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If automatic trading really works why isn't everybody a millionaire ?

Is there any kind of ceiling on the amount you can accumulate on your account with a spread betting company by consistent successful spread betting ?

Hi Meanreversion. Thanks for the info - I wasn't looking beyond the end of my nose !!

Hi Meanreversion, Am I missing a point, but why do you pay ProRealTime £400 a year when you can get it for free with IG ? Or is your version more sophisticated ? I find the IG advanced charts pretty good, although I haven't tried any 'programming'. One thing I miss is the ability to use an...

Just an update: Item 17. 'Mind over markets' has now been sold Feenix

I have the following books for sale :- 1. Day Trading with short term price patterns & opening range breakout by Toby Crabel 2. Reminiscences of a stock operator by Edwin Lefevre 3. Beyond the Investor's Quotient by Jacob Bernstein 4. Forecasting Financial Markets by Tony Plummer 5. The...

I have a copy of this book in mint condition (with dust jacket) for sale. If interested contact me at [email protected]

I have a copy of this book in mint condition and would be interested in selling it. Anybody interested ?

I like to check each day what figures are due out so that I can stand aside or at least have a close stop in position. I normally trade with IG Index, but their list of figures due out this morning (Mon 3 Aug) did not include the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index that came out at 9.28am...

I'm not sure whether we're supposed to do this or no but I've got a collection of old vinyl LP's that I want to sell. They are mainly from the 70's and are middle of the road rock. I've got about 120 of them. I'd accept any reasonable offer. I live in Bromley, Kent. If you want more...

Day traders are familar with the tendency for markets to trade in a narrow range for quite some time and then suddenly break out. This results in the day trader having nothing much to do for periods of time and then a rush of action. I find this a problem, having sat in front of my computer...

I currently have an account with IG Index and like their 'advanced charts' provided by it-finance.com, but there are some aspects of their platform that I find irritating. I am considering opening another account with a different SB company. Does anybody know of any SB company(s) that uses the...

Just a quick note to thank Fibonelli for arranging the meal last Tues 6 Nov. Really enjoyed it, hope we can do it again some time. Regards, Feenix

London meet up I'd be interested in any proposed get together. I'm retired and live in Bromley and can get into central London quite easily.

The answer to all this is really quite simple. One of the basic principles of UK taxation is that if profits are taxable, then losses are allowable. According to the type of loss it can either be set against similar profits of the same or subsequent years, or in the case of trading losses...