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UK Stock Market Trading, 15 July 2011
The FTSE is slightly weaker today, just above 5800, ahead of the European Banking Authority’s stress tests due out at 5pm London time today.
For more information on the stress tests also see our feature, Indices Weaken on Uncertainty Ahead of European Banking Stress Test Results.
UK Stock Market Trading, 14 July 2011
Volatility has really dominated the markets in recent days and once again we saw big moves in both directions for global equity markets.
The FTSE see-sawed in and out of losses and gains but got the boost the bulls wanted to see from Ben Bernanke who hinted that QE3 is becoming more and more likely.
He couldn’t really have been clearer that further stimulus is an option and as a result the bulls snatched the day from the jaws of defeat.
After the “Bernanke rally”, probably the most significant event for the market was the surprise Chinese industrial production and GDP data which ticked higher.
Where in the past this may have led to equity market weakness, over concerns of further tightening to cool their economy, it was a relief to know that the current tightening cycle is not snuffing the boom times out.
China comes to grow at well over 9% and this is crucial for the overall global economy to maintain its course. We know that things are slowing in Asia but with any luck it’s in an orderly fashion rather than a bubble bursting, which we all know would cause serious problems for the financial spread betting markets.
This morning markets continue to experience volatility as investors worry about US debt this time.
The battle between Republicans and Democrats is reaching fever pitch as they squabble over how to deal with the mountain of US debt and Obama even threw his toys out of the pram by walking out of last night’s talks.
There’s no question that the debt ceiling must be raised, otherwise the US will default, an almost unthinkable situation for the markets. So at the time of writing the FTSE is softer by some 50 points to the mid 5800s, actually higher than we had previously thought.
UK Stock Market Trading, 13 July 2011
For the Eurozone to survive then the Italians, one of the founding members of the whole European project back in 1957, really need to get a grip of their finances.
As with many of these things the problem is the lack of political will, especially when an election is around the corner. It's clear that the majority of Italian voters want to see the back of Berlusconi, but he is reluctant to go and even more reluctant to make himself more unpopular by pushing through austerity packages.
As a result the spread betting markets are getting twitchy but at least an Italian bond auction got away well yesterday and prevented the markets from completely melting down.
Early on in the session it did look like we were staring a complete crash in the face but investors just about managed some late rational thinking to compose themselves and pull us back from the lows.
Already this morning we've seen a raft of Chinese data with industrial production GDP and retail sales. These seem to have provided a sigh of relief for Asian markets that had expected the GDP data to come in a bit lower towards the 9.0% level but it has held up well coming in at 9.5% for Q2.
There's no question that China is slowing, but even with all the tightening it's still growing at a substantial pace, driving global GDP. Today's figure should go some way to calm any concerns that its tightening cycle is causing their economy to cool too quickly.
This morning the FTSE is taking a leaf out of yesterday's rational thinking and finally it looks like we may have found some support after a terrible last few days.
This is mainly down to the decent bounce by Asian indices spread betting markets as we were calling the FTSE some 20 points lower overnight. Support levels are seen around 5840 and then 5795/65/30 and resistance is at 5940/70.
UK Stock Market Trading, 12 July 2011
The mass sell off that gripped the financial spread betting markets yesterday has followed through into today and stocks are being hit heavily.
European stock markets, in particular the CAC 40, have been severely sold off in recent days with the French benchmark down a whopping 8% in July alone.
This sort of move is heading towards bear market territory, meanwhile in the same time the Dax is down 6% and the FTSE 3.5% lower.
This shows French investors voting with their feet, shunning the deals being thrown around by the politicians to sort out Greece and simply piling out of banking stocks which in France are heavily exposed to Italy.
And whilst we’re on Italy, their benchmark index, the Italy 40, is down 14%, which really is knocking on the door of a bear market.
It’s not Italy’s budget deficit that’s the problem, but the mountain of debt. For Europe’s fourth largest economy to owe so much and not seem bothered to do anything about it, shows contempt for the markets and now they are being punished.
It also doesn’t help that the Italian Prime Minister recently tried to add a clause to his national budget bill purely for the benefit of one of his own companies and investors are starting to get fed up.
