Indices Spread Betting August 2010
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Index Spread Betting, 13 Aug 2010
The choice as to whether Wednesday was a one off panic or a sign of things to come has, for the FTSE at least, seemingly come down on the side of a welcome buying opportunity.
This opportunity has been gratefully taken by many of our financial spread betting clients as the UK’s senior index has recovered much of its fall but, oddly, this is not universal.
The Dow and S&P are definitely off their lows of yesterday but are still 350 and 40 points respectively off the highs of earlier in the week. This can be explained by the fact that much of the bad news that kicked off the drop came out of the US and therefore it is not unreasonable to surmise that they should have been the heavier hit.
Unfortunately for this argument the US is still a major driver for Europe and the UK. While the old saying that “when the US sneezes, Europe catches a cold” is not so relevant these days, due to the opening of Eastern Europe and the maturing of the Far and Middle East into manufacturing power houses, it is still difficult to see the UK out-performing North America.
The FTSE is trading around 5300 with clients making the most of the choppy trading conditions. While bear markets are generally bad for our traders, small drops and recoveries are usually quite remunerative.
As we oscillate around 5300, our spread betting account holders seem to be getting into the swing of buying after any down days and selling after the ups. This strategy is very frustrating for the market makers but, for a cautious trader who picks his/her levels with care, not unrewarding.
Resistance remains at 5305/10 5350 and 5405/15 and support at 5265/70, which held us back through yesterday’s session, and below here at 5200/10 and 5165/70.
The US markets have recovered from their lows as mentioned but the bounce seems less enthusiastic than in Europe, with the Dow Jones now just some 100 points from its lows. If another general move to the downside starts once more it is likely that the trigger will be this afternoon’s session from over the water.
It has been a frustrating week for investors as we began on Monday hammering at the highs and looking likely to break higher but now end it worrying about the strength of the last month’s rally.
We may well find that the US investors decide that discretion is the better part of valour for the time being and a Friday after a mid week plummet is not a time to be getting too over optimistic.
Index Spread Betting, 12 Aug 2010
Just for a change we can at least say that we did warn everyone yesterday.
We described the recent news as rather worse than that which caused the markets to take a tumble back in May and June and investors seem to have suddenly decided exactly the same thing.
Things were not helped after ‘Merve the Swerve’ echoed the caution of the Fed and we must hope that the various central banks are trying to just be slightly negative and wrong rather than positive and wrong.
Commentators will generally forgive errors to the downside as the economy is doing well but, if the BoE forecasts 3.4% growth next year and only delivers slightly north of 2%, poisoned pens tend to be sharpened as articles pour scorn on the analysts.
Jobs data seems at odds with popular perception and one does worry that the numbers have been affected by companies with staff already on short hours merely employing temps as cover for the holiday period.
Late in the day, in the post session period after 21.00 last night, the US markets actually took an even deeper dive which took quotes for the FTSE down beneath 5200. This has now been reversed and we are seeing a wide range of ‘bottom picking’ going on as traders look to take advantage of cheaper prices this morning.
Aggressive buyers should be slightly cautious though as this might be a small hiatus in a general downward move. There is no getting away from the fact that equities appear incredibly good value versus other asset classes but this has been the case for a while now but bonds and swaps have just continued to increase the gap.
We now have the situation of the 10 yr Gilt yielding less than inflation, not unusual when inflation was at 6,7 or 8% and likely to fall but certainly odd when it is ‘just’ 3% and forecast to hold steady.
The FTSE is now at 5250 up a few points on yesterday’s close, having been quoted as low as 5171 last night. As mentioned we are seeing heavy buying across the board from our spread trading clients in a wide array of equities as traders try to ‘pick up a bargain’.
A bit of caution should be exercised though as unless we get some momentum going there is a chance of a continuation of the falls. We are now back at our comfort level of 5250, as long term readers will know this was our ‘tongue in cheek’ forecast for the year end back at Christmas last year, and the further the year goes the more ‘guru like’ we appear.
We can see support at 5165 and minor resistance at 5260/65 but we are likely to see some quiet contemplation for the morning session as traders try to second guess whether yesterday was just a stupid over reaction panic or a harbinger of things to come.
Index Spread Betting, 11 Aug 2010
The morning after the FOMC announcement sees the Far East in retreat with the Nikkei spread betting market closing out down 2.7%, the equivalent of some 150 points in the FTSE if we were to emulate it. This is leading to lower calls across the board this morning with the FTSE actually priced just 30 lower in pre-market action while the Dow has sunk below 10600 after managing a reasonable close in the end last night.
