Recent content by marcadam

A bit late to the party but I'm based in Oxford too

Agree. Generally speaking, you'll get way better educational material for free by watching (decent) YouTube channels, Udemy courses, or by just playing around on a demo account with paper money. Definitely don't let it sway you towards a broker with worse spreads.

Have a look at ETX, their spreads are pretty much as good as it gets last time I saw.

IG are possibly the best out of that list, although there are several others that may be worth looking at. I used CMC for a while and generally wasn't too pleased. There's a comparison here that might be useful http://brokernotes.co/compare-cfd-brokers/

It's a bit of a nightmare... the ones that appear cheap are usually the ones with the most hidden fees etc. Have you considered any of the UK brokers? They virtually all have access to the markets you mention and are quite tightly regulated, therefore not too shady. I use Selftrade who've been...

Hi Mike, I'd recommend adding Hamish Raw's binaryoptions.com to the list, which has lots of useful information on brokers, signals, bonuses etc. There's also a great list of binary options resources here: http://www.financialcenter.com/50-options-trading-blogs.php