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Spread Betting and CFD Trading News
A daily look at the financial markets covering the stock markets as well as the forex and commodities markets. The daily review looks at market support and resistance levels, potential positives, the possible pitfalls and ...read review » Spread Betting and CFD Trading News.

Broker Opinions
The current buy/hold/sell broker opinions along with target prices. Review historical and aggregate broker opinions. Broker opinions can be viewed as a heat map and...read review » Broker Opinions.

Director Deals
Director Deals shows which UK companies are being bought/sold the most by their directors. View the Director Dealings as a heat map, see historical Director Deals, review how many shares are being traded and...read review » Director Deals.

Market Squawk
Free live Market Squawk audio news and commentary on the forex markets. Plus daily forex videos, daily forex strategies and a daily pivot sheet as well as a free economic calendar and...read review » Market Squawk.

Financial Heat Maps
Financial Spreads clients get free access to stock market heat maps. There are also Broker Opinions heat maps and Director Deals heat maps. Plus share performance ratios and technical analysis heat maps. The instant...read review » Financial Heat Maps.

Live Trading News Feed
When you log on to your Financial Spreads account, there is a simple and free news feed which you can customise. You can currently subscribe to the Financial Times rss feed for free. However...read review » Live Trading News Feed.

Spread Betting and CFD Trading Research
FinancialSpreads.com offers free access to a range of analysis, market data, research and news e.g. live Market Squawk, Broker Opinions, Director Deals, heat maps, live charts, a stock screener and...read review » Spread Betting and CFD Trading Research.

Index Spread Betting
Index Spread Betting: a trading guide covering commission-free and tax-free* stock market index spread betting, live prices, charts, 24 hour trading, demo accounts, how to spread bet on indices and...read review » Index Spread Betting.

Forex Spread Betting
Forex Spread Betting: a trading guide covering commission-free and tax-free* forex spread betting, live prices & charts, 24 hour forex trading, demo accounts, how to trade the FX markets and...read review » Forex Spread Betting.

Commodities Spread Betting
Commodities Spread Betting: a trading guide covering commission-free and tax-free* commodities spread betting, live prices & charts, 24 hour commodity market trading, demo accounts, how to trade the commodities markets and...read review » Commodities Spread Betting.

Gold Spread Betting
Gold Spread Betting: a trading guide covering commission-free and tax-free* commodities spread betting, live gold charts & prices, 24 hour gold trading, demo accounts, how to trade the gold markets and...read review » Gold Spread Betting.

Crude Oil Spread Betting
Crude Oil Spread Betting: a trading guide covering commission-free and tax-free* crude oil spread betting, live oil prices & charts, 24 hour crude oil trading, demo accounts, how to trade the commodities markets and...read review » Crude Oil Spread Betting.

UK 100 Spread Betting
UK 100 Spread Betting - a guide to spread betting on the UK 100 stock market index, how to access live UK 100 prices & charts, where to spread bet on the UK 100, using free test accounts and how to trade the...read review » UK 100 Spread Betting.

Wall Street Spread Betting
Wall Street Spread Betting - a guide to spread betting on the Wall Street stock market index, how to access live Wall Street prices & charts, where to spread bet on the Wall Street index, using free test accounts and how to trade the...read review » Wall Street Spread Betting.

DAX 30 Spread Betting
DAX 30 Spread Betting - a guide to spread betting on the DAX 30 stock market index, how to access live DAX 30 prices & charts, where to spread bet on the DAX 30, using free test accounts and how to trade the...read review » DAX 30 Spread Betting.

S&P 500 Spread Betting
S&P 500 Spread Betting - a guide to spread betting on the S&P 500 stock market index, how to access live S&P 500 prices & charts, where to spread bet on the S&P 500, using free test accounts and how to trade the...read review » S&P 500 Spread Betting.

CAC 40 Spread Betting
CAC 40 Spread Betting - a guide to spread betting on the CAC 40 stock market index, how to access live CAC 40 prices & charts, where to spread bet on the CAC 40, using free test accounts and how to trade the...read review » CAC 40 Spread Betting.

Nikkei 225 Spread Betting
Nikkei 225 Spread Betting - a guide to spread betting on the Nikkei 225 stock market index, how to access live Nikkei 225 prices & charts, where to spread bet on the Nikkei 225, using free test accounts and how to trade the...read review » Nikkei 225 Spread Betting.

