its 6,200 about now, if your serious about 'Put' options id wait till all this serious economic news in the US is over with, no need to rush into such a big trade like that with just hope. hedge it 25% with a 'call' on a stock like Samsung or Google, although Google is rather heavily traded so...
i would say start cdf trading and with an amount of £100, see this as your learning fee.. you can trade as small as 0.01 contracts, but i would suggest trade indexes and 0.2-0.5 size contracts and don't expect to be driving a Ferrari after a week..
with cdf index trading you are 99.75%...
day trading in small time frame charts is similar to gambling, most of the time its a 50/50 chance of wining the trade, patience is the key to making money, and discipline