Recent content by Bondboy

i'm a slow learner !

Best trade the future then on the relevant self contained but bigger exchange. LMAX is the only CFD exchange. All other Index CFD prices are made by "self contained" market makers. Surely some depth of market is better than none?

Market makers reference everything to the cash price for any Index future or CFD product. I guarantee if you compare the Index CFD price on IG/CMC/City etc. vs LMAX there will not be arbitrage. Market makers all price in the same way; Any mis-pricing is closed quickly with traders spotting the...

LMAX depth on FX goes to twenty levels and shows up to $30m available at one time. The FX market is 1.5trillion dollars a day on > 1000 venues. No-one shows ALL that depth. LMAX is as good as it gets for retail - like EBS for institutional.

LMAX don't offer stocks. IG offer stocks and DMA onto the underlying exchanges on thos products. FX prices on IG are their own - they are a market-maker and no DOM is shown on their FX products. LMAX offer DOM on all their exchange products - FX, Commodities, Indices.

A slight misunderstanding. LMAX IS the Exchange, the only true public FX exchange in Europe. The DOM is made up of orders in the book from their institutional General members and clients through their broker. Prices on LMAX will always reflect the underlying market. General members include GS...