Australia 200 Spread Betting
Australia 200 Spread Betting - a guide to spread betting on the Australia 200 stock market index, how to access live Australia 200 prices & charts, where to spread bet on the Australia 200, using free test accounts and how to trade the...read review » Australia 200 Spread Betting.

Irish Stock Market Spread Betting
Irish Stock Market Spread Betting - a guide to spread betting on the Irish Stock Market stock market index, how to access live Irish Stock Market prices & charts, where to spread bet on the Irish Stock Market, using free test accounts and how to trade the...read review » Irish Stock Market Spread Betting.

UK Mid 250 Spread Betting
UK Mid 250 Spread Betting - a guide to spread betting on the UK Mid 250 stock market index, how to access live UK Mid 250 prices & charts, where to spread bet on the UK Mid 250, using free test accounts and how to trade the...read review » UK Mid 250 Spread Betting.

Nasdaq 100 Spread Betting
Nasdaq 100 Spread Betting - a guide to spread betting on the Nasdaq 100 stock market index, how to access live Nasdaq 100 prices & charts, where to spread bet on the Nasdaq 100, using free test accounts and how to trade the...read review » Nasdaq 100 Spread Betting.

HS Hong Kong 40 Spread Betting
HS Hong Kong 40 Spread Betting - a guide to spread betting on the HS Hong Kong 40 stock market index, how to access live HS Hong Kong 40 prices & charts, where to spread bet on the HS Hong Kong 40, using free test accounts and how to trade the...read review » HS Hong Kong 40 Spread Betting.

Russ 2K Spread Betting
Russ 2K Spread Betting - a guide to spread betting on the Russ 2K stock market index, how to access live Russ 2K prices & charts, where to spread bet on the Russ 2K, using free test accounts and how to trade the...read review » Russ 2K Spread Betting.

Spain 35 Spread Betting
Spain 35 Spread Betting - a guide to spread betting on the Spain 35 stock market index, how to access live Spain 35 prices & charts, where to spread bet on the Spain 35, using free test accounts and how to trade the...read review » Spain 35 Spread Betting.

EUR/USD Spread Betting
EUR/USD Spread Betting - a guide to trading the EUR/USD forex market covering how to access live EUR/USD prices & charts, where to spread bet on EUR/USD, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » EUR/USD Spread Betting.

GBP/USD Spread Betting
GBP/USD Spread Betting - a guide to trading the GBP/USD forex market covering how to access live GBP/USD prices & charts, where to spread bet on GBP/USD, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » GBP/USD Spread Betting.

USD/JPY Spread Betting
USD/JPY Spread Betting - a guide to trading the USD/JPY forex market covering how to access live USD/JPY prices & charts, where to spread bet on USD/JPY, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » USD/JPY Spread Betting.

EUR/GBP Spread Betting
EUR/GBP Spread Betting - a guide to trading the EUR/GBP forex market covering how to access live EUR/GBP prices & charts, where to spread bet on EUR/GBP, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » EUR/GBP Spread Betting.

EUR/JPY Spread Betting
EUR/JPY Spread Betting - a guide to trading the EUR/JPY forex market covering how to access live EUR/JPY prices & charts, where to spread bet on EUR/JPY, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » EUR/JPY Spread Betting.

USD/CHF Spread Betting
USD/CHF Spread Betting - a guide to trading the USD/CHF forex market covering how to access live USD/CHF prices & charts, where to spread bet on USD/CHF, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » USD/CHF Spread Betting.

EUR/CHF Spread Betting
EUR/CHF Spread Betting - a guide to trading the EUR/CHF forex market covering how to access live EUR/CHF prices & charts, where to spread bet on EUR/CHF, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » EUR/CHF Spread Betting.

GBP/EUR Spread Betting
GBP/EUR Spread Betting - a guide to trading the GBP/EUR forex market covering how to access live GBP/EUR prices & charts, where to spread bet on GBP/EUR, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » GBP/EUR Spread Betting.

GBP/JPY Spread Betting
GBP/JPY Spread Betting - a guide to trading the GBP/JPY forex market covering how to access live GBP/JPY prices & charts, where to spread bet on GBP/JPY, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » GBP/JPY Spread Betting.

AUD/USD Spread Betting
AUD/USD Spread Betting - a guide to trading the AUD/USD forex market covering how to access live AUD/USD prices & charts, where to spread bet on AUD/USD, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » AUD/USD Spread Betting.

USD/CAD Spread Betting
USD/CAD Spread Betting - a guide to trading the USD/CAD forex market covering how to access live USD/CAD prices & charts, where to spread bet on USD/CAD, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » USD/CAD Spread Betting.

