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London Capital Group Holdings, the financial services and online spread betting company, is pleased to announce that it has entered an agreement with TD Waterhouse to provide a white label financial spread trading platform. The trading platform, which will operate as TD Financial Spread Trading, is now live.
TD Waterhouse is the UK’s leading execution-only share dealing provider(1) , servicing more than 200,000 customers with over GBP3.77 billion in customer assets (stock and cash) under management.
Simon Denham, CEO, commented: “We are delighted to work with TD Waterhouse. We already have partnerships …

Glasgow-based CFD broker Direct Sharedeal has gone into administration, leaving a number of traders and investors out of pocket and sparking a fierce row between the company and the independent financial advisers responsible for the majority of their client referrals.
Recently-collapsed Glasgow-based CFD broker Direct Sharedeal has today been caught in the crossfire following criticism of its vetting of investment clients referred from independent financial advisers (IFAs).
A number of investors have suggested that they were wrongfully deemed suitable for high-risk CFD investments, leading to extensive capital losses when the firm collapsed. …

The price of sugar looks set to fall as a result of a glut of supply, following the possibility of a second consecutive year of production outstripping demand, according to leading brokerage outfit City Index.
CFD broker City Index has warned traders to expect a slump in sugar prices should output surpass demand for a second year, amidst concerns that recent historical high prices have encouraged more growers to turn their attention to sugar planting.
Following high sugar prices, it is feared that a surge in planting by farmers worldwide could in …

Market innovators IG Group are leading the markets in both spread betting and CFD trading, according to the results of a study, which shows IG as holding the largest market share in both brokerage markets.
Leading brokerage outfit the IG Group is leading the market in both spread betting and CFD trading through its respective divisions, holding the largest market share of any provider according to a new study on UK trading patterns.
The study, conducted by Investment Trends, shows IG Group holds a 27% share of the market for CFD trading …

The number of traders turning to contracts for difference has leapt by over 40% on the year to October 2010, highlighting the growing popularity of CFDs amongst individuals and investment funds alike.
The number of traders engaged in CFD trading in the UK has risen to 25,000, up 40% from 18,000 over the course of 2010, according to a study released by Investment Trends.
The Investment Trends research paper, which examined the habits of traders across the UK found that an increasing number had been turning to CFDs as part of their …