Traders are better at managing risk than the regulators June 20, 2011 UNEASE about the information provided to some Contracts for Difference (CFD) customers has caused concern to the financial authorities in Ireland. This has no direct implication for UK traders, but it is worth revisiting the current regulations and risks of CFD trading. Ultimately, all good traders must take responsibility for their own risk exposures. Last [...]
Greece is the word as country’s debt woes persist June 19, 2011 NEWS from Luxembourg yesterday evening that Eurozone finance ministers may release a fifth tranche of bailout funding for Greece will be the major focus for traders this morning, but European stock markets are nevertheless expected to open to the downside this morning. The general reaction is likely to be that this is merely another finger-in-the [...]
WALL STREET WEEK AHEAD June 19, 2011 THE S&P 500’s 200-day moving average is the line in the sand as the bulls and the bears fight over the US stock market’s direction. It will face one of its stiffest tests this week with Greece’s debt crisis reaching a climax. After setting its closing high for the year on April 29, the S&P [...]
A drink with the master of UK entrepreneurship June 19, 2011 LUKE Johnson is a man who takes a while to introduce. He seems to have run, or had his hand in running, half of the middle-class high street. Pizza Express, Giraffe, Patisserie Valerie, Belgo, Strada, Feng Sushi, Baker and Spice, the Signature Restaurants that owned The Ivy and Le Caprice – to name a few. [...]
Learn how the experts secure their business funding June 19, 2011 ARE you an aspiring entrepreneur, a business owner or investor? If so, then you should come to the City A.M. and Entrepreneurs World conference on 22 June 2011. It’s happening on Wednesday and is a must for those interested in entrepreneurial business funding. The plan for the conference is simple: we are bringing successful entrepreneurs [...]
YOUNG WOMEN: BATTLE SEXISM WITH BUSINESS June 19, 2011 BUSINESSES run by women in Britain generate £130bn for our economy. Between 1997 and 2007, the number of female-owned companies in the US grew 44 per cent, twice as fast as the number of male-owned firms. And in China, women own more than 40 per cent of private businesses. This trend is a global phenomenon [...]
The training steps needed to become a trading superstar June 19, 2011 IN ANY popular Hollywood movie that aspires to true greatness, a montage scene, in which the hero learns the skills needed to succeed, is de rigueur. The pinnacle of this cinematographic method can be seen in the 1976 film Rocky. A movie about a retail trader earning a steady income from spread betting might not [...]
THE WEEK AHEAD in association with GFT June 19, 2011 COMPANIES ● Agrekko will make a trading announcement today. The company has benefited from large temporary energy supply contracts following Japan’s earthquake. ● On Tuesday, First Property, Halma and Creston release earnings. The latter provides marketing insights and communications services. ● On the same day, Whitbread will release its interim management statement. With consumer spending [...]
THE TIPSTER June 19, 2011 TEMPORARY power provider Aggreko is due to make a trading announcement today, having enjoyed some really good gains in the last three months. Investors will be hoping that the good news continues with the shares trading near all-time highs. CMC Markets offers a spread of 1,883.60p-1,890.43p. Falling resource prices are doing commodity stocks few favours, [...]
FTSE tumbles as Greek crisis prompts flight from equities June 16, 2011 BRITAIN’S top shares fell sharply yesterday as fears over the global recovery and a contagion impact from the Greek debt crisis prompted investors to sell out of riskier assets such as commodity stocks. The FTSE 100 ended down 43.74 points, or 0.8 per cent, at 5,698.81, back at levels last seen after the Japanese earthquake, [...]
