Forex Spread Betting: EUR/JPY Sees Gains on Positive Eurozone Sentiment

This morning the bulls have got the bit between their teeth, pushing the euro, commodities and commodity currencies higher. The EUR/JPY is the morning’s top mover as the euro and yen head in different directions. The euro is stronger on positive sentiment regarding the Eurozone, while the yen is weak following news that ratings agency [...]

Spread Betting Guide to Speculating on LinkedIn Shares

Where to Spread Bet on LinkedIn You can trade on spread betting markets such as LinkedIn with spread betting companies like: FinancialSpreads GFT CMC Markets 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 LinkedIn Should [...]

Financial Spread Betting Guide to Trading Resolution Shares

Where to Spread Bet on Resolution You can trade on spread betting markets such as Resolution with spread betting companies like: IG Index GFT City Index 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 Resolution [...]

Spread Betting Guide to Trading IMI Shares

Where to Spread Bet on IMI You can trade on spread betting markets such as IMI with spread betting companies like: Capital Spreads Spreadex City Index 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 IMI [...]

USD/CHF Hits Record Low as Risk Aversion Boosts Swiss Franc

This morning the US dollar pairs are making the big moves as record levels are hit and rallies extend. The euro is not far from the headlines with a strong morning that extends the EUR/USD‘s rally this week. There is also yet another reversal for the EUR/GBP which sold off into the evening session yesterday. [...]

FTSE 100 Spread Betting Market Sees Early Gains Reversed on Poor US GDP

European indices saw positive gains largely reverse in the afternoon session on the back of an unrevised reading of US GDP for the first quarter, when a rise had been expected. The FTSE 100 saw gains reverse to trade flat whilst the DAX and CAC both saw falls of between 0.4% and 0.8% as traders [...]

EUR/USD Rate Swings on Commodities Spread Betting Volatility

This morning the euro is continuing to lurch between bullish and bearish behaviour with the EUR/USD now above last week’s closing level. The euro appears to be trading in line with the general appetite for risky assets, a theory supported by a post from FT Alphaville showing how the EUR/USD has become correlated with the [...]

Forex Spread Betting: Greek Bonds Downgrade Breaks the Euro’s Resilience

After spiking higher on Tuesday sterling spent most of the rest of the week on the retreat. On Thursday and on Friday morning it was languishing a cent and a half down from Monday’s starting point. The pound rallied strongly on Friday, making back that loss, and continued higher early this Monday morning. By the [...]

Gold Spread Betting Prices Stabilise but Fail to Push Higher as Indices Fall

We have seen sharp drops across several stock market indices at the start of this trading week. Worries amongst financial spread betting speculators indicate that this could certainly be the beginning of a much anticipated correction in the markets. May seasonality underlying factors have kicked in rather later than expected & could possibly add additional [...]

Gold Spread Betting Prices Stabilise but Fail to Push Higher as Indices Fall

The start of the trading week has seen sharp declines across several indices. Concerns amongst spread betting investors indicate that this could be the start of a much awaited correction in the markets. May seasonality factors have kicked in later than expected and could add further weakness to help the bears take the markets lower [...]