Recent content by McStay

My experience with IG has also been reasonable .. and they do have a superb range of markets .. I had issues with the huge spreads, but unlike capitalspreads, after the spread is taken upon sale/purchase of your position, the market price is displayed and used to track stops .. IMHO, tracking...

mburdge, A million thanks for the encouraging post .. maybe I will give deal4free a try .. At least, I now know what to check about their system before committing funds to them. Yes, on paper, the tax-free nature does sound attractive .. and all one is asking for is a fair trading system ...

You are right I could not comprehend such a loaded setup .. I do realise you are obligated to say what you can to make the mugs to keep coming .. good luck to you, but it should not be at other peoples' expense. Well they do exist, and I wonder why this should be unknown to a guru like...

You are right, Its not tax free .. IMHO there is no use having a tax free system that ensures you have a very limited life as a trader. I want to have a long trading life, and be as successful as I can be. spread-betting does not present that opportunity for me .. This is not a blanket...

In a regular futures contract or spread-contract, this is possible. One contract is a distinct entity which can stand by itself, and should not prevent you from buying another contract which represents taking an opposite position. Of course, one can also choose to adjust their initial position...

Just seen the bit about E*Trade choosing capitalspread presumably because 'they know quality when they see it' .. my take on that is that it has nothing to do with quality, but everything to do with increased earnings at a reduced cost -- ie, reason behind most outsourcing decisions. 2 points...

Spread Betting is a joke .. and Capital Spreads is a terrible spread-betting service .. I read in this forum how they had the tightest spreads, and signed up with them, and on paper it seemed comparatively tight. My experience has revealed otherwise -- you actually get charged double the...

This forum is awesome .. thanks everyone for the replies .. have been most informative. I look forward to the day I will know enough to be able to post contributions that can be of use to someone in the forum ... One more question, please .. Regarding data services .. if one is a short-term...

Million thanks to commanderco & TheBramble .. your comments have been most helpful .. My concern with using TS2000i stems from bits I have read on the net that its no longer supported .. is this true ? Also, regarding MS, whats the best package to get ? with QCharts ? thanks ..

I am a fairly new trader still learning the ropes .. I primarily trade index and commodities futures .. Been using sharescope for a while, but find it too imited for my needs .. ie, its primarily a UK equities tool. I am thinking of going for tradestation or metastock .. I would prefer...