Top stock picks for 2011 January 3, 2011 TRADING individual equities is always a risky business for contracts for difference (CFD) traders. An ill-considered, poorly executed trade will leave your fingers severely burnt and your account balance in the red. But get it right and you’re on track to rake in the profits. Even though equity strategists are cautiously optimistic about the prospects [...]
STOCKS MUST NOT RELY ON QE STIMULUS January 3, 2011 CFD MARKET STRATEGIST, GFT AS WE head into the new year, there are a number of significant financial and economic issues still unresolved. The most immediate problem is the European debt crisis. The potential insolvency of many banks and the high levels of public debt of many member states will continue to weigh on the [...]
Whatever you want to invest in, there’s an ETF available December 22, 2010 IN THE United States, there is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) for everything you ever wanted to trade and plenty more that you had never even considered. While the likes of ophthalmology and nanotech ETFs have not yet made it across the pond, European investors should certainly be satisfied with the range of ETF products on [...]
Spain: better to be safe than sorry December 22, 2010 IT IS still too soon to say whether the Spanish government’s austerity budget will be enough to calm the markets and quell fears that an economy twice the size of Greece, Ireland and Portugal combined will need a bailout. But even if the legislation does resolve Spain’s problems, exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors with exposure to [...]
LISTED PRODUCT NEWS December 22, 2010 DB X-TRACKERS LISTS GLOBAL SECTOR ETFS Deutsche Bank’s ETF division db x-trackers yesterday announced that it had launched 10 global equity sector-based ETFs, listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). All 10 products will track the various MSCI?World sector indices, which give access to developed world equity sectors. This launch enhances db x-trackers’ offering of [...]
THE TIPSTER December 22, 2010 Although BSkyB and News Corp have been in the news recently because of political upheavals, the big decision has been announced and News Corp has received EC approval for a £7.8bn buyout of BSkyB. BSkyB’s shares have already jumped in response to the news, confirming investor approval. Along with strong promotions such as three months [...]
Banks give FTSE a boost as pre-Christmas rally continues December 22, 2010 BRITAIN’S leading share index pushed higher yesterday, supported by gains from banks as reports China is ready to buy Portuguese bonds eased European debt concerns. At the close, the FTSE 100 was up 31.69 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 5,983.49, edging ever closer towards the 6,000 level last seen in June 2008. The blue [...]
Bullish mood helps to drive Wall St up December 22, 2010 THE S&P 500 rose yesterday to its highest level since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, led by bank stocks that have leapfrogged other sectors in December. The banks – epicentre of the credit crisis two years ago – led indexes higher as a December run helped keep the market’s year-end rally afloat. The KBW Bank [...]
Surviving trial by canape December 22, 2010 THINK of a job interview and you probably imagine something like the more frightening parts of The Apprentice, where you are confronted with a panel of beady-eyed people who fire questions at you. But for many City jobs an integral part of the process is meeting in a social situation, either a meal or a [...]
How to evaluate a new project in five minutes flat December 22, 2010 IF you’ve ever watched TV hospital dramas, you’ll know that scene where the crash cart comes through the door and the doctor checks for the patient’s vital signs. Just as people have vital signs, so do projects. Assessing them quickly is a vital skill, and immediately gives you a view on whether something is likely [...]