Recent content by Blue Hornet

What (if any) are the disadvantages of spread betting as opposed to, say, CFDs?

I am getting conflicting messages. On the one hand, it seems to me that if you are a new trader and your initial capital sum is not enormous, then surely the best markets to trade in are volatile ones. How else can you make decent returns? Unless you have a very generous initial investment (say...

I would like to learn more about spread betting. Can anyone recommend a good demo account where I can play safely? Many thanks.

So, I have started learning about technical analysis. I realise that the emphasis is on the word 'technical'. While reading about stochastic oscillators for the third time, I had to lay a bag of frozen peas on my head to draw the heat from my melting brain.:confused: Anyway, one theory that I...

Thank you both for your helpful replies. The mechanics (and jargon) of trading is precisely what I need to know as I don't believe I can even start to learn things like technicals and strategy without knowing how the system actually works. I think I may well sign up for the IG TradeSense course...

I have been looking at the IG website and, in particular, their TradeSense beginners course. Has anybody else done this course (or know of someone who has) and, if so, what do you think? Worthwhile or a waste of time? I do gather that I will have to spend money to make tiny trades while doing...

Thank you very much for all your replies and support. I am presently working my way through the babypips "school" and grappling with things like Fibonacci Retracements. A long way to go yet before I do my first trade but it is very captivating. I reckon I will be here a lot.

Hello everyone. I am a complete newbie who wants to learn to start trading on the FOREX. Having spent some time on the net, I am all but drowning in the tsunami of information available, the bulk of which I am unable to even understand let alone put into practice. The number of books, websites...