Recent content by dreamer628

18% cgt and 0.5% sd seems an awful lot to pay out for the government to put up even more tv adverts on intimacy and pay per click linked information on how to lose weight. Is DMA really so much better that it makes up for that? How? I do understand that the spreads are a lot thinner, which I...

And just to freak everyone out, here is why you don't want to leave any more money in your cfd/sb account than you absolutely have to to keep your positions open.

Incidentally whilst on the subject of firms unadvertised procedures, my main sb provider Igindex came up with an interesting one recently: If you order to open a position of more than £50/point on an index, and this order comes into activation 'out of hours', then instead of charging for example...

I've just seen a review on thereviewcentre.com that I find really interesting, because cmc's argument against me both on the phone and when I emailed them to complain was that I should have used their online payments service, which is supposedly quicker. But here was another user's experience...

Now here on the other hand is a cfd&sb company with a clearly set out margin policy on their home page: it's called etx capital and read this: "Due to the higher risks involved when dealing on leverage, it is important to be aware of ETX Capital's margin call procedure. Clients are required to...

Sure, and in future I would definately inquire about any new provider's margin procedures and if necessary provide evidence of my ability to meet requirements. The reason I didn't with them before I started was because with all my current providers I had become used to a markedly different...

Excellent advice and most thought provoking; thank you. Pretty much everything you said is spot on. I am starting to focus a lot more on capital preservation in my trades themselves by working to make all of my trades winning ones, which in practise means intentionally watching about 2 thirds...

Great, thanks :)

Thank you very much :) This past year's been the most extreme I can remember. At times it's almost a little surreal.

Oh if only I could be bothered to destroy the same ignorant comments over and over again. But then as Shepherd is evidently illiterate there would be very little point. Shepherd should stick with his sheep. No doubt they make a lot more sense. There should be a way of closing these threads once...

Thanks a lot :)

But that won't make them change anything. Further they will make money on the spreads, so I am more inclined to claim against them and close the account.

Five? Not any more!!! Just one more question though if I may: does anyone have any recommendations as to reliable solicitors with expertise in derivatives of this nature? The cost isn't an issue. I live in London, UK. Thanks

In order: 1. Required margin for opening positions on the FTSE100 is just 0.5% with cmc (same for S&P, and was an ntr of 50 with spreadex (S&P 10) and 80 with Ig (unsure of S&P, but substantially higher), both of whom have however raised it in the current market conditions (as of Monday) to 200...

Thank you gfrost, and I would have left any amount required had my previous experience with all other cfd&sb providers not been that they will give you significant opportunity to deposit additional funds once the market has moved against you. I have accounts with cityindex, Ig, and spreadex, of...