NZD/USD Spread Betting
NZD/USD Spread Betting - a guide to trading the NZD/USD forex market covering how to access live NZD/USD prices & charts, where to spread bet on NZD/USD, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » NZD/USD Spread Betting.

AUD/JPY Spread Betting
AUD/JPY Spread Betting - a guide to trading the AUD/JPY forex market covering how to access live AUD/JPY prices & charts, where to spread bet on AUD/JPY, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » AUD/JPY Spread Betting.

CHF/JPY Spread Betting
CHF/JPY Spread Betting - a guide to trading the CHF/JPY forex market covering how to access live CHF/JPY prices & charts, where to spread bet on CHF/JPY, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » CHF/JPY Spread Betting.

EUR/CAD Spread Betting
EUR/CAD Spread Betting - a guide to trading the EUR/CAD forex market covering how to access live EUR/CAD prices & charts, where to spread bet on EUR/CAD, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » EUR/CAD Spread Betting.

EUR/AUD Spread Betting
EUR/AUD Spread Betting - a guide to trading the EUR/AUD forex market covering how to access live EUR/AUD prices & charts, where to spread bet on EUR/AUD, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » EUR/AUD Spread Betting.

AUD/CAD Spread Betting
AUD/CAD Spread Betting - a guide to trading the AUD/CAD forex market covering how to access live AUD/CAD prices & charts, where to spread bet on AUD/CAD, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » AUD/CAD Spread Betting.

AUD/CHF Spread Betting
AUD/CHF Spread Betting - a guide to trading the AUD/CHF forex market covering how to access live AUD/CHF prices & charts, where to spread bet on AUD/CHF, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » AUD/CHF Spread Betting.

AUD/NZD Spread Betting
AUD/NZD Spread Betting - a guide to trading the AUD/NZD forex market covering how to access live AUD/NZD prices & charts, where to spread bet on AUD/NZD, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » AUD/NZD Spread Betting.

AUD/SGD Spread Betting
AUD/SGD Spread Betting - a guide to trading the AUD/SGD forex market covering how to access live AUD/SGD prices & charts, where to spread bet on AUD/SGD, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » AUD/SGD Spread Betting.

CAD/CHF Spread Betting
CAD/CHF Spread Betting - a guide to trading the CAD/CHF forex market covering how to access live CAD/CHF prices & charts, where to spread bet on CAD/CHF, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » CAD/CHF Spread Betting.

CAD/JPY Spread Betting
CAD/JPY Spread Betting - a guide to trading the CAD/JPY forex market covering how to access live CAD/JPY prices & charts, where to spread bet on CAD/JPY, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » CAD/JPY Spread Betting.

EUR/NOK Spread Betting
EUR/NOK Spread Betting - a guide to trading the EUR/NOK forex market covering how to access live EUR/NOK prices & charts, where to spread bet on EUR/NOK, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » EUR/NOK Spread Betting.

EUR/NZD Spread Betting
EUR/NZD Spread Betting - a guide to trading the EUR/NZD forex market covering how to access live EUR/NZD prices & charts, where to spread bet on EUR/NZD, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » EUR/NZD Spread Betting.

EUR/SEK Spread Betting
EUR/SEK Spread Betting - a guide to trading the EUR/SEK forex market covering how to access live EUR/SEK prices & charts, where to spread bet on EUR/SEK, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » EUR/SEK Spread Betting.

EUR/ZAR Spread Betting
EUR/ZAR Spread Betting - a guide to trading the EUR/ZAR forex market covering how to access live EUR/ZAR prices & charts, where to spread bet on EUR/ZAR, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » EUR/ZAR Spread Betting.

GBP/AUD Spread Betting
GBP/AUD Spread Betting - a guide to trading the GBP/AUD forex market covering how to access live GBP/AUD prices & charts, where to spread bet on GBP/AUD, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » GBP/AUD Spread Betting.

GBP/CAD Spread Betting
GBP/CAD Spread Betting - a guide to trading the GBP/CAD forex market covering how to access live GBP/CAD prices & charts, where to spread bet on GBP/CAD, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » GBP/CAD Spread Betting.

GBP/CHF Spread Betting
GBP/CHF Spread Betting - a guide to trading the GBP/CHF forex market covering how to access live GBP/CHF prices & charts, where to spread bet on GBP/CHF, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » GBP/CHF Spread Betting.

