There is a common misconception that Spread bets and Contracts for Difference (CFDs) are immune from the laws that govern insider trading. This is simply not the case. Anyone who is investing in spread bets or CFDs should be doing this because of their opinion on the market, and not through some privileged information. Insider [...]
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Insider Trading: Spread Bets and CFDs Are Not Immune
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July 14th, 2010 
MoneyWrite The Regulators Turn Their Attention to CFDs
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has decided that Contracts for Difference (CFDs) have to be regulated more thoroughly. The Financial Services Authority has had Contracts for Difference in it sights for some time. This is an extension of its crusade to clean up the market in small shares (“small caps”) to small investors. Many of [...]
June 30th, 2010 IndependentInvestor How CFDs Are Affected by This Budget
The way in which the government dealt with Capital Gains tax is one of the most important areas for people who are trading in Contracts for Difference on any sort of scale. Overall the budget has actually been far better than feared. Before grumbling too much at the capital gains tax changes it is a [...]
June 23rd, 2010 IndependentInvestor Using a Demo Account When Spread Betting or Trading CFDs
Sometimes it can be daunting to start trading Contracts for Difference or to start spread betting. The very attraction of these forms of share trading, the great gains that can be built up from small movements, also means that the losses can mount up quite quickly. However a demo account is a very good way [...]
June 14th, 2010 IndependentInvestor What Can I Trade out of Hours?
Many people can not trade during work hours. After all we’re paid to work during that time and not trade on our own account. There are some alternatives. Taking the long view is an obvious but often overlooked strategy for out of hours traders to follow. To take a topical example BP may look oversold [...]
June 9th, 2010 IndependentInvestor 
