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BRIC GLOBAL.....sales guy called me out of the blue....tel no appeared as private. They are selling carbon credits....or hot air. He passed me to his boss....he asked how I'd pay. I went along with it, saying I had no money but could raise borrowing on my credit card. The guaranteed return is...

FP, What contracts do you offer to trade gold? I can't find any.

Thank you FPMarkets. I have had a look. Can you tell me whether it is real level 2 or a simulated version? I have level 2 currently and would like to compare your platform by seeing it live before I commit to opening an a/c.

Convert. Convert back. That costs! About 1% each time. FXsweep setting is daily at about UK close. You handover control of picking a good exchange rate on favourable days only. Just not worth it. Not to mention dealing round trip costs double. Min £19.60 one way from my recollection.

So do I. £66pa is cheap for the live price feed. Can't comment on IG. USD is more liquid. But why ask even. You can't hold $ in your ISA. No bite because these ETFs are autotraded by alg. programs. You will always lag behind. Forget CHI-X.

Hopefully FPMarkets will post some replies to my questions.....

But the type of a/c and the assocated transaction costs are what impacts the ability of making a consistent profit. Hence the importance of selecting the right a/c.

Granted, tax has been simple up to now as I was trading within an ISA, so largely tax exempt (Exception is divis). FPMarkets as a SB, so winnings would also be tax exempt (and losses can't be offset just like in my ISA). Comparisons may be difficult but not an insurmountable problem.

I don't trade through a ltd company so mine is current year, not a year later. It is for me to decide whether to trade up to the CGT allowance or exceed it. It is also within my control whether I want to put losses through towards tax year end. So yes it is feasible to calculate this in advance...

The tax aspect is easy enough to factor in. Further, I am trading inside the spread now. So that is or ought to be the same as FPMarkets are offering. I really need to compare that because what they offer is simmulated real time DMA. I need to see their live real-time platform on one monitor...

FP, What I particularly don't like about your website is it is not very transparent and open. Why the secrecy? I can't see anything of your platform or get any information without having to email you with my details and request it. You offer webinars but I can't see the dates. I could open...

FP, I really need to know how I would be able to quickly calculate the profit from a potential trade. I would create my own spreadsheet unless you have a great platform which does this for me before I enter a trade.

I am trying to do that comparison. In particular DMA SB -v- CFD. I am already familar with my broker's DMA and a popular UK non-DMA broker and standard non-DMA SB.

FP, I have now had a look the your LSE tab. Surely these two spreadsheets are the same? Can you save me some time by telling me the difference? I couldn't find any Aim listings. Are they all LSE Main Market? Are these spreadsheets subject to change and if so, how often? In terms of your...

FP Markets, Am I missing something here? I said I trade LSE listed shares & Aim listed shares & want to buy & short as well. Your link shows only HK exchange. What country are you even based in?