Recent content by steve695

Thanks guys. After doing a fair bit of reading around it looks like spreadbetting / quote based CFDs are the cheapest but also carry an inherent risk in that the broker is the counter party. To be honest, all the anecdotes about SB companies refusing to close out profitable trades, delaying...

Hi everyone, Can anyone point me in the direction of any information about the costs involved in short selling stock using various methods? As far as I understand it, it's straightforward to take a short position using either futures, CFDs or a spreadbet but which is the best and why? The...