Dealers are not likely to be aggressive buyers this morning until some of the dust settles and we can get a handle on the underlying reasons for both the Fed actions and their rather worrying statements. Implying that interest rates will remain very low for some considerable time indicates real fear that the US is slipping backwards. Maybe not into a recession but certainly into a state of weakness and at the mercy of any global chill wind that might blow.
The FTSE is back at the levels from which it has bounced several times in the last week, the low 5300’s, and so we will probably find a bit of bottom picking from the day traders. Incidentally, those day trading actually made out like bandits yesterday as they were able to sell above 5400 and buy back in the mid 5300’s, twice.
5405/15 remains a barrier and recent activity has done nothing but build the wall even higher. Returns are very attractive but news is getting worse and worse, there is no other way of describing it, and is certainly grimmer than the situation that presaged the falls in May and June.
Index Spread Betting, 10 Aug 2010
In the markets the highs of just over 5400 remain pretty much intact after the FTSE did its best to break higher several times through yesterday’s session. Our FTSE spread betting clients sold into anything over the 5400 mark, yet again, and have been rewarded this morning with a pre market dip into the mid 5380’s.
The momentum is definitely with the bulls but if we do not break higher soon pessimism may start to rear its head. The last couple of sell offs in May and June did not actually take much in the way of bad news to get going, in fact the overall news was rather better than it is now.
In both cases it was rather more the impression that markets were struggling to push higher and were therefore ripe for a correction. We have now been battering at 5405/15 for over two weeks with no joy it may not take much to reverse sentiment no matter what the corporate news is.
As with the FTSE, the Dow Jones is making a meal of 10700 and the S&P of 1130. We are still within touching distance of these levels so a sell off does not appear likely at the moment but traders should beware a sense of weariness emerging as the summer draws to a close. The major factor holding us up is the undeniable fact that equities are massive value versus virtually any other asset.
Yields on the FTSE 100 are still over 4% which is historically very good even if cash rates were at 4 or 5%. But with cash at 0.5% and 10 year gilts in the low 3% region it is undeniable that there are good reasons for an equity market rally. Unfortunately, of course, ‘good reasons’ are often not enough.
Index Spread Betting, 9 Aug 2010
This morning sees the FTSE up at its highs since May and our spread betting clients seem happy to sell above 5400 as they have done so many times in the last few weeks. At some point we will break higher, probably, but 5405/5415 still remains a resistance level until it fails.
The Dow, S&P and Dax are similarly just under major resistance levels and it would probably take just one piece of good news to take us through to a new range.
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Index Spread Betting, 6 Aug 2010
There’s a little apprehension in markets this morning ahead of the key US Non Farm payroll number, which comes as little surprise as yesterday’s jobless numbers didn’t make for very good reading and indicated that the US jobs market is stagnant.
So far this week, except Monday, in the run up to today’s number the markets have been trading in exceptionally tight ranges. There’s only 100 points between the Dow Jones’ high and low of the last three sessions and 80-odd for the FTSE.
To say that indices are undecided as to whether to go higher or lower would be an understatement and sideways moves like this are usually proceeded with a sharp move in either direction, so with the big employment number out at 13:30 London time, this could be the catalyst.
The FTSE seems reluctant to give up the 5400 level which is encouraging for the bulls. So far this week the two rejections of the level have been met with buying and a swift reversal back to the highs. Investors will certainly wait until lunchtime before exposing themselves more to equities, so we can expect sideway action before then.
Index Spread Betting, 5 Aug 2010
The FTSE is above 5400 at the moment and a close above here will be encouraging for bulls, but there is still major resistance at the 200 day moving average. The longer we take to push on higher, the more likely momentum will fizzle out and the bulls will give up the ghost.
Index Spread Betting, 4 Aug 2010
Markets appear to be consolidating around current levels with the FTSE failing yet again to make headway above 5400 but, on the other hand, showing no appetite to drift below 5340/50 either. This is making for rather tiresome trading as we spend hours in very small ranges.
No doubt bulls will be hoping that this is just a pause before the market gathers its collective breathe for a push higher just as the shorts will be gathering evidence that investors are losing their enthusiasm at these levels.
The current price is 5350, at the bottom of yesterday’s session range, and our spread betting clients are busily buying back shorts set up at the highs. This short termism is paying off as the senior index continues to flatter to deceive but, with the slower summer months still dragging on volumes, it is difficult to get too exited in either direction.
