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Naz, Does that not also hold true for the UK Level 2 trading screen?

Thanks for your help guys, Interesting you should mention GNI - I was wondering whether it was going to be cheaper paying their 0.25% commission, or even E Trade's $10.00 commission as MMiller suggested, against the 'spread cost' suffered thru CMC. By the sounds of it Morris you see the spread...

I am considering using deal4free to trade equities. Can someone explain to me how they calculate their spread compared to the underlying market. And on average, how many points do you lose compared to utilising the Level 2 screen? Thanks Kevynt

UK Level 2 Hi, Can anyone recommend good reading material to get a handle on the UK Level 2 trading screen? Thanks Kevyn T

Trading for a living Thanks for those responses. It was interesting to note how many people looked upon trading profits as a dollar return within a daily timeframe. My own view is that trading profit is a reflection of the risk model you incorporate. Risk models are best calculated over a...

mm.. 'trading for a living..', conjures up all sorts of lovely thoughts/emotions. And you know the game of trading, it is a beautiful game. They reckon Chess is the ultimate mind game... they have no idea! Trading challenges us in so many different ways.. more often than not highlighting our...

Paper Trade Exercise: Throw a dart, roll a dice, blindfold pick… whatever, make a random stock selection from a bunch of liquid, relatively high beta stock. Your strategy for trading this stock is simple: - Purchase only when the main index is trending up (say two consecutive ‘up days’) - 1%...

What comes first, the chicken or the egg...? And in trading, what are the key elements to success and do they have a correct order/priority? Of all the ingredients deemed as necessary, highly desirable... it is the following three that I would like others to comment on, and most particularly...

I notice on some of the trading sites that there is reference to the fact that the UK tax regulations may soon change in respect of the 'no stamp duty' currently applicable to CFDs. Can anyone provide further insight on this? Thanks Kevyn T

Good afternoon... well its afternoon here in Perth. I would like to get a handle on the number of currently 'successful' traders out there... and I apreciate the term, 'successful' can be seen as a subjective judgement, so in this instance let me define it as follows: A Trader who has, over a...