FX Spread Betting: Will NZD/USD See Record Highs?

The last day of 2010 has started with continued dollar weakness. The British pound has recovered well after yesterday’s sell off following better than expected Halifax House Price Index data. Prices rose by 0.4% vs the expected drop of -0.2%. The GBP/USD looks to be developing some support around the $1.5350 level. The euro also [...]

Currencies Spread Betting: USD Hits Record Lows Versus AUD and CHF

This morning the US dollar has hit new record lows against two key currencies. AUD/USD hit a fresh record high of $1.2000, but has since reversed slightly, while the USD/CHF has continued its slump down to a new low of SFr0.9417. Gold is enjoying the dollar weakness and is holding above $1,400. If the precious [...]

Spread Betting Markets Quiet as Expected, However FTSE Index Does Break 6000

The Spread Betting Markets – Last Week: Volumes were very thin in the run up to Christmas. The FTSE was trading on approximately 1/3rd of normal trading volumes. The FTSE was been determined to grind higher however, with each day ending with the market in positive territory. The index managed to hit the psychologically important [...]

Online Spread Betting Guide to Speculating on Platinum

Where to Spread Bet on Platinum You can trade on spread betting markets such as Platinum with spread betting companies like: Financial Spreads CMC Markets Spreadex To see which companies offer 24 hour trading, new account offers, stop losses and trading charts see Spread Betting Companies. How to Spread Bet on Platinum [...]

Online Spread Trading Guide to Speculating on the Hang Seng Index

Where to Spread Bet on the Hang Seng You can trade on spread betting markets such as the Hang Seng with spread betting companies like: CapitalSpreads CMCMarkets Paddy power trader To see which companies offer 24 hour trading, new account offers, stop losses and trading charts see Spread Betting Companies. How to Spread [...]

Online Spread Betting Guide to Speculating on the MDAX Index

Where to Spread Bet on the MDAX You can trade on spread betting markets such as the MDAX with spread betting companies like: IG Index CMCMarkets Paddy power trader To see which companies offer 24 hour trading, new account offers, stop losses and trading charts see Spread Betting Companies. How to Spread Bet [...]

Spread Trading Guide to Speculating on Lean Hogs

Where to Spread Bet on Lean Hogs You can trade on spread betting markets such as Lean Hogs with spread betting companies like: Capital Spreads City Index GFT To see which companies offer 24 hour trading, new account offers, stop losses and trading charts see Spread Betting Companies. How to Spread Bet on [...]

FX Spreads: Yen Strengthens Across the Board

In the FX spread betting markets this morning’s main theme is money flowing into the Japanese yen with the USDJPY, EURJPY and GBPJPY down by around 0.7%. The pound and euro have stabilised against the dollar, but are still falling behind the Australian and New Zealand dollar which are powering ahead. The Strength of the [...]

City Index Upgrades Spread Betting App

City Index has announced the release of a new version of its iPhone spread betting and CFD trading application, City Trading. The application was first launched in October 2009 and was claimed to be the first iPhone FX trading app to provide clients with full and secure access to their trading accounts on the go. [...]

US Stock Markets Hit Two Year Highs

Last night US stock markets made fresh 2 year highs with the Nasdaq 100 the pick of the bunch thanks to tech heavyweight Apple and the lack of banks. The FTSE 100 is also enjoying a good 2010 with the weak pound helping to boost the value of overseas earnings. In FX spread betting, the [...]