Recent content by Chris0770

Hi everyone, When a trader from a fund or bank says they "pay away 3 points" to the broker....what exactly does this mean. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks,

I am looking to add the use of skills to my CV, just to give me an additional skill.

Hi Everyone, I am trying to gain experience in using a bloomberg terminal, however my initial research tells me you must work for a bank/brokerage etc to use one. Is anyone aware of where I gain use a bloomberg terminal to get some experience? Any info would by useful. Thanks everyone!

Hi everyone, How does execution trading at IB, Hedge Funds etc work..... For example, the client will request the trader buys/sells X amount of a particular stock.... What is the specific role of the execution trader from there.....the pick up the phone and contact a broker for the price of...

TheGoose, Thanks for the input.....just sorting it now....As I mentioned, im still new to the SB world. Much apprechiated. C

A Rolling Index Bet - currently IG will automatically close the postion at the end of every trading day, however I would like the positions to remain open for a longer period of time and be able to manually close the positions. (Roll over to the next trading session). I am aware that Overnight...

Hi guys, Im pretty new to spread betting and would be grateful for any input about where best to trade. Being new I want to keep things simple and take it from there....I have been SB with IG Index for a few months now and making a tidy profit each month....but I would like to make some rolling...