Recent content by DerekL

It was "COGTC" - a closing order good-till-cancelled. This has happened at least once before - I cannot remember if it was on the new platform or the old. I should have learned from the experience - I may have thought it was just a cut-over glitch (if it was on the new).

Last night at around 5pm I opened a long bet on the FTSE100 cash at the closing price and with a market price stop at the low of the day. This was not a guaranteed stop. This morning at around 7:30 before the market opened I noticed my stop had gone and their quoted price was well below where my...

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Hi there, easy2spreadbet have the option of allowing orders to be placed based on 'market prices' as opposed to their quoted price. Does anyone have any views as to the advantages/disadvantages of placing orders based on the market prices? I have been attracted to it because I base my trading...

Hi, I too had problems with the link but got it to work by copying and pasting to my browser address bar. You must copy up to and including ".PDF" though - this bit was not underligned by my email client (outlook express).

CRB's Hi Options, Thanks for the detailed reply. I do intend keeping my bets to the minimum as I am a new player. When you say 'don't have a credit account' I assume you are advising not to open short trades - at least until I have gained more experience. On long trades you do know what your...

Can anyone help? New to trading and concerned about short positions. Just opened a D4F SB account and I want to limit risk on short positions. Should I always place CRB orders or could I adequately limit losses just by placing a Stop Buy order at an appropriate level? Is there a problem with...