The Dow Jones managed to spend all of yesterday’s session above 10600, just, but we are flirting with the level in early trade today. 10580/95 proved quite a barrier to overcome and it would be disappointing if we were to give up on it quite so easily.
Traders will be watching any approach to this support as a buying opportunity but there should be a certain amount of caution just in case it fails spectacularly.
Index Spread Betting, 3 Aug 2010
Indices are giving up some of the ground gained yesterday as a bit of profit taking takes effect but this has seemingly already run its course and buyers are drifting in again.
The Dow Jones finally pushed above 10600 after all the abortive moves last week and investors will be hoping that some follow through will be in evidence through the course of this week.
Pull backs since the start of July have been weakening but, as we have seen time and again this year, sentiment can turn on a moments notice and we are still miles away from the highs of April. 10705/10725 is resistance above us and 10580/90 is support.
The FTSE is similarly a long way from earlier highs, almost 500 points, even though the situation now appears no weaker or stronger than it did then. Although the target must be north of the 5800 mark, the nameless fears that continue to assail us on a regular basis are unlikely to just disappear. Dealers are likely to continue to be cautiously optimistic with the odd sudden fall out.
Index Spread Betting, 2 Aug 2010
It’s been a stellar start to the week’s trading after US markets reversed their losses late on Friday and Asian markets got proceedings off to a good start. In Europe and the UK this morning’s corporate releases have once again revealed good numbers and it’s the banks that are leading the way.
After good trading updates from Deutsche Bank and UBS last week, already BNP Paribas has announced a great set of results and HSBC’s numbers have smashed expectations with a whopping $6.8bn net profit.
The raft of UK bank results this week is expected to be good. If the rest of the sector follows in HSBC’s footsteps we can expect little celebrations for politicians who’ll simply call for more to be done by the banks to increase lending to small business.
They know as well as investors that banks simply can’t lend more if they’ve just been told to increase their capital requirements to protect against another financial crisis. We’ve constantly pointed this out in this comment, but politicians continue to be hell bent on “bashing the bankers”. Cracks in the coalition are starting to appear, so we can expect this rhetoric to continue in order to curry favour with the voters.
The FTSE 100 has had one of those rare mornings so far where it’s really shown some strength. We’re around the mid 5300s now and the bulls will have an eye on the 5400 level and an attempt at 5450 to record new 3 month highs.
With the earnings season showing that corporations are, on the whole, in a much better state that has previously been expected, investors are happy to stick their money into equities. Dividends are being increased left, right and centre and there are few assets returning such good yields, so why would you have your money anywhere else?
From a technical analysis standpoint we are still languishing below the magic 200 day moving average which we breached back in May and there were calls for the next major bear market. But indices have failed to follow through to lower prices after the initial sell off. A couple of closes above the 5350 area, which is where the 200 day average currently sits, could put an end to this view for the bears.
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Index market news: The positive news for the mining sector yesterday allowed markets to record modest gains after the FTSE looked like it might...read article: Indices Spread Betting January 2010.
Indices Spread Bets December 2009, updated 01-Jan-10
Index market news: The last day of the year is either very, very, boring or wildly variable and we would probably only need the FTSE to climb to around 5450-60 to start some...read article: Indices Spread Bets December 2009.
Indices Spread Trading December 2009, updated 18-Dec-09
Index market news: This morning sees the FTSE opening around where it closed last night. In fact it is maybe just in the black and some 30 points above the lows that...read article: Indices Spread Trading December 2009.
Indices Spread Betting December 2009, updated 04-Dec-09
Index market news: Yesterday saw our clients selling in the mid to high 5300's on the quite reasonable basis that the market had failed up there a few times already so...read article: Indices Spread Betting December 2009.
Indices Spread Trading November 2009, updated 20-Nov-09
Index market news: The Nikkei has lost some 3.5% this week and other Asian indices have been weak. The German Dax has still failed to mark new 2009 highs lagging both...read article: Indices Spread Trading November 2009.
Indices Spread Betting November 2009, updated 06-Nov-09
Index market news: This morning we are calling the FTSE at 5145 in pre-market action about 20 up on yesterday's close. As mentioned earlier the...read article: Indices Spread Betting November 2009.
Indices Spread Trading October 2009, updated 23-Oct-09
Index market news: The FTSE 100 is being called at 5250 up 40 points - where we closed the evening session yesterday. The bulls will be eyeing the...read article: Indices Spread Trading October 2009.
