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Trading Trail #37: Game Over?

Mar 11, 2012 at 2:40 pm in Trading Diary by · Leave a Comment »

Don’t Panic! When I say Game Over, I don’t mean in terms of my trading trail portfolio. Although it turned down this week, to sit below the normalised FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices (see latest equity curve below), the portfolio value is still ‘above water’ at £1033.

Are You Making Money by Spread Betting?

Mar 9, 2012 at 10:00 am in General Trading by · Leave a Comment »

Although some of us may speculate in the markets mainly for fun (even if we don’t admit this to ourselves), and some of us do it so that we have something to rant about (i.e. me), the main reason we’re doing it should be… to make money.

CMC Markets Android App Review

Mar 7, 2012 at 2:48 pm in Mobile Trading by · Leave a Comment »

Having previously reviewed the mobile trading apps for Android phones provided by Capital Spreads I now turn my attention to the CMC Android App.

Capital Spreads iPhone App Review

Mar 6, 2012 at 11:38 am in Mobile Trading by · Leave a Comment »

Considering the similarity that I noted previously between the Capital Spreads iPhone app and the one provided by ETX Capital, I had been toying with the idea of not reviewing the Capital Spreads one at all.

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Eurozone springs into action – but is it enough?

Mar 5, 2012 at 9:40 pm in Market Commentary by City Insider · Leave a Comment »

MARCH is going to be a defining month for the eurozone yet it’s still unclear whether the region will emerge on the other side with a spring in its step.

Trading Trail #36: Never Say Never!

Mar 2, 2012 at 10:10 pm in Trading Diary by · Leave a Comment »

My previous trading trail update attracted the following comment from Andy: I’m a little puzzled by your reluctance to buy back a share unless at a lower price. I know most people have a mental block against buying back higher, but surely this is something which needs to be overcome?

GFT iPhone App Review

Mar 1, 2012 at 12:12 pm in Mobile Trading by · Leave a Comment »

I’m approaching this GFT iPhone review from a rather different perspective than the others. At the time of this review I didn’t already hold an account with GFT, so I set up a demo / practice account.