Indices Spread Betting Markets Rally Ahead of EU Summit on Fiscal Integration, updated 07-Dec-11
Ahead of the EU summit on fiscal integration, ten year European bond yields have tumbled significantly. This has improved investor sentiment and seen the indices spread betting markets rally with the FTSE up...read article:
Indices Spread Betting Markets Rally Ahead of EU Summit on Fiscal Integration.
Indices Spread Betting: FTSE Falls as Confidence and Growth Struggle, updated 23-Nov-11
Asian indices spread betting markets have plunged to new lows and this has fed through to the FTSE index. Economies are slowing around the globe and politicians seem unable to stop the confidence ebbing away from...read article:
Indices Spread Betting: FTSE Falls as Confidence and Growth Struggle.
FX Spread Betting: EUR/USD Tumbles as EU Leaders Discuss Eurozone Break Up, updated 10-Nov-11
The EUR/USD tumbled on the FX spread betting markets as the Eurozone debt crisis continues to seem out of control. The reality is that European leaders are now talking about the possibility of a break up of the Eurozone and...read article:
FX Spread Betting: EUR/USD Tumbles as EU Leaders Discuss Eurozone Break Up.
Dow Jones Spread Betting: Will Indices See a Year End Bull Run?, updated 09-Nov-11
The tentative buying on the indices spread betting markets has raised the question of whether this is the start of a year end bull run. The Dow Jones spread betting market usually leads the charge higher and we saw evidence of this as...read article:
Dow Jones Spread Betting: Will Indices See a Year End Bull Run?.
Indices Spread Betting Markets Stabilise After Greek Referendum Inspires Volatility, updated 02-Nov-11
The Greek referendum inspired blood bath on the indices spread betting markets appears to have come to a halt this morning. However, Italian bond yields are comfortably back above 6% and this instability is just going to cause more volatility in...read article:
Indices Spread Betting Markets Stabilise After Greek Referendum Inspires Volatility.
EUR/USD Spread Betting Market Tumbles as Greece Announces Bailout Referendum, updated 01-Nov-11
The EUR/USD spread betting market is trading in a freefall after half of a month long rally against the dollar was lost in a day. This came as the Greek PM announced a referendum on whether they should accept the bailout or...read article:
EUR/USD Spread Betting Market Tumbles as Greece Announces Bailout Referendum.
Stock Market Spread Betting: FTSE 100 Consolidates Ahead of Key EU Debt Summit, updated 26-Oct-11
Stock Market Spread Betting: All eyes will be on Europe today and the outcome of the debt summit. Concerns that we may only see temporary measures caused a sell off for US shares that filtered through to the FTSE 100 this morning but...read article:
Stock Market Spread Betting: FTSE 100 Consolidates Ahead of Key EU Debt Summit.
Indices Spread Betting: FTSE 100 Rises on Hopes of Eurozone Solution, updated 24-Oct-11
The indices spread betting markets seem to be remaining hopeful that European politicians will provide a long term solution to the crisis on Wednesday. The discussions are likely to continue but the FTSE 100 seems...read article:
Indices Spread Betting: FTSE 100 Rises on Hopes of Eurozone Solution.
UK 100 Struggles as Corporate Data Fails to Distract from Eurozone Crisis, updated 19-Oct-11
The UK 100 spread betting market is finding it difficult to make gains and the focus remains on the overall European picture. The problem is that the economic and corporate data isn't exactly excelling either so...read article:
UK 100 Struggles as Corporate Data Fails to Distract from Eurozone Crisis.
FTSE 100 Shrugs Off Weakening UK Unemployment Figures to Test Resistance, updated 13-Oct-11
The FTSE 100 spread betting market has shrugged off the dire UK unemployment figures but the story is a sorry one for the UK economy. The economy is flat lining, confidence is being shattered and the result is...read article:
FTSE 100 Shrugs Off Weakening UK Unemployment Figures to Test Resistance.
UK 100 Rises Despite Further Banking Bailouts Ahead of Greek Debt Decision, updated 11-Oct-11
The UK 100 spread betting market has risen as investors remain heavily focused on Europe. Now not only Dexia, but also a Danish bank and a Greek bank have gone cap in hand to their government. This comes ahead of the troika's assessment of Greek finances and...read article:
UK 100 Rises Despite Further Banking Bailouts Ahead of Greek Debt Decision.
Financial Spread Betting Markets Rise as BoE Adds ?75bn Quantitative Easing, updated 07-Oct-11
The Bank of Englad has announced ?75bn of additional quantitative easing which is designed to prevent a dip back into recession. The financial spread betting markets considered that the first round of QE back in...read article:
Financial Spread Betting Markets Rise as BoE Adds ?75bn Quantitative Easing.
FTSE 100 Spread Betting Market Falls as Greece Prepares to Miss Deficit Targets, updated 03-Oct-11
The FTSE 100 spread betting market isn't in the best of shape after Greece said that despite their austerity program they will miss their deficit targets this year and next. This means that the troika shouldn't grant them their...read article:
FTSE 100 Spread Betting Market Falls as Greece Prepares to Miss Deficit Targets.
