Recent content by matt101uk

Think CMC are doing really badly at the moment... losing a stack of cash here and there, few other reasons too.... markets are being bad for this type of broker....

Certainly some good points. You're right, spreads tend to be smaller on a market making provider. If you get a good spread at your provider and don't get put to dealer then it's certainly handy. However a lot of people on this forum have been put to dealer in the past because they started to...

Yes, realize they have to charge, but it does seem to be a bit steep sometimes. You either pay through commissions, spreads, re-quotes, financing, or all of the above. Surely charging less commission (commission is always there despite 'Zero Commission') and looking for the masses and let...

Thanks. Seems everyone wants to charge - which I guess is their business model. Perhaps I'll don a Joseph Jacket and do my own!

Hi all, Is there a place where one can spreadbet or trade CFDs without the middleman taking their large cut? I guess LMAX was an attempt at this, but you need huge amounts for an account. Or is this simply not viable due to lack of liquidity? I.e. you'll need a huge amount of people to start...

Many thanks I'll try and give both of them a go, see how I get on. Thanks.

Hi, Can anyone suggest a good Spread Bet or CFD company that commits to their no-requotes statement and will allow fairly rapid trading/scalping. Not that interested in MT4 with STP... Many thanks....

Why not just ask for choice spreads and be done with it?! Then everyone will go bust like WorldSpreads and we can all start punting on horses instead... Thinking about it, would people prefer choice spreads and pay commission, or keep with spreads and no commission???? We're fairly lucky in...

The real problem would be if you are already in, and want to get out. You could phone up, along with everyone else I guess! These systems are very complicated and made of multiple parts - one small problem on one (say CS's FEP) can back up the load everywhere else. Prices will flow from...

No problem. If you're still being accepted that *could* be to your advantage then... If you're quick enough, get a local feed to an exchange or broker of your liking, and chances are you'll see the prices earlier. If you still get accepted by a broker in a different country that tolerates...

Vinay, any reply to the slipping issue people are talking about. From what I've seen everyone slips, especially around news time. Maybe not IG, but that's another issue....

The reception gauges on the majority of trading platforms tend attempt to show the latency of the your connection between your trading program and the server. (Basically the time it takes for a message to get to get and back) General ISP/Internet issues aside, a few things can skew this...

Hi, Thanks for the feedback so far, yes it is looking good, although concerned to hear about gle101's comment about slippage. However I'd had that at pretty much every spread betting company in the last four years. Why can't you companies just allow a trade to go through?!!! Whilst the demo...

Hi All, Have tried the new spreadco platform web platform today, looks a bit slicker than before, decent charts and hedging positions now. Have any of you got a live account - are they reliable enough for a small company? - looks like they've been around for a few years now... anybody got any...