The bond markets in particular are punishing Italy and the periphery with yields continuing to spike and in Italy’s case the 10y has almost surpassed 6%.
The FTSE this morning is in freefall and there’s a feeling amongst the dealers here that 2008 was just a picnic compared to the situation now.
The speed with which the indices spread betting markets have turned around and the sharp selling is enough to make anyone panic and so support levels are being swiftly brushed aside as we now head towards the 5800. There’s little point in mentioning where the next support levels are as they don’t seem to be making any difference.
UK Stock Market Trading, 11 July 2011
It’s all about Europe and the banks again this morning with the spotlight this time on Italy.
A sell off of Italian banks on Friday has followed through to this morning and it’s a small wonder why it has taken so long for the market to pick up on the fifth member of the “PIIGS”.
The indices spread betting markets got a severe shock at the end of last week, having recovered so well in the space of a few days. However, the rot commenced following the awful NFP number and sellers controlled proceedings for the rest of the session.
With the FTSE dipping below 6000 all that hard work by the bulls to drag the index back above there was ruined in a very short space of time.
The rot continues today with Italian banking stocks seeing further weakness and once again we se a knee jerk reaction by regulators who seem to blame a lot of the weakness on short sellers.
Whilst there hasn’t be a complete ban on short selling, rules of disclosure have been put in place by the Italian regulator which will only serve to confuse and increase costs for investors in the short run.
The FTSE is seemingly in no rush to get itself back above 6000 trading at 5975 this morning. The concerning sign for the bulls is that Thursday’s spike higher was followed by a bearish engulfing candlestick on Friday and so another weak day today could indicate further falls in the coming days and even weeks.
The FTSE spread betting market has continually failed to break through to new highs in 2011 on each attempt seeing momentum just dry up. It just goes to show that investors remain wary of the considerable risks that still shroud the market in so much uncertainty.
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UK Stock Market Trading, 8 July 2011
The FTSE started just on the side of the angels but has pulled back to flat at the moment and so is trading at 6055.
Bit by bit we seem to be taking out the near term resistance levels and it’s been remarkable how the index has been so quick to try and get back to its highs in such a short space of time.
Now the targets for the FTSE are seen at 6090/6110 and the 2011 highs at 6135. To the downside a break below 6000 might open up the way for 5935 but you have to feel that today’s main highlight, the NFP, will have to be very bad in order to see us head back down there.
So the Non Farm Payrolls are the big figure of the day and, if they’re anything like yesterday’s ADP number, we could be in for a continuation of the rally. Analysts scrambled to issue new forecasts following the huge jump in the ADP measure yesterday and earlier in the week expectations were for a figure of 80k, this is now over the 100k mark.
UK Stock Market Trading, 7 July 2011
It's all about interest rate decisions today with the Bank of England at midday followed by the ECB at 12:45.
There's no real question that the BoE will raise rates but expectations are for a hike from the ECB to 1.50% as Trichet attempts to maintain his credibility by being vigilant in the face of rising inflation.
The real worry for financial spread betting markets yesterday was the massive spike in government bond yields for the periphery. Portugal's 10 year yield spiked massively to well over 13%.
Despite this the FTSE managed to recover from its lows and even end the day back above 6000. Not a bad effort by any stretch considering what was being thrown at investors.
This morning the FTSE is looking quite perky following a decent US session which saw the Dow bounce a little and sustain its rally throughout the session. At the time of writing the FTSE is at 6022 and near term support and resistance is seen at 5970/35 and 6075/90.
So far this week we've gone sideways, bumbling around 6000 give or take a few points either side, indicating that the battle between the bulls and the bears is well balanced.
With the rest of the week packed with important economic data releases there's every chance that we could either see the next leg higher or more of the profit taking that we saw a little of yesterday.
UK Stock Market Trading, 6 July 2011
And so the European vicious circle continues with the spotlight focusing on Portugal once again.
Moody’s shot across Portugal’s bow acts as a sharp reminder that you can kick the can down the road, but it’s still fully intact and at some point you’re going to catch up with it.
So it’s little surprise to see the FTSE is profit taking mode, signs of which were evident yesterday when mining stocks were sold off quite a bit.
