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Best Advice To Selecting Better Bets

The growth and demand of financial spread betting has been remarkably vast and in fact recently one of the leading global foreign exchange brokers announced a new plan which would extend to spread betters worldwide, a fact which unquestionably supports this remarkable demand.  Whilst there are many things the investor [...]

City Index Warns Of Sugar Price Slump

The price of sugar looks set to fall as a result of a glut of supply, following the possibility of a second consecutive year of production outstripping demand, according to leading brokerage outfit City Index. CFD broker City Index has warned traders to expect a slump in sugar prices should [...]

IG Group Ahead Of The Pack In CFDs And Spread Betting

Market innovators IG Group are leading the markets in both spread betting and CFD trading, according to the results of a study, which shows IG as holding the largest market share in both brokerage markets. Leading brokerage outfit the IG Group is leading the market in both spread betting and [...]

IG Markets iPhone Trading App Rollout Helps Shape The CFD Industry

Leading contracts for difference broker IG Markets has launched its New Zealand version of its iPhone CFD trading app, hot off the heels of similar launches in the UK, Europe and Asia as it rolls out its mobile trading platform worldwide. The iPhone trading app enables investors to execute trades [...]

Poll Suggests Automated Trading The Future For CFDs

A poll of LMAX and University College London professionals has suggested the future of CFD trading could be automated, with some 79% of those polled indicating greater automation as their forecast for the industry long-term. A poll conducted by the LMAX trading venue and University College London has revealed more [...]

Overnight Financing Bonanza for CMC Markets

Following a recent release of the new trading platform by CMC Markets we reviewed the platform and found out that traders were quite happy with it. It’s a bit slow but it’s surely different from others. Now we decided to dig deeper and pay attention to the overnight financing. It’s [...]

More Troubles for London Capital Group

Shares in London Capital Group, the owner of the leading financial spread betting company Capital Spreads, plummeted over 10% on Tuesday following the news that Paddy Power are reviewing their financial spread betting business. This is the second financial blow for LCG in February after they were ordered to pay [...]

Tradefair Spreads Opens Up Autochartist Access To Client

Spread betting company Tradefair Spreads is now offering clients the ability to use Autochartist, an automated application designed to help with technical analysis and making investment decisions. Spread betting broker Tradefair Spreads has announced that its clients can now access Autochartist, an automated technical analysis application which helps pinpoint investment [...]

IG Markets Wins Prestigious “Best CFD Provider” Award

Leading CFD broker IG Markets has scooped the prestigious Best CFD Provider award, at the Shares Awards 2010, underlining its firm foothold in the increasingly competitive CFD marketplace. Voted by readers of Shares magazine, the award recognised IG Markets' innovative, customer-orientated approach to CFD trading, which has led to IG [...]

IG Index Pioneers Custom Bets Innovation

Financial spread betting giant IG Index is reporting positive results following its launch of its innovative Custom Bets, which give traders the chance to stipulate their own terms for financial betting. The market leading spread betting brand announced it was to offer clients the chance to set their own boundaries [...]

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