GBP/NZD Spread Betting
GBP/NZD Spread Betting - a guide to trading the GBP/NZD forex market covering how to access live GBP/NZD prices & charts, where to spread bet on GBP/NZD, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » GBP/NZD Spread Betting.

GBP/ZAR Spread Betting
GBP/ZAR Spread Betting - a guide to trading the GBP/ZAR forex market covering how to access live GBP/ZAR prices & charts, where to spread bet on GBP/ZAR, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » GBP/ZAR Spread Betting.

NZD/CAD Spread Betting
NZD/CAD Spread Betting - a guide to trading the NZD/CAD forex market covering how to access live NZD/CAD prices & charts, where to spread bet on NZD/CAD, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » NZD/CAD Spread Betting.

NZD/CHF Spread Betting
NZD/CHF Spread Betting - a guide to trading the NZD/CHF forex market covering how to access live NZD/CHF prices & charts, where to spread bet on NZD/CHF, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » NZD/CHF Spread Betting.

NZD/JPY Spread Betting
NZD/JPY Spread Betting - a guide to trading the NZD/JPY forex market covering how to access live NZD/JPY prices & charts, where to spread bet on NZD/JPY, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » NZD/JPY Spread Betting.

SGD/JPY Spread Betting
SGD/JPY Spread Betting - a guide to trading the SGD/JPY forex market covering how to access live SGD/JPY prices & charts, where to spread bet on SGD/JPY, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » SGD/JPY Spread Betting.

USD/DKK Spread Betting
USD/DKK Spread Betting - a guide to trading the USD/DKK forex market covering how to access live USD/DKK prices & charts, where to spread bet on USD/DKK, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » USD/DKK Spread Betting.

USD/NOK Spread Betting
USD/NOK Spread Betting - a guide to trading the USD/NOK forex market covering how to access live USD/NOK prices & charts, where to spread bet on USD/NOK, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » USD/NOK Spread Betting.

USD/SEK Spread Betting
USD/SEK Spread Betting - a guide to trading the USD/SEK forex market covering how to access live USD/SEK prices & charts, where to spread bet on USD/SEK, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » USD/SEK Spread Betting.

USD/SGD Spread Betting
USD/SGD Spread Betting - a guide to trading the USD/SGD forex market covering how to access live USD/SGD prices & charts, where to spread bet on USD/SGD, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » USD/SGD Spread Betting.

USD/ZAR Spread Betting
USD/ZAR Spread Betting - a guide to trading the USD/ZAR forex market covering how to access live USD/ZAR prices & charts, where to spread bet on USD/ZAR, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » USD/ZAR Spread Betting.

USD/CZK Spread Betting
USD/CZK Spread Betting - a guide to trading the USD/CZK forex market covering how to access live USD/CZK prices & charts, where to spread bet on USD/CZK, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » USD/CZK Spread Betting.

USD/HUF Spread Betting
USD/HUF Spread Betting - a guide to trading the USD/HUF forex market covering how to access live USD/HUF prices & charts, where to spread bet on USD/HUF, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » USD/HUF Spread Betting.

USD/MXN Spread Betting
USD/MXN Spread Betting - a guide to trading the USD/MXN forex market covering how to access live USD/MXN prices & charts, where to spread bet on USD/MXN, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » USD/MXN Spread Betting.

USD/PLN Spread Betting
USD/PLN Spread Betting - a guide to trading the USD/PLN forex market covering how to access live USD/PLN prices & charts, where to spread bet on USD/PLN, a free test account and how to trade the...read review » USD/PLN Spread Betting.

Oil Financial Spread Betting 2013
The US Department of Energy indicated a bigger than expected build in the weekly crude oil stockpiles yesterday, but the steep nosedive in oil prices was caused by overall inventories moving to a 22-year record high. Crude oil futures sank $2.44 to...read review » Oil Financial Spread Betting 2013.

Gold Market Financial Spread Betting 2013
The gold futures financial spread betting market resumed its plunge with a vengeance, losing $23.6. This was mainly due to a strengthening US dollar and falling demand for alternative assets. It was gold's biggest slump for...read review » Gold Market Financial Spread Betting 2013.

Commodity Market Financial Spread Betting 2013
A slump in the stock market yesterday was a bearish feature for commodities with gold paying the price too. The precious metal dropped $18.3 to end at $1,556.7 despite its safe haven demand which usually...read review » Commodity Market Financial Spread Betting 2013.

