Our comparison of the best trading platforms rank pricing, market access, customer services, apps and what added value a broker offers.
If you are thinking of trading CFDs, bout don’t know where to start, we’ve put together this guide which explains the key CFD trading strategies and some CFD trading tips that can help reduce your risk and become more successful as your experience grows. Why do you need a CFD trading strategy? Well, CFD trading […]
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Saxo has released its annual Outrageous Predictions for 2026, the latest instalment in a long-running series of low-probability but high-impact scenarios designed to push debate beyond the consensus. While the forecasts are not Saxo’s house view, they explore the moments when gradual change gives way to sudden shifts. This year’s list spans quantum risk, culture,
UK CFD traders are bracing for a difficult Autumn Budget this Wednesday, with a new survey suggesting confidence has deteriorated sharply amid fears of rising taxes, weaker markets and shrinking ISA allowances. According to CFD broker CMC Markets, which surveyed more than 300 of its UK CMC Invest clients, almost two thirds believe the upcoming
CFD trading in Bulgaria is taking on a more personal touch as Capital.com deepens its European operations with a major expansion of its Sofia hub. The high-growth trading platform has opened a new office in the Office X Business Garden and increased its local headcount by 51% over the past year, marking Bulgaria as the
If you want to start trading, should you sign up for a forex trading course? No is the short answer. You should not trust a forex trading educational course as far as you can throw it. This is a bit of a problem, seeing as research from Capital.com just found that only 13% of low-level
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CMC Markets, the FTSE 250 online trading platform, has unveiled Spectre, a new type of trading account designed exclusively for professional clients seeking a tax-efficient, unleveraged alternative to traditional leveraged products such as CFDs and spread bets. Spectre aims to reshape how professional traders manage long-term positions by combining the tax benefits of spread betting
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Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is expanding its European equity derivatives suite with the introduction of a broad range of new single stock options (SSOs), marking a significant step in the exchange’s push to grow its listed equity derivatives offering. According to an ICE Futures Europe circular, the new standard and mini single stock options, along with
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Since the margin limits on leverage came into place in July 2018 many retail traders have been wondering if they should upgrade their spread betting or CFD account to professional status to get better margin rates and market access? Here we look at the advantages and disadvantages of becoming classified as a professional trader. There
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Stockbroker Interactive Brokers has launched an upgraded IBKR Desktop platform, with instant one-click order placement and a host of user-focused improvements aimed at active traders seeking speed, intelligence, and simplicity in a single trading interface. The enhanced platform combines advanced functionality with a clean, modern design that lets investors trade across more than 160 global
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Prime broker IG, has unveiled a new institutional white-label trading solution, enabling banks, brokers, and fintech firms to offer clients IG’s multi-asset trading platform under their own brand. The broker’s white label solution gives institutional partners full access to IG’s award-winning trading infrastructure, liquidity, and risk management systems while maintaining their own client relationships and
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