Independent Investor

The leading spread bet and CFD provider IG Markets has launched some chart recognition software, and it begs the question – is this going to bring more people into charting?
Charting is controversial.  Essentially it is a belief that the near future can be predicted by the near past.  More specifically it is a claim that what’s going to happen in the near future has very little relationship to the fundamental underlying performance or the way in which that wider market works – so the …

According to What Investment the online betting powerhouse, Betfair, through its spread betting exchange Tradefair, is moving into Contracts for Difference.  This is a sign of convergence that may see other gambling companies moving into this area.  Funnily enough we think it will take a bit of time before this has an impact on prices.
Here’s why.  The average Tradefair punter may not be the average CFD investor.  They are usually people who have been upsold from Betfair’s sport betting site.  While they are certainly …

CFD and Financial Spread Betting can be fun, exciting and at the same time profitable for many investors but as we emphasised many times regulation is very important and it’s vital to find a broker that is properly regulated and trusted.
As many of you might have noticed CFD broker BlueIndex has got and according to FSA they applied to cancel their registration with FSA as they are unable to hold client money (learn more on fsa.gov.uk).
Whenever you think about financial spread betting, CFDs or just …