FX Financial Spread Betting 2013
The enthusiasm in the global FX spread betting markets following the bailout agreement in Cyprus was short lived. Reports of capital controls and hefty haircuts for deposits over €100,000 saw the euro tumble 112 points to...read review » FX Financial Spread Betting 2013.

Stock Market Financial Spread Betting 2013
Stock markets were fairly muted during the morning session yesterday. However the sharply lower than expected ADP Non-Farm payrolls started the selling in the afternoon. Shortly afterwards that added to...read review » Stock Market Financial Spread Betting 2013.

2013 Oil CFDs
Following the Cypriot rejection of a tax imposed on bank deposits, global markets went into a risk off mood and the energy sector was definitely no stranger to that. US oil CFDs dropped $1.85 to...read review » 2013 Oil CFDs.

2013 Gold Market CFDs
The gold market closed $7.3 higher at $1,612.1 yesterday, and is holding steady near a three week high this morning, after the Cypriot parliament rejected bailout terms involving a bank levy. Investors have flocked to...read review » 2013 Gold Market CFDs.

2013 Commodity Market CFDs
Gold closed at $1,591.4 in the last session but has breached the $1,600 barrier for the first time in more than two weeks this morning after Cyprus' bailout package was unveiled on Saturday. Depositors in Cypriot banks will have to...read review » 2013 Commodity Market CFDs.

2013 FX CFDs
In trying to rescue its banking system, Cyprus struggles to find a plan B after rejecting the deposits tax suggested last weekend. However, a Russian rescue is not on the table yet. This meant that worried FX investors headed to the...read review » 2013 FX CFDs.

2013 Stock Market CFDs
Stock market CFDs remain in a state of flux as Cyprus battles to avoid a default and exit from the single currency. The banks can't remain closed forever and there's no knowing what will happen when they reopen, which is now expected to be...read review » 2013 Stock Market CFDs.

2013 Oil Spread Betting
Even though we are seeing increasing signals that US employment is rebounding, their GDP data showed weaker than anticipated growth of 0.1%. As a result, energy investors' sentiment turned negative, pushing US crude oil $1.04 lower to...read review » 2013 Oil Spread Betting.

2013 Gold Market Spread Betting
The gold market fell to close at $1,579.1 yesterday, a $17 slide, and is around the $1,580 mark this morning. The precious metal has suffered its biggest monthly decline in nine months and its longest run of month-on-month declines in sixteen years. Despite physical...read review » 2013 Gold Market Spread Betting.

2013 Commodity Market Spread Betting
In commodities spread betting, gold closed at $1,584.2 yesterday, gaining $9.3. Investors are keen to see what stance the major central banks will take on monetary policy to aid any weaknesses in their economies. Continued quantitative easing is seen as...read review » 2013 Commodity Market Spread Betting.

2013 FX Spread Betting
In FX spread betting, the euro-US dollar pair resumed its plunge yesterday, breaking and closing below the $1.30 level for the first time this year and ending the session at $1.2991 after a 51 point drop. The Eurozone's economy slumped by 0.6% in...read review » 2013 FX Spread Betting.

2013 Stock Market Spread Betting
The Dow Jones stock market index continued to ride higher on its bullish momentum, posting another record at 14,354 before closing 33 points up for the day at 14,329. The very optimistic US investor sentiment looks to be continuing and...read review » 2013 Stock Market Spread Betting.

Crude Oil CFD Trading 2013
A rebounding US dollar and weaker equities drove oil futures lower yesterday as US crude prices tumbled $2.46 to close at $94.60. There were also widespread rumours that a major fund is liquidating its...read review » Crude Oil CFD Trading 2013.

Gold CFD Trading 2013
The decline in the gold CFD trading market gathered pace yesterday, with the precious metal losing $40.4 to reach $1,563.4. The initial move below the $1,600 mark attracted additional sellers, with a stronger dollar...read review » Gold CFD Trading 2013.

Commodities CFD Trading 2013
In commodities CFD trading, gold resumed its plunge yesterday, losing $5.4 to $1,603.7, on the back of increasing optimism that the economy is getting better and inflation is not just around the corner. However, the $1,600 mark has proved...read review » Commodities CFD Trading 2013.

Forex CFD Trading 2013
The latest Fed minutes caught forex CFD trading investors on the wrong foot yesterday as they showed different opinions on the exit strategy. The euro slumped 119 points to $1.3270, with the short-term EUR/USD chart showing...read review » Forex CFD Trading 2013.

