Recent content by thomcooper

I have a Spreadex account that I've not used. They do have the equity & the short is actually at a higher price than IG - although the spread is a lot bigger. I prefer where possible to keep everything in 1 place as its easier to monitor & administer. I'll give it a whirl in the morning.

So, there's a nice little prop co that's way overvalued & going to feel some price pain when interest rate hikes clobber the nav & debt costs (IMO). My view is that I would see a profit from a short over the coming 2 years & so attempted to short the sept-14 price (in the view that I'd pay a...

You say it still has huge upside. Presumably you have a target price? Why not take your profits now, sit ready to dive back in when the report comes out. If the report is bad & it drops, then you've lost nothing. If its good & it costs you 10% before you get back in, then you're still buying...

Has anyone traded the UK house prices on IG? The Halifax Q4 2013 figure (last published figure I believe) was 173685 which IG would presumably interpret as 173.7. I was assuming that it worked similar to their stock offerings (whereby you pay around the spot price (with a premium if you buy...