Day Trading & Forex Forum

jiggly

hey guys,

can anyone tell me, if i short the ftse, will i currently be receiving interest or paying interest to carry the position overnight?

if this is a dumb question, it is because i dont trade indices, at all, but am just sizing something up for calculation purposes.

thanks

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anley

Receiving but you won't notice it because it's already built into the price you deal at, assuming you're using futures or spread bets. CFDs are a different matter.

You also won't notice it because it's so small, interest rates at 0.5%. In fact I doubt any short position receives any interest with rates virtually 0.

If you're long you'll pay interest, but again you won't realise this (nor will it be broken down for you) as it's built into the dealing price.

My advice is to forget about paying or receiving interest as it's of no relevance, ie it won't make you or save you any money if you're the world's number 1 expert on the matter. Instead, concentrate on where the market is going.

jiggly

thanks anly,

primarily I am interested in the equity gain if the trade works out but holding a position for maybe a year or two, I would rather be paid the interest instead of paying it during this holding period.

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In theory, there is no different between theory and practice, but in practice, there is.
- someone

What's the point in making money, if you are going to lose it.

Dont over trade, trade only when the probability of success is greatly in your favour.

ukdaytrader

Some brokers currently you will pay irrespective of long or short as its say LIBOR +/- 2.5% which equates to say a minus 3% in interest being received if you are short (which is paying) and you will also pay +3% on the long.

You will no doubt lose money if you short the FTSE for 2 years.

jiggly

so I need to calculate specifically how the broker is working it out,

you think the ftse is going to end up after 1-2 years then?

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In theory, there is no different between theory and practice, but in practice, there is.
- someone

What's the point in making money, if you are going to lose it.

Dont over trade, trade only when the probability of success is greatly in your favour.