Index CFD Trading 2013
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, the FTSE 100 fell from the dizzy heights of 6400 to below 6300 in a single session, with triple digit losses being recorded by most European indices. Overall investor sentiment...read review » Index CFD Trading 2013.

2013 Oil Trading
Crude prices followed stock markets lower yesterday, losing $1.58 to $96.08 a barrel, with extra downside pressure coming from a rebounding US dollar. The headlines and uncertainty regarding the European political arena helped remind everyone that...read review » 2013 Oil Trading.

2013 Gold Market Trading
Gold closed up $13.2 yesterday, as US GDP unexpectedly shrank in the fourth quarter of 2012. This encouraged investors to flock back into the traditional safe haven and this morning the metal is edging towards its highest level for...read review » 2013 Gold Market Trading.

2013 Commodity Market Trading
Commodity investors are still waiting for the catalyst that will cause gold to break out of the $1,660-1,680 range that it's been trapped in since last week. Yesterday, the precious metal closed $6.7 higher at...read review » 2013 Commodity Market Trading.

2013 FX Trading
The ECB left its benchmark interest rate unchanged yesterday, but it was President Mario Draghi's concerns over a strengthening euro that spooked the global FX markets. Consequently, the euro tumbled 124 points to...read review » 2013 FX Trading.

2013 Stock Market Trading
A rebound in stock markets yesterday took US indices back to the highs of last week but European indices have been a little more reluctant to recoup the losses incurred on Monday. For those US stocks, the...read review » 2013 Stock Market Trading.

2013 Crude Oil Spread Betting
An improved outlook for the US economy, as presented by the housing and employment data, sparked a rally in crude oil spread betting prices as demand for energy is expected to go up. In addition, events in Algeria, where hostages have been...read review » 2013 Crude Oil Spread Betting.

2013 Gold Spread Betting
Gold dropped $11.5 on Friday, but the spread betting market rising on the back of a stronger euro. Physical buying from China is adding to the gains, although Chinese policy makers are rumoured to be cutting back on future monetary easing measures to...read review » 2013 Gold Spread Betting.

2013 Commodities Spread Betting
In commodities spread betting, the gold market remains in a short-term buying mood and we are approaching the $1,700 level once again. Bulls may seem to have control for the moment, but clients should be aware that the precious metal has become a...read review » 2013 Commodities Spread Betting.

2013 Forex Spread Betting
The forex spread betting markets have seen the major currencies slip into two groups, with the euro and US dollar strengthening, and the yen, Swiss franc and pound weakening. The USD/JPY rate is now just trading under the ¥90 level, but the uber-bulls will...read review » 2013 Forex Spread Betting.

2013 Index Spread Betting
US index markets managed to shrug off the early bearish influence from a 12% nosedive in Apple, with the Dow Jones heading upwards to close 50 points up at 13,821. The rebound was supported by a surprise decline in jobless claims figures and...read review » 2013 Index Spread Betting.

CFDs on Crude Oil
Good news across the board, with reassurance of better days ahead from the ECB and a return to steroids for the Chinese economy, quickly spilled into the energy complex. Oil CFD investors took advantage of the opportunity, sending the...read review » CFDs on Crude Oil.

CFDs on Gold
The gold CFD trading market closed down $10.5 yesterday as worries remain over the longevity of the Federal Reserve's bond purchasing program. A weaker dollar was also a factor, but policy makers are concerned about the side effects that stimulus...read review » CFDs on Gold.

CFDs on Commodities
Gold CFDs gained $16.9 to hit the commoditys biggest weekly rise in more than a month. This surge followed the ECB's decision to keep interest rates unchanged, with Japanese gold futures reaching a high at around the...read review » CFDs on Commodities.

CFDs on Forex
Yesterday's big move was the euro which rallied substantially. In fact, 'substantially' probably isn't a strong enough word to describe the move to the upside as the EUR/USD CFD pair put on over two cents to take it...read review » CFDs on Forex.

CFDs on Indices
Across the pond in the US, the Dow enjoyed a lift from the Alcoa results, which got the fourth quarter corporate earnings season off to a good start. Buyers pushed Dow CFDs 60 points higher to...read review » CFDs on Indices.

Crude Oil Financial Spread Betting
Crude oil climbed $1.06 to $86.73 after the International Energy Agency raised the demand forecast for next year on signs of a Chinese recovery. With no intervention by OPEC, the crude oil financial spread betting market received extra support when...read review » Crude Oil Financial Spread Betting.

