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A reader has asked: Who are the top2X and 3X short, inverse ETF’s for Spy and QQQ. Thanks, Tom Answer: We covered the inverse ETF space in this guide to short and inverse ETFs which I hope you will find useful. As to which are the best-leveraged inverse ETFs on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100
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A reader asks: I’m Looking to sell call options on shares that I already own. I don’t want to pay fees so have looked at online brokers/services however none of them actually trade the underlying only CFD Options. Do you know of any UK brokerages that offer this service? Answer: You have raised an interesting
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What is the FT30 Index? The FT 30 is a stock market index that tracks 30 companies listed on the London stock exchange. It is a very established index, going back to 1935, although the pre-1980 data is difficult to source. Unlike the other 30-member stock indices like Dow Jones Industrials (DJIA) or DAX, the FT
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As the Bank of England explores negative rates as UK economy weakens how will it impact your investments in the stock market? Interest rate cycles straddle generations. In the last upswing, the Bank of England base rate peaked at 17% on 1980. For the next four decades, that borrowing cost went nowhere but down. The
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A reader has asked: I’m looking for a medium-sized prime broker? Finding the right prime broker is hard these days. The Tier 1 primes, don’t like accounts that are too small and small prime brokers may not offer the full scope of services that you require. You haven’t mentioned what sort of services you need,
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The markets are steady as COVID cases rise, but for how long if there is a looming second wave? The dominating news for those investing these days is all about the looming ‘Second Wave’. Following a summer retrenchment, the coronavirus pandemic has returned in a vengeance, especially in Europe. The past few weeks saw France,
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What is the Nifty 50 Index Though the phrase was originally coined to describe a basket of US blue chips in the 1960s and 70s these days the term refers to the NSE Nifty 50 Index. An Indian equity index diversified over 13 separate sectors managed by the National Stock Exchange of India which captures
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Tech rout traps investors while US presidential race tightens…. A week can be a long time in financial markets. It can also, unbeknownst to many, mark an epochal peak that separates the bull from the bear. Last week I pointed out the potential rise in market volatility this month. This is because September is historically
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Yes, you can trade US company options as a UK resident through an options broker. Restrictions on trading tend to focus on US citizens trying to trade UK products such as CFDs or other OTC derivatives, which are basically off-limits to most US citizens or residents. However, there are few restrictions for UK traders wishing
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A user has asked: I want to know can I trade in Germany 30 CFD market without being the permanent residence of Germany? Answer: The good news here is that you do not need to be a resident of Germany to trade the Germany 30 Index (DAX30). There are a quite a few ways to
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