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24 Aug

CMC MARKETS the top provider for Active Traders

CMC Markets

CMC Markets is a spread betting and trading CFDs company. It has become the leader CFC provider increasing its share of frequent traders by six per cent; one of the best choices for active CFC traders.

The company increased its market share from 22 per cent to 28 per cent comparing for the last year according to the Investment Trends report.… Read More…


17 Aug

Sporting Index broke Olympics expectations

Sporting Index

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games celebrated in London from the 17th July until 12th August received people all over the world. During that period there were events all around the city celebrating the Games.

After the Olympics, the spread betting firm Sporting Index Group reported the record-breaking turnover at London 2012 exceeding Beijing in 2008.

The group took nine times as many bets as four years ago in Beijing 2008, something that is incredible.… Read More…


10 Aug

How to trade online

Capital Spreads markets

Years ago the concept of financial trading was completely different than today. It used to be seen as daunting and something restricted to just people with lot of money and acumen. In the internet age, everyone can have access to this portfolio option; it is only necessary to possess a computer and funds to trade online.

At commencement trading online is not at first glance immediately straight forward, people with no experience can lose more money than they win, and it takes some time to learn how to do it.… Read More…


07 Aug

At the 2012 MoneyAM awards Capital Spreads won two rewards

Capital Spreads is considered one of the UK’s leading spread betting companies and has received further plaudits. Last year they were voted the Best Spread Betting Broker at the 2011 Trade2Win Members’ Choice Awards.

This year at the 2012 MoneyAM awards Capital Spreads won two further awards; Best Mobile Trading Platform and Best Online Trading Platform. The essence of MoneyAm awards is that the financial free paper’s editorial panel look to recognise the innovative and high quality of service and products from companies in online world finance.… Read More…


20 Mar

Happy Days for IG Group

The Fonz

Derivatives trading outfit and leading financial spread betting operator IG Group has seen a 10% increase for year on year revenue at the end of quarter 3, rising from £69 million to £76 million. Quarter 3 revenue across their European offices of Germany, Spain, France Portugal and the UK saw an increase of 18% to £14.2 million.
 

Read More…IG Index to Open Dutch Office?


20 Jan

Attack of the TiFID’s!

Day of Triffids

There has been much talk recently of the implementation of the Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) and EU legislation from ’07 and some of the more recent FSA edicts.The outcome has been that spread firms wouldn’t segregate large traders so that big trade would show as part of the spread/CFD’s firms balance sheet and if required could be use to hedge the position.… Read More…


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