Gold Financial Spread Betting
Gold prices plunged sharply yesterday, losing $27 to $1,670.4, on the back of growing expectations that US lawmakers are nearing a budget deal. With the US starting to look like it might be able to apply...read review » Gold Financial Spread Betting.

Commodities Financial Spread Betting
In commodities financial spread betting, gold saw its biggest fall of the week so far, with the same fears that time will run out for US politicians weighing on the precious metal. The drop of $14.00, to just below the...read review » Commodities Financial Spread Betting.

Forex Financial Spread Betting
Standard & Poor's has lifted Greece's credit rating from 'selective default' to 'B-minus', offering the troubled nation a breath of fresh air. The euro/dollar financial spread betting pair climbed to its highest level for seven months, posting a...read review » Forex Financial Spread Betting.

Index Financial Spread Betting
The FTSE 100 is currently trading 15 points higher at 5950; yet another step towards that magic 6000 level. There's plenty of economic data on today's agenda and UK spread betting investors will be particularly interested in whether the BoE makes...read review » Index Financial Spread Betting.

Crude Oil Contracts for Difference UK
Crude oil futures fell to their lowest level in three weeks yesterday, dropping sharply by $1.6 to close at $86.26. The fall came as budget negotiations in the US failed to make any progress and and the Eurozone economy is expected to contract by...read review » Crude Oil Contracts for Difference UK.

Gold Contracts for Difference UK
Gold futures re-gained some of their recent losses yesterday, adding $5 to close up near the $1,700 mark at $1,698. The buying started after Mario Draghi said that the Eurozone economy was likely to shrink next year, prompting a return to...read review » Gold Contracts for Difference UK.

Commodities Contracts for Difference UK
A stalemate in US fiscal cliff talks dented confidence and weighed on commodities, including precious metals such as gold and silver. In the near-term, these talks will continue to dominate CFD trading sentiment and...read review » Commodities Contracts for Difference UK.

Forex Contracts for Difference UK
The euro continues to push higher against the dollar, reaching a seven-week high, as Greece earned a two year extension on its deficit target from the EU. Ultimately, the EUR/USD CFD pair advanced...read review » Forex Contracts for Difference UK.

Index Contracts for Difference UK
Further stalemate between the Republicans and the Democrats is making life difficult for US stocks. In addition, any attempt at a Christmas rally will struggle as long as the FTSE CFD market remains below...read review » Index Contracts for Difference UK.

Crude Oil Spread Trading UK
Speculation that Hamas and Israel were getting closer to a truce triggered a tumble in the crude oil spread trading markets yesterday. West Texas intermediate lost $1.74 to $87.29 as the so called Middle Eastern premium started to...read review » Crude Oil Spread Trading UK.

Gold Spread Trading UK
Gold has edged up by around $3 this morning, snapping a three-day decline after it closed at $1,724 yesterday. Fiscal cliff concerns in the US have added to gold's safe haven appeal. However, worries about the debt crisis in...read review » Gold Spread Trading UK.

Commodities Spread Trading UK
The gold spread trading market slipped by around $10 yesterday. This came on news that global gold demand had dropped by 11% in the three months to September, tumbling from record levels seen in the same period last year. The World Gold Council's report...read review » Commodities Spread Trading UK.

Forex Spread Trading UK
Overnight it was announced that the European officials failed to reach an agreement with regards to a new round of help for Greece. That immediately triggered a selloff in the shared currency, with the EUR/USD forex spread trading market now back in...read review » Forex Spread Trading UK.

Index Spread Trading UK
The FTSE spread trading index opened lower this morning but we have already recovered from a low of 5711, so it would seem that there are still a few bulls around, even after yesterday's big move higher. For technical analysts, the rally was a very bullish...read review » Index Spread Trading UK.

CFD Trading on Crude Oil
Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the US east coast around midnight with a number of oil refineries being shut down to avoid as much damage as possible. Although the super storm was generally bullish influence for oil products, the price of crude oil itself...read review » CFD Trading on Crude Oil.

CFD Trading on Gold
The gold market nosedived $38 on Friday, falling below the $1,700 mark, as an improved outlook for the US employment sector diminished the possibility of another expansion in monetary stimulus. From a technical analysis point of view, the gold chart...read review » CFD Trading on Gold.

CFD Trading on Commodities
A sigh of relief after the devastating Hurricane Sandy attracted demand for precious metals as well as the whole commodities spectrum. We may have also seen some bargain hunting considering gold's retracement towards the...read review » CFD Trading on Commodities.

