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SPC, My experience (with Deal4free) is that spreads on individual companies change all the time according to volatility. Spreads on major indices are normally fixed or change very infrequently and always with prior notification.

I definitely do recommend CMC (D4F). They have the best spreads which is the most important factor of all (currently just 2 points on the FTSE and 5 points on the Dow) and supply an excellent trading platform.

Thanks Smiley.

Can anyone recommend the best data feeds and charting packages to use with CM's DOW strategy. I'd like to give it a go but the data and charting supplied by Deal4Free don't seem to be up to the task.

Justyn/TraderDave/fazalv, Many thanks. I have a lot to learn but there does seem to be a lot of info available. I have found a lot free on the web but no doubt the book goes into greater depth. I have been spreadbetting the Dow for a couple of years now but overall I am nursing a slight loss...

Justyn, Thanks. I'm familiar with divergences between price and indicator action so now feel a bit stupid for not realising what PD and ND stood for :o I think its just unfamiliarity with the abreviations which seem to be used here very freely. Jargon and abreviations are great when your...

abbreviations/jargon Guys - I am new to technical analysis but keen to learn as much as I can as quickly as I can. This thread looks really useful but I am struggling with some of the abbreviations and jargon used, e.g. ND, PD, etc. Can you direct me to where I can find an explanation of what...

cj12 - How high do you estimate the Dow would rise on short covering alone with no other buying if all shorts were covered? I'm a bit confused by your advice to wait for a 1% decline and then a 50-75% pullback. 50-75% of what?

Spoon102, Shorts provide support because a proportion of shorters take profit by covering (buying) at every dip. A proportion also cover in panic at every rally. The curent level of shorting is providing massive support to equity markets which will only be able to decline significantly when...

It seems not! Pity. That value and its ratio with actual price might be useful values to monitor.

Can anyone tell me how to find out or calculate or estimate what the price of each major index would be if all accounts were settled, i.e. if all shorts were covered?