Recent content by heatonfan

That was what I meant - well spotted. If SLM have switched to variable spreads then the interview is a little embarrassing. I imagine they found news trading made absolute fixed spreads uneconomic, which is not entirely surprising. As I don't trade news, it makes no difference to me. One...

Somewhere on the net one of the directors did a very interesting interview outlining SLM's philosophy - which was that they want their customers to make money because then they stay as customers. Might be useful if SLM could post the URL as it gives some good background.

alan is right. absolute exemption from CGT and Stamp duty, but a potentially grey area where income is concerned. If spread betting profits constitute subsistence income, then it could be an issue. No clear cut answer. HMRC contains the same number of unambitious clock watchers as any other...

I have mentioned on some other threads that I use swtech.ie. No frills, servers in UK and had no real problems yet. No problems with speed, but i use it only for SLM. Apparently servers can sometimes get reset (which will turn off MT4) but has happened to me only once in 2 1/2 months. Priced...

Had put myself down as a maybe, but is wife's birthday the next day and she insists family to go away for the weekend together. Next time.

Great idea! Shouldn't this proposal get its own thread? Few quick ideas: 1. Somewhere towards Birmingham (perhaps not the NEC!) or somewhere central to make it accessible for the whole country would be nice. 2. Speaker topics: EAs, other technical indicators than MA40, other influences on...