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Spreadbetting and Daytrading

Spreadbetting and Daytrading

I've been doing a lot of experimentations lately with regards to spreadbetting on the various platforms available and also different forms of strategies mainly in the daytrade arena and here are my thoughts: Daytrading with tight stops is extremely difficult - tight meaning around 20 pips. With the spread usually around 3 pips either side, so around 6 pips that's already about a third of your stop before the market has moved. Brokers can move the spreads around to hit your stops without

May 23, 2011 No Comments Full Story

London Investor Show – My review

London Investor Show - My review

So I trundled along to the London Investor Show at Olympa yesterday (Friday 20th May).. As I got off the Underground train, I wondered if I was actually in the right place.. for starters, there were hardly any people and there were quite a few families (parents and kids).. not exactly the crowd which are attracted to these type of events. Anyway, after double checking to ensure that I was at the right place at not at Earls Court or Excel, I made my way.. still walking with the young kids a

May 21, 2011 No Comments Full Story

Top 40 Hedge Funders under 40

Top 40 Hedge Funders under 40

City AM published their list of the top 40 people who work in the hedge fund industry under 40. You can read the whole thing by downloading the City AM article here: http://www.cityam.com/issue/2011-05-16 A lot of these guys are in their early 30s and doing so well... I'm in the same age group and I guess it makes me feel kinda inadequate! Anyway, for your reading, check the link or here's the cutting from the newspaper.

May 16, 2011 No Comments Full Story

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