Yes, it is possible to make money with an online trading platform. However, it is also possible to lose money. If you want to be a profitable CFD trader then you need to follow some golden rules of CFD trading. It’s not difficult to make profitable trades, but what is difficult is ensuring that you […]
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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
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CFD trading platforms make money in two principal ways firstly if they act as agents they earn a commission on each trade their clients make and an income from the overnight funding charges they levy. However they may also act as principal in which case they make prices to their clients and capture the spread
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CFD trading platforms offer the facility for you to trade the financial markets, but only you can implement a winning strategy to make money trading. If you are looking for a CFD trading strategy, these three golden rules are a good place to start: 1) Run your wins, cut your losses This requires discipline and
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On the surface, CFD trading and spread betting may seem similar, but there are some quite significant differences. In this guide, we will explain in greater detail the differences between CFD trading vs spread betting and why the two products that seem quite similar are actually very different. Differences between spread betting and CFD trading
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Advisory CFD brokers are not as rampant as they used to be, but they are still around in one capacity or another. So here are our three golden rules to avoid being ripped off by advisory CFD brokers. CFDs are a very high-risk product and should only be traded by individuals who have significant trading
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Yes, you can trade CFDs for a living but you will need a lot of risk capital and a good track record. I’ve been involved with CFD brokers for about 20 years and have seen all types of traders try and make a living from CFD trading. In this guide, I will explain how you
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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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If you are looking for an online trading platform that offers guaranteed stop losses, we’ve put together a handy little guide on what guaranteed stop losses are, their advantages and disadvantages and also which brokers offer them. What is a guaranteed stop? Guaranteed stop losses are stops are like normal stop losses but differ in
The process for starting to trade CFDs is: Compare CFD trading accounts: When you are comparing CFD accounts, it is a good opportunity to decide if you want to trade on margin with a CFD or a financial spread bet. Whilst both CFD and spread betting offer leveraged trading, there are some differences between the
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