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Interactive Brokers Launches ‘Investment Themes’ Tool to Help Investors Turn Trends into Trades

Interactive Brokers has unveiled a new Investment Themes feature designed to help investors cut through market noise and uncover investable opportunities. Investment Themes are available across IBKR’s trading platforms, the new tool simplifies stock research by helping users explore companies linked to real-world trends,  from “Generative AI” to “Nuclear Energy” without needing to know a

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Best Demo Trading Accounts Compared & Reviewed

Demo trading accounts are a great way to test a broker’s platform and experiment with trading strategies with virtual money.  ❓Methodology: Our experts chose what we think are the best demo trading accounts based on: Over 30,000 votes and awards in the coveted Good Money Guide annual awards Our own experiences testing the demo accounts

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How To Receive A Large Amount Of Money From Abroad

The cheapest way to receive large amounts of money from abroad is is to use a currency broker. Follow these steps to ensure you get the best exchange rate when receiving foreign currency. Open an account with a currency broker like OFX or Currencies Direct (they will give you much better exchange rates than banks). A currency broker can receive

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eToro Launches Recurring Investing Orders for UK, European and UAE Users

Multi-asset investment platform eToro has launched a new recurring investments feature, allowing users in the UK, Europe, and UAE investors to automatically buy stocks, ETFs, and cryptoassets at regular intervals. The new functionality is designed to support long-term investing habits, enabling users to set up automatic buy orders on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis.

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5 ways to hedge your currency exposure and where you can do it

Currency hedging is a strategy used to reduce your exposure to adverse foreign exchange price moves. There are different types of currency hedging strategies that can be active or passive and include currency forward contracts, options and derivatives and are all relevant to different types of situations. In this guide, we examine a few simple

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Best Currency Cards For Spending Money Abroad

Currency cards are debit card-style payment cards designed to be used while you are on holiday or travelling outside the UK to pay for goods and services, usually anywhere you see the Visa or Mastercard symbol. Best Currency Card Exchange Rates Compared & Reviewed How do currency cards differ? Some currency cards are provided by

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Best Brokers For Recurring Investments tested

In this guide, you can compare the best accounts for setting up regular investments. We also take a look at the pros and cons of drip-feeding versus lump-sum investing. eToro – great for buying regular US stocks I tested eToro’s new regular investing service, with two orders in Lloyds and Tesla, because well, everyone is

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Are we in a Bull Trap or a New Unprecedented Cyclical Rally?

Many seasoned investors are scratching their heads in some confusion. In the past week, President Trump has renewed his tariff war threats on allies. Yet, unlike the jarring financial reaction recorded in April, stock markets around the world kept their near-vertical ascent. In the last few sessions, amidst the summer heat the UK FTSE 100

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Are MEME stocks making a comeback?

US Equities Surged on new Tariffs Deadline and Multi-trillion Tax Cuts Stock markets are said to have short memories. The tariff chaos was disremembered a short while ago. But as the deadline (to higher tariffs) looms, memories of that unpleasant episode are flooding back. And just like before, political postures are immediately angled to maximise

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With U.S. Tariffs in Question, Are Chindia Stocks the Next Big Opportunity?

Reciprocal Tariff Deadline looms… The clock is ticking down to President Trump’s tariff deadline, which is set to expire on 9 July. Back in April, days after the so-called Liberation Day, President Trump noted the mayhem in financial markets and quickly paused the imposition of higher tariffs on the rest of the world. The delay

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How To Invest In The S&P 500 From The UK

To invest in the S&P 500 from the UK you need an investment account that offers access to US shares, ETFs or SPX derivatives like Interactive Brokers, eToro or IG. This is because all the different ways to invest in the Standard & Poors 500 index are denominated in USD. In this guide, we will

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Best Travel Money Exchange Rates Compared & Reviewed

If you need travel money and want to order it online, our research shows that Morrisons supermarket currently offers the best rates for buying foreign currency in the UK. In this guide, we compare travel money exchange rates and explain all of the main ways you can buy travel money. It can help save you

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FCA & XTB Issue Warning About “XTB Online” Scam Clone Websites

The FCA has issued a warning about an XTB clone website, “XTB Online“. Analysts show that the fake xtbonline.com website has been a clone offering trading bots since early 2023, and that the site was advertised online further back in 2020. The FCA said that XTB Online which claims to be operating from One Canada

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