Gold Spreads Plummet as EU Leaders Discuss Leveraging European Bailout, updated 26-Sep-11
It's all about the gold spread betting market this morning which has not just fallen but absolutely plummeted some 12% overnight as there is a realisation from politicians that the situation in Europe is...read article:
Gold Spreads Plummet as EU Leaders Discuss Leveraging European Bailout.
European Banking Stocks See Bullish Recovery After Turbulent Session, updated 14-Sep-11
To say stock markets have been turbulent would be an understatement. Many European banking stocks, which had earlier in the day been nursing very heavy losses, made a very impressive recovery. In fact, several formed bullish...read article:
European Banking Stocks See Bullish Recovery After Turbulent Session.
French Banking Stocks Tumble on Expectations of Downgrades and Greek Default, updated 12-Sep-11
It's not a pretty start as France's Cac index has breached its August lows and we can expect a Moody's downgrade of French banking stocks this week. Their banking sector is one of the most exposed to Greek debt and...read article:
French Banking Stocks Tumble on Expectations of Downgrades and Greek Default.
Indices Fall as US Announces $200bn Lawsuit Against Banking Sector, updated 05-Sep-11
Even though it's a bank holiday in the US, things are frantic in the indices spread betting markets. The US decided to drop a bombshell on the banking sector by announcing a $200 billion lawsuit across the whole industry for...read article:
Indices Fall as US Announces $200bn Lawsuit Against Banking Sector.
Spread Betting Indices Continue to See Volatility on Speculation of QE3, updated 24-Aug-11
Rallies and falls are becoming the name of the game for the spread betting indices markets at the moment. Investors have been speculating about the potential for QE3 to be announced in Bernanke's statement from Jackson Hole which...read article:
Spread Betting Indices Continue to See Volatility on Speculation of QE3.
Day Trading and Technical Analysis, updated 17-Aug-11
A day trader is someone who generally prefers to buy an asset and sell it again the same day. As a result, many day trading investors prefer to use 'technical analysis' to guide their trading. The underlying principle behind any technical analysis is...read article:
Day Trading and Technical Analysis.
German Dax Struggles as GDP Data Inspires Fear of a Slowdown, updated 16-Aug-11
German growth data has put a bit of a spanner in the works with the announcement of an anaemic 0.1% performance. All the indices are working in tandem, with the German Dax worse off thanks to the GDP data and...read article:
German Dax Struggles as GDP Data Inspires Fear of a Slowdown.
EUR/USD Trades in a Tight Range Ahead of Franco-German Discussion on EU Bonds, updated 15-Aug-11
The financial spread betting markets are entering yet another period of tense expectation as Sarkozy and Merkel meet to decide the future of EU Bonds. On the forex markets so far this month, the Euro - Dollar forex market has been...read article:
EUR/USD Trades in a Tight Range Ahead of Franco-German Discussion on EU Bonds.
Crude Oil Spread Betting Tools, updated 04-Aug-11
In order to trade crude oil successfully, you need the right tools for the job. Here we briefly look at some of the available crude oil spread betting tools. One of the most important tools for newcomers to financial spread betting is a...read article:
Crude Oil Spread Betting Tools.
FTSE 100 Tumbles as Global Economies Slow and Eurozone Crisis Persists, updated 03-Aug-11
Financial markets are not enjoying themselves at the moment as the FTSE 100 plunges to new lows. Not only do economic measures point to economies around the globe slowing more than was hoped, but the Eurozone crisis is...read article:
FTSE 100 Tumbles as Global Economies Slow and Eurozone Crisis Persists.
The Risks of Stock Market Spread Betting, updated 01-Aug-11
There are very real stock market trading risks involved in every single trade. Here we will outline what those risks are and how a trader can minimise their effects. The biggest risk facing a stock market trader is...read article:
The Risks of Stock Market Spread Betting.
Stock Market Trading Strategies, updated 19-Jul-11
Many inexperienced traders make the mistake of venturing into the world of trading without first researching stock market trading strategies. The end result is that when they lose they do not really understand why and when...read article:
Stock Market Trading Strategies.
Indices Weaken on Uncertainty Ahead of European Banking Stress Test Results, updated 15-Jul-11
A lot of analysts across the finance industry are going to pore over the results of the European Banking Authority's stress tests due out today. Until we see the results of these tests the indices markets are going to remain unsettled and...read article:
Indices Weaken on Uncertainty Ahead of European Banking Stress Test Results.
Euro Rallies as ECB Raises Rates and Waives Collateral Rules for Portuguese Debt, updated 08-Jul-11
The Euro/Dollar enjoyed a decent rally after the ECB raised interest rates to 1.5% yesterday. Trichet's announcement to allow Portuguese bonds to be used as collateral was another catalyst for...read article:
Euro Rallies as ECB Raises Rates and Waives Collateral Rules for Portuguese Debt.
