargon. But it’s actually quite easy to understand. Here we explain what the most commonly used phrases mean. Ask Price Sometimes called “buy price” this refers to the price which the buyer pays for their security. It is quoted within a bid/ask quote.

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