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Want to see what it’s like to trade on Spreadex? This video is a walkthrough of the Spreadex trading platform, it highlights key features, tools, and unique aspects of the platform while offering insights into Spreadex’s broader services. Key Features Highlighted Trading Tools: Users can trade directly from charts, offering enhanced convenience. Includes technical […]
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So, I was at the Finance Magnates conference yesterday, where I learned three things. However, I also learnt a fourth. Which was how to stand around like a lemon whilst they tried to find my ticket. eToro said they’d sort one out, but the receptionist couldn’t find it so I had to register. Never mind. It
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The first thing I learned is, of course, something that I already know. I absolutely abhor conferences. I took a stand at one a few years ago. It was the London Investor Show, run by Lisa Campbell. The London Investor Show is a great conference, lots of decent brokers, high profile speakers and seminars. It
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The factual reason spread betting is tax-free for profits is because the trades are structured as a bet. i.e. I bet you £10 for every point the FTSE goes up etc. Therefore it is structured as a bet and as with all gambling, exempt from capital gains tax. However, the actual reason (according to old
Why is spread betting still tax free? Anecdotally speaking of course… Read More »
There are two types of spread betting firms. The good and the bad. The good spread betting brokers treat their customers as clients and aim to forge long-term relationships by providing excellent customer service and trading tools. The cost of trading may be slightly higher as most of the client trades are hedged in the
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If you want to buy or sell options on stocks you need an equity options broker. We’ll quickly run through what equity options are, how they can be used and where you can trade or buy and sell equity options online or on the phone with FCA regulated brokers. Note: If you are a professional
I met up with Jon Carp and Sally Jones toward the beginning of the year to hear about the newly founded Broker Club. As more capital markets brokers sign up, we hear are little more from Sally Jones, The Broker Club Executive Director on what it is, who it’s for, and what it can do
Capital.com, the CFD broker which uses artificial intelligence to create a better trading experience has just sponsored Valencia CF. We met up with Capital.com a while ago and as they are now FCA regulated we’ve added them to the Good Broker Guide. It’s probably a sensible move as most other CFD brokers sponsor football teams.
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There’s finally a bit of good news for retail spread betting and CFD traders, ETX Capital has introduced free guaranteed stops. Why are free guaranteed stops good news? Well, retail traders have had a pretty rough time of it recently. ESMA has insisted that their loses are plastered all over the internet. Margin rates have gone
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IG, the broking behemoth that has moved up through the ranks of spread betting broker, to CFD broker, to mini prime broker to stockbroker, to robowealth manager to whatever comes next…. (payments maybe?) has appointed June Yee Felix as the new CEO. June Felix replaces the previous CEO Peter Hetherington who stepped down in in September this year.
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