Recent content by stealf

Before Hurricane Rita there was a lot of fear about its consequences that I knew were almost certainly going to be exagerated because Katrina was still fresh in people's minds and as we know people tend to extrapolate recent events beyond what's rational. If it hadn't struck at the weekend I...

Hey, I didn't mean to start a fight :| . Anley told me what I needed to know. I realise I need to check the numbers and do the math to see if it's worth it but it answered my question. The next one is can anyone recommend a specific direct access service with the best spreads or tell me how to...

I currently spread bet mostly on Forex and commodities and would like to reduce the cost of each trade, possibly by paying a a one-off fee which would be more than made up for in svaings on severeal trades. Someone on another thread mentioned moving to DA from SB to achieve this. What is DA?

I hear china is even importing rice now, though don't take that as a tip. Does any spreadbet service offer rice?

I want to invest in overseas penny stocks (pink sheet, OTC and small exchanges like Vancouver) but the only broker I can find that would allow me to trade these is Penntrade, which is american. I'd much prefer a UK broker to save on the hassle and maybe even provide an ISA wrapper. Does anyone...