Recent content by Col_Stiffler

I hope this won't be considered too outlandish an idea, but I have a suggestion that might help others in this respect. It certainly helped me. A while ago, I picked up a book on casino Blackjack and learned something called "Universal Basic Strategy" (UBS). This is a mathematically proven...

Hi, I'm not necessarily answering this as a 'successful' spread bettor, but I've just finished reading a book called "The Financial Spread Betting Handbook" by Malcolm Pryor, and I would point you in the direction of section 7. "Pricing and Hedging", and in particular the subsection entitled...

Hi, I've just finished reading Malcolm Pryor's book, as recommended by Tenapenny - I would also recommend it, it's well worth a read. Cheers Ian

Excellent article imho... thanks

Hi Racer, Was looking at those two P&F charts myself on Updata last night (I recently swicthed from Sharescope to Updata) - it seems a close below 10200 would be very significant. Interestingly, Updata gives a vertical count from the recent top for a downside target of 9800. Presumably though...

It's generally accepted, I think(!!), that trading is a very difficult process to master successfully. I suspect that 90% of people fail in any task/venture that fits that description, for various reasons. Although I'm not yet as successful as I eventually hope to be, my own trading is improving...

:lol: Much appreciated... keano, thanks... :lol:

I just can't resist... So there I was, trading away, and this guy comes up to me and says "Oi! No professionals!" I said "I'm NOT a professional". He says "Well, you should be. If you carry on the way you are, you'll be the best in the country" So I said "No thanks. I'm making sh*t loads from...

Rex, No problem... and I take your point - best to be safe in that respect! But yes, CS is definitely worth checking out. It should solve your problem. Regards

Hi Rex, Which spreadbet company are you using? I have restricted internet access at work too, but one spreadbet trading platform I am able to use is Captial Spreads. Might be worth you giving that a try if you havent before? Also, CS have fairly recently upgraded their platfrom to allow...

Perhaps the way forward here is for those, like me, who had their doubts for whatever reasons about SB companies and their practices, to take the issue up publicly (i.e. on these discussion boards) with someone like Simon from Capital Spreads - who appears to be happy to discuss anything with...

I for one have been pleased with the direction this thread has taken - thanks a lot guys! As someone fairly new to SB trading, I had read a few of the "misinformed" comments on various threads regarding the industry, from time to time - enough to worry me about what I could really expect if I...

techst@ Presume from looking at those charts you've provided you're planning to go long SAB - have you taken a position yet? Analysing the weekly chart looks bullish, having just bounced up from a trend line which began back in August '04. But, it printed a doji today, which can indicate...

Thanks for your reply, Simon - very much appreciated.

Firstly, I apologise if this issue has been put to CS previously on this massive thread – I don’t have time to read through the whole thing right now. And please bear with me – I need to set the scene first! A friend of mine who subscribes to a professional horse race tipping service has been...