Recent content by Crasho

Oh well in that case I'm glad I was an inspiration to you! :) Maybe I should write a book.

Not sure I appreciate the infomusement purpose of that.Think of it how you like, I'm trying my best to explore the possibility of a trade different to that of my own. Im way out of my comfort zone here so a word or two of helpfull advice may not go to waste.

Im in the same boat as you really Micmar, although I'm betting on indices. I've moved from the IT industry to this so it's a big learning curve. From my research I've found that there is a very small number of people that suceed (some people say 10%, not sure if thats true though) which is...

Thanks for your reply BM! I think I've come a bit too far tbh, I should probably take some time out to understand how everything comes together. Can you recommend me any good sources/books which explains the market from step 1? I need to understand the consumer impact on something i.e if the Oil...

I'm trying to begin analysing the affect news has on an index (in this case, wall street DOW average). At around 11am (NYC time) DOW dropped from 11340 to 11200 within the space of just over 1 hour. It flat lined for around 2 hours then climbed back up to 11360 within 1 hour. The question...

Something tells me you really don't like SB Bramble! I'm really just trying to learn the market a little better at the moment, but I am looking at sb at the moment. I'd appreciate any points you could provide as to why the chances of suceeding with SB are slim (Other than the bookies beating...

Hey guys, just recently started out in the market and in order for me to try and get a better understanding of what really influences stocks can anyone give me the most likely reason that Google is up +4.34 today? I've checked out some news articles but can't pin point anything. Thanks!

Firstly thanks all for your help. I'm using Paddy Power as it's the only established 'respectable' spread better I know of with money behind them (although please feel free to offer me otherwise). When you say a limited risk account, what do you mean? Whatever it is, I dont believe Paddy offer...

Hey guys, I'm currently using a demo SB account with Paddy Power and plan on doing so for a long while yet to gain experience etc etc. I understand there is no definitive answer for this question,and obviously experience will teach me but as a rough guide what are the chances of being caught...