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jason0181, True, it could well be thats its hard cash falling away. I have ran both the live and demo Paddy Power Trader platform at the same time (Demo is running 15 mins behind of course) and the Demo is definitely climbing and falling at a slower pace. Also no runaway spikes or crashes on the...

Hi Everyone, Just thought I'd post an update. After my initial success, I quickly found that it is easier to loose than win. I will put my loosing streak down to my total lack of experience with spread betting and to the volatility of the oil market. HOWEVER, I have these observations of spread...

Hi Tenapenny, Tks for the info. Will try and keep my spending under control and see if I can earn something. Yesterday I finished the day with a small €76 profit for an afternoon of trading. Is that good or bad on €500 or should I be looking at this profit/loss from a different perspective? This...

Hi Crasho, I am from the I.T. industry also. Still doing it part time from home which affords me the time to experiment with SB. My idea is, lodge 500 Euro deposit, bet 1€/cent on Oil until I have enough on deposit to bet 2€/cent (Long or short). This morning, I hit that figure, closed out, and...

Hi Everyone, I have been reading up on spread betting and have used a Demo for a little while. Today I made an initial deposit with 500 Euro and concentrated on the Oil market. I seem to have made a few Euro at day end and set myself up for opening markets tomorrow. I have been buying (long)...

Sorry Everyone, Just realised I have posted this in wrong area of the forum. !!!

Hi Everyone, I have been reading up on spread betting and have used a Demo for a little while. Today I made an initial deposit with 500 Euro and concentrated on the Oil market. I seem to have made a few Euro at day end and set myself up for opening markets tomorrow. I have been buying (long)...