Reader Question: Why start with £1000?

Nov 14, 2011 at 5:10 pm in Trading Diary by · Leave a Comment »

Why did I start with £1000? I began this real-life trading diary with a starting fund of £1000, and you might wonder why I chose that particular amount.

Trading Trail #11: The Most Profitable Positions

Nov 12, 2011 at 2:42 pm in Trading Diary by · Leave a Comment »

I’d like to update you on the portfolio value which is now back into positive territory having dipped as low as £900 during the week. In fact the total value is now £1035…

Trading Trail #10: A Standalone Stop and a Stop Order to Buy

Nov 11, 2011 at 5:20 pm in Trading Diary by · Leave a Comment »

Before I move onto today’s main features — A Standalone Stop and a Stop Order To Buy– I’ll tell you about the rest of today’s trading.

Trading Trail #9: Home and Away

Nov 10, 2011 at 5:15 pm in Trading Diary by · Leave a Comment »

Today’s spread betting commentary update comprises two halves: what has happened at home, and what has happened away.

Trading Trail #8: The INs and OUTs of Trading

Nov 9, 2011 at 4:47 pm in Trading Diary by · Leave a Comment »

With news of Italy’s sky-high borrowing rates spooking the markets, and the FTSE taking a turn for the worse, it’s no surprise that my account suffered some stop-outs today.

Trading Trail #7: Trading UK Equities

Nov 8, 2011 at 5:38 pm in Trading Diary by · Leave a Comment »

You’ve probably noticed that so far I have established only UK (and one Irish) equity positions in my account — no indexes, commodities or forex currency pairs. There are reasons why I’m focusing on UK equities.

Trading Trail #6: Averaging Down

Nov 7, 2011 at 4:56 pm in Trading Diary by · 3 Comments »

The other day I told you that it can sometimes be okay to average down, providing you can do so at less risk, and that’s exactly what I’ve done today.

Trading Trail #5: Week 1 Portfolio Snapshot

Nov 5, 2011 at 5:08 pm in Trading Diary by · 1 Comment »

At the end of the first week I’m pleased to report that the overall portfolio value is pretty much at break-even at £997.86, having varied on Friday between ~£986 and ~£1005.

Trading Trail #4: When it’s OK to Average Down

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While averaging down is generally frowned upon in trading circles, for good reason, in some cases I feel justified in doing so because I am establishing the new positions at less risk. Let me explain…

Trading Trail #3: A Short Opening Order

Nov 3, 2011 at 5:12 pm in Trading Diary by · Leave a Comment »

I didn’t tell you at the time, but on Wednesday of this week I created an opening order to sell Homeserve at £1-per-point if the price nudged up to 351p.

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