Indices Spread Betting October 2009, updated 09-Oct-09
Index market news: The FTSE 100 is looking to open at around 5145 still within striking distance of the 5200 resistance which is where we have been for much of the last...read article: Indices Spread Betting October 2009.
Indices Spread Trading September 2009, updated 25-Sep-09
Index market news: The FTSE 100 is sitting on the back of a few declines and on the daily chart we are nearing the 20 day moving average which is hovering around the 5000 level, so a test of...read article: Indices Spread Trading September 2009.
Indices Spread Betting September 2009, updated 11-Sep-09
Index market news: Everything is looking quite solid first thing this morning, with the FTSE exactly where it was when I was writing yesterdays comment (5020), having weathered an attempt to...read article: Indices Spread Betting September 2009.
Indices Spread Betting August 2009, updated 28-Aug-09
Index market news: Spread betting clients continue to sell anything near the top. That was initially very profitable for them in yesterday's session. Dealers will be watching for a break out and anything above 4925 in the FTSE or...read article: Indices Spread Betting August 2009.
Indices Spread Trading August 2009, updated 14-Aug-09
Index market news: Comments yesterday were written with Crude Oil, Gold, Indices and Sterling etc all probing the lows and the musings were over the possibility of support levels being broken. All a waste of time in hindsight as the markets promptly...read article: Indices Spread Trading August 2009.
Indices Spread Trading July 2009, updated 31-Jul-09
Index market news: Spread betting clients will be happy to see the lower start to the FTSE Index as they remain firmly in the bear camp and after such a good run higher to the...read article: Indices Spread Trading July 2009.
Indices Spread Betting July 2009, updated 17-Jul-09
Index market news: Now that the S+P 500 has rallied to beyond the high of its right hand shoulder, the pattern is meant to have been negated. The underlying question though is can we maintain this momentum? For all the...read article: Indices Spread Betting July 2009.
Indices Spread Bets June 2009, updated 03-Jul-09
Index market news: This morning sees our Financial Spreads clients very heavily long of all the indices and the initial move is very nice for them with a return to the...read article: Indices Spread Bets June 2009.
Indices Spread Trading June 2009, updated 19-Jun-09
Index market news: Even the Dow and S+P seem to be moribund with no appetite to sell the S+P 500 below 900 or the Dow Jones below 8400. Whilst there was a late rally...read article: Indices Spread Trading June 2009.
Indices Spread Betting June 2009, updated 05-Jun-09
Index market news: Big rallies and falls in Gold, Oil, Indices and Currencies have kept everyone on their toes, in fact the only major market that has really done nothing very much is the one most of our clients are interested in...the FTSE 100 Index. The current range...read article: Indices Spread Betting June 2009.
Indices Spread Trading May 2009, updated 22-May-09
Index market news: From a technical point of view the FTSE has formed a perfect 'double top' around the 4500 mark which sometimes indicates that we will continue lower. However the bulls may not have...read article: Indices Spread Trading May 2009.
Indices Spread Betting May 2009, updated 08-May-09
Index market news: So the FTSE is a little perky this morning and we're back around the 4450 mark. The test for the market now is whether it has the momentum to keep going and breach the 4500 level and close above it recording a new 2009 high. The recent rally has...read article: Indices Spread Betting May 2009.
Indices Spread Trading April 2009, updated 24-Apr-09
Index market news: Anyone spread betting would seldom have had such a favourable market situation and many have been taken good advantage of the constrained ranges to make money on...read article: Indices Spread Trading April 2009.
Indices Spread Betting April 2009, updated 10-Apr-09
Index market news: Relief that the supports all held yesterday has given a boost to traders this morning and buyers are continuing to fill up on stock. Early calls in the FTSE 100 were for a move...read article: Indices Spread Betting April 2009.
Indices Spread Trading March 2009, updated 27-Mar-09
Index market news: The FTSE 100 is still constrained by the 4000 level, even though we had an attempt on it late on Monday. 4000 and 4050 also has quite a bit of legacy volume resistance and failed...read article: Indices Spread Trading March 2009.
Indices Spread Betting March 2009, updated 13-Mar-09
Index market news: The DAX 30 was briefly trading underneath the FTSE 100 towards the end of...read article: Indices Spread Betting March 2009.
