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WorldSpreads Right then! Can't believe there's not a single thread yet on WorldSpreads going into administration ... another MF Global style fiasco of missing client money. Any inside skinny out there? I dealt with them numerous times, and although was rather amazed at their modus operandi...

Ok - so I can use the P&L part of my free equity to provide margin for fresh trades - but the question was, can I withdraw from the account all (or part) of the profit of an open trade ... as was possible under the old MarketMaker platform? Your customer service people told me NO, the trade...

Hi A quick question for PC if he could spare two secs, regarding changing up from MarketMaker to NextGen .... simply regarding access to the P&L of 'open' trades. 1. I post £20,000 to my new account. I take a spreadbet position thru NextGen, let's say £100 long GBPAUD at 1.5300, as a...

Hi all First post - having waded through 329 pages to see if I missed anything! First off, very impressed that PC has stuck with this exercise through thick & thin, and is still here taking the heat (as well of course as the applause...) I've been a CMC client since early '02 and must say...

Yup - I still do ... but only futures data, and I only look at stuff the next day, so no idea how timely it is. For comparison ShareScope has its data ready by around 5.30pm I think.

Yup - I'm taking a one month feed from Reuters Datalink. After two days of exploration my feelings are: Positve - breadth of data (esp. futures & indices), integration with Downloader is good Negative - UK equity data looks like it is based on reported trades for highs & lows, so there is a...