Short selling, a help or a hindrance? I am not talking about individual traders who enjoy the ability to short sell shares, I am referring to the existing shareholder. Whilst existing holders may not want anyone shorting their shares on a certain level, if the shares are shorted, and the shareholder has done their homework, [...]
Back in the summer of 2008 Mervyn King gave the startling news that the average family’s standard of living would ‘stagnate’. This is hardly news as the same thing happened (pretty much) last year and the year before. The huge rise in personal debt is evidence that many people have been financing any increase in [...]
With the world in recovery mode, many people are still questioning how the markets got so out of control. They are also questioning something a little closer to home; their own finances.If we were to be honest with ourselves, then we should probably accept that we can improve on at least a couple of the [...]
The gold market was rather impressive in 2009. It started the year at $876 per ounce. It hit $1,226 in November, and whilst down a little, it still closed the year at $1,129.But which way will gold go in 2010 and how to trade it?According to Simon Denham of Financial Spreads, “In the long-term, for [...]
When you have been trading futures, options, stocks and commodities for over 20 years, it can be easy to forget what it was like starting out. In this article I will share with you some of my secrets that I wish I had known when I started trading.
Much of what you read about Financial [...]
If you are a small or private investor, one of the easiest ways for you to be a part of the Forex is through financial spread betting. This is because unlike other brokers, a spread betting broker will not require big deposits. This is a form of margined trading that an investor can use to [...]
As the world slowly recovers from the credit crunch and we look back at what went right and what went wrong, people are increasingly looking to take control of their finances.If we were to be honest with ourselves, then we should probably accept that we can improve on at least a couple of the following; [...]
Gold has had a tremendous year. The flight to the perceived safety of gold, as well as the US Dollar weakness, has pushed the metal straight through the $1,000 per ounce mark and up to $1,200.However, it has not been a smooth upward journey. Investors should be aware that ‘pull backs’ in gold can be [...]
The Sub Prime problem arrived in an economy growing at over 3%. It is disturbing to speculate what will happen to the substantially weakened banks if there is a long recession and the vast bulk of medium rated mortgage risk and possibly even the huge Junk bond market come under, not just the current valuation [...]
In such volatile times there will always be opportunities to make a profit and plenty of opportunities to lose more.One industry that has been thriving is the spread betting industry. Whilst there is currently a ban on shorting financial stocks, investors are still enjoying the ability to buy and sell indices like the FTSE 100, [...]