Recent content by Hawk12

Has anyone using IG index for spread betting got firsthand experience of a company they have a position in being taken over via a cash and share takeover? IG index seem to suggest the entire offer is paid in cash and a new position opened in the purchasing companies shares free of charge at a...

I was wondering if someone could help me with understanding exactly what my SB company IG index do to my account if I hold an open position to sell on the day a stock goes ex-dividend and why they do it. The IG index web site states they debit my account the value of the dividend payment on the...

Three to five bars! I mean i understand that the bar your on obviously thats active but how the hell do you trade using three to five bars thats 15 to 25 minutes. I look at negative a positive divergence forming, re load the graph and it hasn't even made a touch on the overbaught oversold...

Im quite new to trading. i like to spread bet and my chosen platform is IG index. They changed their charting software recently and ever since then if I load up data the rsi is drastically different to when it is plotted if I actively view it. e.g. I view gold with 5 minute candles and the rsi...

Does anyone else have these problems with the new charts (which Im growing to hate btw) 1. Flick to the 10 minute view from the five then back to the five minute and the preceeding three or four candle sticks simply disapear as if the bet was rolling over. Only way to fix it is to log out then...