Stock Market Trading Explained, updated 01-Jul-11
Historically, stock markets were places where buyers and sellers physically got together to trade in shares. Today, most stock markets function electronically, though if you want to buy shares, you still have to...read article:
Stock Market Trading Explained.
Forex Trading Tools, updated 30-Jun-11
When spread betting on the forex markets, you need the tools of the trade. Let us have a brief look at what you need to begin forex trading and where to get it. First and foremost you need...read article:
Forex Trading Tools.
Euro - Dollar Forex Pair Weakens as Debt Concerns Conflict With Carry Trade Support, updated 13-Jun-11
Inflamed fears that the Greek debt crisis will spread to its European members made a significant sell off quite apparent in the single currency. With all the negative information circling through the Eurozone we...read article:
Euro - Dollar Forex Pair Weakens as Debt Concerns Conflict With Carry Trade Support.
Stock Market Sentiment Improves and Fundamentals Remain Strong, updated 09-Jun-11
Listening to the comments from analysts this morning there seems to be almost a sea change in opinion with a much more bullish tone emerging for stock market indices and equities. Our spread betting clients were...read article:
Stock Market Sentiment Improves and Fundamentals Remain Strong.
Shares Remain Supported by Euro Strength on Efforts to Avoid Greek Default, updated 08-Jun-11
The strength of equity markets, or at least their lack of pronounced weakness, is being put down to the recent surge in the Euro which has made its way back above the $1.4600 level. The basic...read article:
Shares Remain Supported by Euro Strength on Efforts to Avoid Greek Default.
Indices Spread Betting Markets Fall Sharply on Weak Global PMI Data, updated 02-Jun-11
Worry is creeping in amongst the ranks of investors as the raft of economic data set alarms bells over the state of the global economy ringing across the indices spread betting markets. Not only did the...read article:
Indices Spread Betting Markets Fall Sharply on Weak Global PMI Data.
FX Spread Betting: Euro Falls on Further Eurozone Downgrades, updated 23-May-11
Once again it's the Eurozone debt issue that is at the forefront with a downgrade to Italy's debt this morning following Greece's downgrade last Friday. Add it all together and you get a sell off for the Euro on the...read article:
FX Spread Betting: Euro Falls on Further Eurozone Downgrades.
UK Retail Shares Spread Betting Markets Rise on M&S Results, updated 06-Apr-11
Recent weeks have been a struggle for retailers in particular and this morning the UK shares spread betting market is focusing on high street bellwether Marks & Spencer...read article:
UK Retail Shares Spread Betting Markets Rise on M&S Results.
Spread Betting Market Review: Q1 2011, updated 01-Apr-11
For many people, the first quarter of 2011 was a quarter they would rather forget. The re-emergence of the Eurozone debt crisis got us...read article:
Spread Betting Market Review: Q1 2011.
Fitzdares Spread Betting, updated 21-Mar-11
Mayfair-based bespoke bookies Fitzdares is to become the latest bookmaker to enter the financial spread betting market. The London-based bookmaker has...read article:
Fitzdares Spread Betting.
G7 Causes Yen to Spike, updated 18-Mar-11
G7 intervention in the currency spread betting markets led to a huge spike in USD/JPY and we're now back well above the ¥80 mark. The rate is at...read article:
G7 Causes Yen to Spike.
Day Trading, updated 16-Mar-11
One of the major advantages of day trading is that you are in control and able to quickly execute your trading strategy, often without a middleman. Spread betting companies tend offer live prices on...read article:
Day Trading.
Clean Financial Launches a Range of Improvements to Celebrate its Birthday, updated 18-Feb-11
CleanFinancial.com, is celebrating its fifth birthday by launching a range of improvements to their site. The service, which was set up five years ago this month...read article:
Clean Financial Launches a Range of Improvements to Celebrate its Birthday.
Trading the Global Oil Markets in 2011, updated 15-Feb-11
World-wide oil supplies will peak around 2035 when oil prices should be in excess of $200, the IEA stated in a recent report, as the emerging markets, and particularly China...read article:
Trading the Global Oil Markets in 2011.
Spread Betting Markets Await Upcoming Inflation Data, updated 14-Feb-11
The focus of the spread betting markets will very much be on inflation this week with CPI numbers being released from China and the UK tomorrow, then the US...read article:
Spread Betting Markets Await Upcoming Inflation Data.
An Introduction to Trading the FX Markets, updated 10-Feb-11
The foreign currency exchange market, also known as the forex or FX market, is the single most traded financial market in the world. Forex trading is the buying of...read article:
An Introduction to Trading the FX Markets.
Sterling Spread Betting Market Jumps on Possible Interest Rate Hikes, updated 02-Feb-11
You wouldn't have thought that many people would be calling for interest rate hikes following last weeks dismal UK GDP numbers. Nevertheless, NIESR...read article:
Sterling Spread Betting Market Jumps on Possible Interest Rate Hikes.
Ericsson Spread Betting, updated 03-Feb-11
Ericsson share trading and spread betting review. You can no long spread bet on Ericsson shares, this page is maintained as part of the CleanFinancial archive....read article:
Ericsson Spread Betting.