Indices Spread Trading February 2009, updated 27-Feb-09
Index market news: Weakness throughout the late afternoon and evening sessions weighed heavily on the markets yesterday after a bright start and the FTSE 100 is now back in...read article: Indices Spread Trading February 2009.
Indices Spread Betting February 2009, updated 13-Feb-09
Index market news: The Dow had the most impressive try for freedom breaking through the support mentioned yesterday at 7850 to get as low as 7695, down over 200, before...read article: Indices Spread Betting February 2009.
Indices Spread Bets January 2009, updated 31-Jan-09
Index market news: The market is unlikely to be exactly exciting this morning as there are virtually no corporate announcements and the treasury data releases confined to money supply numbers. It will be no surprise if...read article: Indices Spread Bets January 2009.
Indices Spread Trading January 2009, updated 16-Jan-09
Index market news: Another day another decline and 4000 is looming. Yesterday we recorded the longest losing streak since 2004 as the news flow descends into...read article: Indices Spread Trading January 2009.
Indices Spread Betting January 2009, updated 02-Jan-09
Index market news: Today traders are pushing the markets up in the usual first day rally and the FTSE is grinding its way up. The view of the charts is that...read article: Indices Spread Betting January 2009.
Indices Spread Trading December 2008, updated 19-Dec-08
Index market news: The value in world terms of the FTSE indices has taken a real battering over the last few months. We might think that the FTSE 100 has rallied 18% from...read article: Indices Spread Trading December 2008.
Indices Spread Betting December 2008, updated 05-Dec-08
Index market news: Markets continue to jump around all over the place but the total effect seems to be very little. After the close at 16.30 yesterday the FTSE futures market initially traded almost...read article: Indices Spread Betting December 2008.
Indices Spread Trading November 2008, updated 21-Nov-08
Index market news: The S+P 500 is now almost exactly 50% from the highs of October '07. For those of you who think that investment mangers are actually any good at all at their jobs it is instructive to point out that this high was reached many months after...read article: Indices Spread Trading November 2008.
Indices Spread Betting November 2008, updated 07-Nov-08
Index market news: The FTSE 100 is being called some 30 points to the good at around 4300 having traded as low as 4150 last night. It is probably inadvisable to...read article: Indices Spread Betting November 2008.
Indices Spread Trading October 2008, updated 26-Oct-08
Index market news: The bottom has well and truly been snipped out of the markets this morning and we are looking at a near 200 point fall in the FTSE on the open. The FTSE 100 is now back at the support levels mentioned yesterday...read article: Indices Spread Trading October 2008.
Indices Spread Betting October 2008, updated 10-Oct-08
Index market news: Today looks to be starting off as a complete bloodbath. The FTSE 100 is being called an astonishing 300 points lower on the open which will mean a massive 7% off yesterday?s close. The news that...read article: Indices Spread Betting October 2008.
Indices Spread Trading September 2008, updated 26-Sep-08
Index market news: The FTSE is looking to open at around 5135 and investors will be hoping that there is no follow through to attack the 5050 support. In reality we are likely to see low volumes causing volatile moves as liquidity on the Futures exchange...read article: Indices Spread Trading September 2008.
Indices Spread Betting September 2008, updated 12-Sep-08
Index market news: This morning the Miners are leading the way. They are all up around 4% to 5% and the sector remains an incredibly important supporting factor for the FTSE 100. Miners have fallen some...read article: Indices Spread Betting September 2008.
Indices Spread Trade August 2008, updated 29-Aug-08
Index market news: If the FTSE maintains these levels to close the week above 5600 then that could be seen as a good indication that higher prices are to come. However, this week's move has been on the back of low volume so investors remain...read article: Indices Spread Trade August 2008.
Indices Spread Betting August 2008, updated 15-Aug-08
Index market news: Trading ranges over the last month have been exceptional in the US spread betting markets with 250 points a day being quite normal for the Dow. The trend since mid July has...read article: Indices Spread Betting August 2008.
Indices Spread Trading July 2008, updated 01-Aug-08
Index market news: The FTSE is opening 50 points lower after the late action in the US (again) and our...read article: Indices Spread Trading July 2008.
Indices Spread Betting July 2008, updated 18-Jul-08
Index market news: The FTSE is looking to open around 50 points to the good this morning some 140 points off the lows at Midday yesterday but this still only leaves us at around the closing price of Tuesday and well below...read article: Indices Spread Betting July 2008.
