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    How Will The VOD/VZ News Be Reflected In CFD's

    That's perfect, thanks :) Adam
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    How Will The VOD/VZ News Be Reflected In CFD's

    But this isn't a dividend payment.
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    How Will The VOD/VZ News Be Reflected In CFD's

    Hi There, I am long VOD in CFD's, and aware that Vodafone are dishing out cash and Verizon shares to share holders, as well as performing a 6:11 stock consolidation. How will this news be reflected in my CFD holding (I'm with Plus500), will I see any of the cash payout or Verizon shares...
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    The specifics of trading on bear and bull markets

    This **** has been spamming this stuff all around the forum, eventually pushing penny stocks, i'm waiting for him to come out with a "SURE THING FOR MEGA BUX $$$$"
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    CFD Trading Spreads??

    CFD's have a bid and ask spread, as well as a commission in most cases. To short sell at the real market price instead of using CFD's involves borrowing the underlying security from your broker and then selling it then buying it back (covering) at alter date for a cheaper price to give back to...
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    Plus500 As My First CFD Broker?

    Cheers Hate2Lose, I know i am after DMA in the long run, its just a case of running my account up to that size. I know what you are getting at with leverage, its not that i dont want it, its just 200:1 in currency is way too high, the question was more if i could lower it within the platform...
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    Plus500 As My First CFD Broker?

    Hi there, I am opening a CFD account in the next few days after about 2 years of studying, seminars and demo accounts, i'm ready to take the plunge and start trading on the side (I have a full time job in IT Security that provides stable income, this is just on the side with a view to building...
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    A Missing Piece - Macrowaves

    Hi there, I'm a bit of a lurker on these boards, i'm a newbie still doing a hell of a lot of research whilst i'm demo trading and just want to chuck this into the pot in case it helps someone as much as it has helped me. My reading list so far has been extensive, covering large sections of the...
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    Lessons on investing from Warren Buffet's mentor Benjamin Graham

    I am a big fan of Graham, but you have to remember his theories apply to a diversified portfolio over a significant period of time, which isnt conducive to a lot of trading styles on this board, by following Grahams evaluation technique you're taught to loose site of when you will take profits...
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    Sparetime Trader

    Hi All, I have been lurking for a month or so now and have finally broken cover, so I suppose its only right to introduce myself. Im Adam, i'm 22, I have a stable job in a non finance related industry (I'm a computer security analyst in the UK) that I earn a decent living from. In my spare...
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    Broker IB, what order type is this hypothetical buy considered?

    I think your confusing trailing buy orders with trailing stop orders. Otherwise can you link me to your brokers literature on trailing buy entry orders, because what your describing would mean the broker would have to speculate/have knowledge of the price move to know the next tick was to the...
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    Broker IB, what order type is this hypothetical buy considered?

    What your asking for is an order that solves the Entry problem. A Limit order is to take profit when price reaches a certain goal, your talking about a trailing buy order which doesn't exist. Don't get me wrong i wish it did, having an order type that gaurenteed that you entered at the exact...
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