Today it would seem it’s time for the broader shares spread betting market to see some selling. Once again investors doubt the index’s resolve to be able to stay above and push beyond the 6000 level, having already dipped below it this morning.
The final reading of EU GDP data is released today which is expected to remain unchanged at 0.8%. We then get German industrial orders, due to decline from 2.8% to even show negative of -0.1%, and then we end off with US non-manufacturing data later this afternoon.
The bears continue to point out that all the economic data is showing signs of slowing in the powerhouse economies in Asia, the US and as today’s industrial orders from Europe’s powerhouse will show, Germany.
Along with everything else this is one of the major hurdles facing global equity and commodity markets, making investors feel twitchy.
UK Stock Market Trading, 5 July 2011
US investors return to the market today following their extended weekend to see that the Europeans have taken it upon themselves to push us higher.
It will be interesting to see what they think come mid morning today when the US futures usually start to make a move.
We’re calling the Dow Jones to open exactly where it left off on Friday, so with no uplift there’s a chance that they might wake up and smell the coffee to catch up with the European gains of yesterday.
Or they might just think that S&P’s announcement that the deal brokered for Greece is as good as a default is just that and send markets lower, with a whiff of profit taking thrown in for good measure.
This morning’s spread betting price action would be enough for anyone to think we are already in that profit taking mode. The Dollar is up strongly and riskier stocks such as miners and banks are in the red, however the FTSE itself is actually flat to positive at the time of writing.
A run of bullish broker notes regarding European equities caused yesterday’s run higher and the FTSE’s close back above 6000 was a psychological victory for the bulls.
There’s a belief that they have the upper hand and so will be targeting near term resistance at 6075/90 and then ultimately the year’s highs around 6100/30. Support is seen around 5950/35 and then 5875.
The main concern for the bulls is that the recent bounce has been on low volumes, so there’s been a lack of conviction and many are sceptical that it can last.
Our spread betting account holders certainly fall into the sceptical camp, having been largely short of the FTSE since Friday and pretty much holding onto that conviction since then.
UK Stock Market Trading, 4 July 2011
The coalition’s first year in office has been eventful to say the least but for ordinary people in the UK things have been hard.
Disposable income has been ravaged by inflation and rising taxes meaning that between 2004/05 and 2009/10 people only have an extra £1 in their pocket each week.
If you think that was up to a year ago you can kiss that £1 goodbye as the pressure on wallets has become even greater in the last year or so.
Even though the opposition party has nothing to offer in response to the Coalition’s policies, they are consistently scoring victories over them in the polls, albeit just, and this gives a taste of what people really feel.
If there was an election tomorrow we’d almost certainly end up with a hung parliament as no one party is coming out of top. The Coalition’s deficit cutting is still regarded as necessary by the majority, but harmful by many.
Everyone’s feeling the pinch and the future doesn’t look all that bright either with the bulk of the cuts yet to come. With UK GDP almost completely flat the outlook both economically and politically looks very uncertain.
Enough of politics anyway and onto the financial spread betting markets. The FTSE is flat-ish this morning around 5985 having been called a little higher earlier in the day but once again the infamous 6000 level seems to be playing on the mind of the bulls.
Financial Spreads’ quote actually got above this level after the close on Friday but we haven’t been able to sustain the strength that we saw throughout the whole of last week thus far.
After such a strong rebound last week it comes as little surprise to see investors just taking a respite. The move caught many by surprise anyway with clients having sold all the way up and this morning they remain bearish overall.
A close above 6000 will be a positive sign for bulls but, with little direction expected from any economic data today, we could very easily just drift sideways for before things get busier from tomorrow onwards.
The fact that the US is closed for Independence Day too means that volumes will be woefully thin.
But the week ahead is packed with economic data from around the globe. Service PMI numbers, the most watched will probably be China’s in the early hours of tomorrow, are followed by interest rate decisions and we end the week with the NFP on Friday. There could easily be fireworks towards the end of the week.
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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
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Indices Broker, updated 23-Nov-07
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Indices Platform, updated 09-Nov-07
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Indices Software, updated 26-Oct-07
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Indices Prices, updated 04-Feb-08
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