Recent content by smiley33

Different interest payment? Thanks guys - appreciate the info. However, this was exactly the point I was trying to make: With OANDA, say you have gone long on GBP against, say USD. As holding funds in the OK would pay you , say, 3.75% interest (assume negligible inflation for a sec) if you...

Interest payments on FX Deals Hello folks, I have taken your advice and will open a Hotspot account to see how it behaves in the flesh . My question: Does Hotspot - or any other FX broker offer interest payment on the invested amount? OANDA has the 'habit' of calculating interest (and paying...

Low Risk Ozzy, for low risk - and low return, I use Blue Sq (still back my moves with BOM some times on the FTSE). They offer daily the ability to go for a 'up or down' bet, which again, if you have done your homework, and dont get caught out by sudden market malaise, can give something daily...

BOM, Trading Strategies et al Ozzy, I have been using BOM for close to 2 years now, and although wouldnt trust them with huge sums of money, have no reason to believe they are shady. I used t successfully trade daily options on the FTSE, or expiry bets - as the FTSE is not the most...

Oanda Hi Chaders, I have looked at many other brokers, yet have done all my FX Trading thorough oanda (www.oanda.com or fxtrade.oanda.com) EUR/USD spred of 2 pips (weekdays), a fantastic trading interface (well I like it) and they pay you interest by THE SECOND. What this means; say you go...

FX vs Equities Hi folks, Like adamdhsmith I am also a proponent of FX dealing - and would like to ask people to consider FX dealing as an alternative to equities. It is a very different kind of beast - nowadays equity markets get infested by a malaise by bad news which stops us interpreting...