Recent content by azecci

Yes, the S&P has risen 20% so far this year and with my average leverage of approx 14x on a CFD with ~3% financing this equates to an expected 14 x (20%-3%) = 238% return. In practice I am holding individual named stocks with a tech-bias and was fortunate that many of these have outperformed...

An ETF is cheaper to hold but typically doesn't offer the same leverage as a CFD (perhaps 2-3x rather than 10+ with a CFD). With a 10% rise in the S&P you'd get around 70% profit with a CFD. LEAPS I always thought of more as risk-reduction rather than a pure-profit play. How do you think they...

Does anyone have any thoughts on using CFDs for buy & hold instead of purchasing regular shares? With analysts predicting an average S&P 500 rise of around 10% for 2013 and CFD financing still very low at under 3% surely this presents an excellent opportunity for an investor to take advantage...