Indices Financial Spread Bet July 2008, updated 04-Jul-08
Indices market news: The danger of jumping in now of course is that it could well be a little too early. The temptation must be great considering the market the FTSE has fallen some 900 points (14%) in the last 6 weeks, the old adage...read article: Indices Financial Spread Bet July 2008.
Indices Financial Spread Trading June 2008, updated 20-Jun-08
Indices market news: Precious little reason to get involved on the buy side these days has left the FTSE 500 points off from the highs of last month. But with the foreign legions of mining and oil still propping us up to a certain extent there have been moments of light. Unfortunately for...read article: Indices Financial Spread Trading June 2008.
Indices Financial Spread Betting June 2008, updated 06-Jun-08
Indices market news: With a new scent of confidence around even a poor number may be taken in the markets stride. In the meantime we do not expect much activity in the morning session after the opening levels are secured. The call on the FTSE 100 is for a rally to around 6025, 30 points higher than the close yesterday. The support at 5950 remains...read article: Indices Financial Spread Betting June 2008.
Indices Spread Bet May 2008, updated 23-May-08
Indices market news: The FTSE 100 is struggling to maintain current levels as more sellers coming into the game over the past few days. The squeeze up to 6390 of last week now seems a distant memory but of course dealers are generally hopeful of...read article: Indices Spread Bet May 2008.
Indices Trading May 2008, updated 09-May-08
Indices market news: Indices are a tad weaker after the US indulged in one of its late night sell offs with the Dow Jones dropping 200 points from its highs and the S&P giving up on the 1400 level for now. The FTSE is called to come in 30 points lower at around...read article: Indices Trading May 2008.
Indices Trading April 2008, updated 25-Apr-08
Indices market news: The trading range of the FTSE almost exactly matched the previous days efforts with the ultimate result also almost identical. The markets continue to wrestle with the 5970 to 6100 range and my comment about many traders waiting for one or the other to be defeated still remains in place. Yesterdays action was an absolute boon to FinancialSpreads.com clients who as mentioned in yesterdays comment have been heavy sellers at anything above...read article: Indices Trading April 2008.
Indices Spread Bets April 2008, updated 11-Apr-08
Indices markets: Despite slightly negative taint to todays report, the FTSE 100 this morning has opened much better than expected causing a Gap higher on the open. Yesterdays reversal from the lows at around 3pm yesterday was so sharp and took many Financial Spreads clients by surprise that it could be a signal that...read article: Indices Spread Bets April 2008.
Indices March Spread Trading, updated 28-Mar-08
Indices markets: The FTSE 100 is likely to open almost unchanged at around the 5710 level having looked weaker overnight in the US late trading session but deciding, on reflection, to hold onto the gains of yesterday. As mentioned in yesterdays comment there is a small sense of confidence brewing with our Capital Spreads clients, not huge, but enough to be noticeable on our books. The next...read article: Indices March Spread Trading.
Real-time Indices Prices and Charts, updated 15-Feb-08
Indices pricing information: The FTSE rather disappointed yesterday after a very late sell off took us from 30 or so up on the day into negative territory. Today we are looking to come in just slightly to the downside at around the 5875 level. There is hope that...read article: Real-time Indices Prices and Charts.
UK Indices Spread Trading, updated 01-Feb-08
UK Indices Spread Trading: The FTSE 100 Spread is called 30 up this morning at 5910-5911 which is just below a bit of a resistance level at 5920. For all of the bad news around it is wise to remember that...read article: UK Indices Spread Trading.
Indices January Spread Betting, updated 18-Jan-08
Last night, with the Dow closing over 300 points lower, the call was for the FTSE to open this morning at around 5820 (another 80 points off Thursday's close). Cue this morning and Far East dealers have obviously decided...read article: Indices January Spread Betting.
Indices Trading Online, updated 21-Dec-07
Find out where you can Trade Indices Online for free plus your Indices trading questions answered, tips on getting free Indices charts, real time prices and...read article: Indices Trading Online.
Indices Futures Trading, updated 07-Dec-07
Where to trade Indices Futures plus updated Indices trading news and the most popular Indices questions answered....read article: Indices Futures Trading.
Indices Broker, updated 23-Nov-07
Where to find free Indices Brokers plus regular Indices financial trading news as well as the most popular Indices questions answered....read article: Indices Broker.
Indices Platform, updated 09-Nov-07
Where to find free Indices Platforms plus updated Indices trading news as well as the most popular Indices queries answered....read article: Indices Platform.
Indices Software, updated 26-Oct-07
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Indices Prices, updated 04-Feb-08
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