Our comparison of the best trading platforms rank pricing, market access, customer services, apps and what added value a broker offers.
If you want to know what a stock broker does all day, you may be surprised to hear that it’s not as exciting, as it is in the movies. Well, it is sometimes. I started my career as a stock broker and it mainly consists of admin and helping clients by and sell stocks all …
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You can trade Natural Gas as a CFD with eToro, and either go long or short. You can also reduce your leverage by setting your margin rates from as much as 100% (a fully paid-up position) or as low as 10%. You can also see what percentage of other eToro traders are speculating on the …
I have said many times that trading educators are snake oil salesmen, particulary those on social media. But before the scammers came along there were legitimate companies offering some very good educational courses and tools for those just starting to trade. So, if you want to learn to trade CFDs or spread bet on the …
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Short selling is speculating that the price of a financial asset will go down rather than up. Short selling is mainly used for trying to profit from falling shares prices, protecting investment portfolios in bear markets and derivatives trading like CFDs, spread betting and futures trading. How short selling works When you go short you …
Are funded trader programs a scam? I would say that overall the funded trading program industry is the latest in a long line of ways that would-be traders are being scammed. Over the two decades I’ve been involved in trading I’ve seen all sorts of scams and selling the dream of becoming a funded trader …
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Our how-to-trade forex guide contains the basic forex trading strategy you should know before trading the currency markets. We cover how to trade forex, what is forex trading if you can make money trading forex, some forex trading methods, executing forex trades and the main risks and rewards of trading foreign exchange. Want to trade forex? See …
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 …
To trade indices you need an index broker like IG, Saxo Markets or Interactive Brokers that can give you access to indices through OTC products like CFDs or on exchange future and options. Index trading is speculating on stock market indices like the FTSE 100, S&P 500, DAX, IBEX and the CAC. Indices trading is …
The commodity market is a vital part of the global economy. From agriculture to soft commodities, these goods are critical to the running of a modern economy. Even the fast-growing green sectors require key commodities like lithium and copper. But commodities are a large asset class; so large in fact that most investors and traders …
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I’ve been involved in for the last 20 years as both a broker and a trader, as it’s one of the most tax-efficient ways to trade the markets. In this guide to spread betting, we will explain in depth how spread betting works, the terms you’ll come across, the type of financial markets that can …
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