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Insider trading covers a number of offences under UK law however the main principle is that someone deals in stocks and shares, or other securities, whilst in possession of inside information (that is information that is not in the public domain), this is also known as being an investing insider. By, for example, buying shares […]
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Six out of ten retail traders expect a recession in 2023 according to a survey conducted by online trading platform and CFD broker Capital.com. The recession could last years The broker recently quizzed more than 4000 of its clients on a variety of market-related topics. When asked how severe they expected any recession to be,
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Negative balance protection was put in place by the FCA to stop reatil trading accounts going into negative equity. It was introduced after the CHF cap removal debacle in 2015. Because the CHF moved with such speed and to such a degree, traders and brokers did not have a chance to close off leverage positions.
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What are Leveraged Shares? Financial markets are full of innovation and are always evolving as a result, and that evolution often means the introduction of new products and ways of trading. Which these days are usually available to private clients straight off of the bat. Recent innovations include commission-free dealing, fractional share ownership, and most
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If you want direct access to FX liquidity pools you may need an ECP or STP forex trading platform. An ECN (ECN stands for Electronic Communications Network) forex trading platform is an electronic communications network, and in FX trading, that network is made up of trading counterparties. These trading counterparties are also known as liquidity
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Spreadex the St Albans-based Spread Betting and CFD broker has given its customers an early Christmas present. Spreadex adds TradingView trading Spreadex has entered a partnership with one of the world’s biggest charting and social trading platforms, TradingView. Established in 2011 TradingView now has more than 30 million users globally who use its state-of-the-art charting
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The Times, has highlighted that the same short-sellers who called out fraud at the now-defunct Wirecard, have now have Home REIT in their sights. So, if you now want to take a position on Home REIT and either buy the shares because you think the short selling is unjustified or want to get in on
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When we talk about mining, we immediately conjure images of dirty miners digging holes in the middle of nowhere. For BHP, however, all they can see is profits. Lots of it. Is BHP a good investment in the long term? Formed 20 years through BHP (Aus) and Billiton (UK), the mining powerhouse is now one of
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Scalping is a type of forex trading strategy where you deal in and out of positions quickly to make small high-frequency profits. In the twenty years I’ve been a forex broker, trader, analyst and pontificator, I have seen many traders fail to follow the basic trading strategy of run your wins and cut your losses.
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Interactive Brokers, the online trading platform with operations in Europe and Asia has extended the trading hours of 24 widely held and frequently traded ETFs or exchange-traded funds. Interactive Brokers 24 hours ETFs Interactive Brokers has made a list of 24 selected ETFs available to trade around the clock from Sunday evening, east coast time,
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