CFD Trading on Forex
Speculation that Barack Obama would be re-elected as the US President hurt the dollar yesterday as the global forex markets associated him with ongoing loose monetary policy. As a result, the EUR/USD pair rose to...read review » CFD Trading on Forex.

CFD Trading on Indices
Stock market indices enjoyed a strong bounce yesterday following the strong ADP employment data and some decent, though weaker-than-expected, US consumer confidence numbers. However, despite the big jump in the Dow, this hasn't...read review » CFD Trading on Indices.

Oil Spread Trading UK
A significant plunge in the equities combined with a strengthening US dollar to easily weigh on the energy markets. As a result, the WTI crude oil spread trading market followed stocks lower, dropping $2.60 to a new recent low. In terms of crude oil analysis...read review » Oil Spread Trading UK.

Gold Market Spread Trading UK
After Friday's Chinese export figures exceeded expectations for September, the gold spread trading market fell to its lowest level in two and half weeks. This came as gold market investors speculated that China may not need additional stimulus after...read review » Gold Market Spread Trading UK.

Commodity Market Spread Trading UK
Despite being perceived as a hedge against troubled times, gold lost yesterday's battle with the dollar as a safe haven asset. Instead, because the two are inversely correlated, the precious metal joined the rest of the commodities spread trading market, losing...read review » Commodity Market Spread Trading UK.

FX Spread Trading UK
In FX spread trading, the euro-dollar pair dropped 37 points to $1.2933 as Spain's biggest bank, Banco Santander, reported an incredible 94% fall in third quarter profits as property prices continued to...read review » FX Spread Trading UK.

Stock Market Spread Trading UK
Stock market spread trading investors got a wake up call yesterday, with a sharp sell-off that saw the FTSE wipe out the hard work it had put in to get back above 5900. In the case of the DAX 30, its 2.1% decline was enough to send the index below...read review » Stock Market Spread Trading UK.

UK Oil CFD Trading
The price of Nymex crude oil rallied sharply yesterday, effectively recouping the losses posted the day before, largely on the back of a border conflict between Turkey and Syria. Furthermore, a fire reported at one of Exxon Mobil's refineries exacerbated the...read review » UK Oil CFD Trading.

UK Gold Market CFD Trading
Gold increased by as much as 0.3% yesterday, touching the highest intraday level since November last year. The spreads market saw the fourth consecutive day of gains, as stimulus measures continue to make the precious metal an attractive...read review » UK Gold Market CFD Trading.

UK Commodity Market CFD Trading
Commodity investors were put on the back foot yesterday by a bleak prediction from the International Monetary Fund regarding the global economic outlook. Gold prices declined for the third day in a row, dropping $12.55 to...read review » UK Commodity Market CFD Trading.

UK FX CFD Trading
As an immediate reaction to the Spanish credit rating downgrade, the shared currency dropped versus the US dollar. Nevertheless, this may pile pressure on the Spanish government to ask for a bailout from the ECB. Ironically, that turned the table and...read review » UK FX CFD Trading.

UK Stock Market CFD Trading
The IMF's downgrade to global growth is not what anyone wanted to hear right now. However, the FTSE futures were higher this morning as investors took the downgrades to Chinese growth forecasts as a sign that more stimulus was imminent. The UK's coalition government are...read review » UK Stock Market CFD Trading.

Online Crude Oil Spread Trading
FedEx, one of the bellwethers of US economy, cut its profit forecast for this year, thus denting an optimism which had dominated the online markets for the last few weeks. The fresh doubts spilled over into the energy markets and saw US crude continue to slump, losing...read review » Online Crude Oil Spread Trading.

Online Gold Spread Trading
The introduction of more Spanish austerity, in defiance of the protests, was interpreted by many as a sign that a request for financial help is imminent. Therefore, concerns about future inflation made the headlines and the gold spread trading market rose by $23 to...read review » Online Gold Spread Trading.

Online Commodities Spread Trading
In online commodities spread trading, the Spanish delay in asking for a bailout, which had been recently priced in, sent gold investors to the exit. A rebound in the dollar also put downside pressure on the price of the precious metal, causing it to lose $8.70 and...read review » Online Commodities Spread Trading.

Online Forex Spread Trading
The unveiling of a Spanish austerity budget with €40 billion of spending cuts offered the common currency a bit of breathing space. Forex spread trading investors seemed to assume that this will mean that a bailout is just around the corner and boosted the euro by...read review » Online Forex Spread Trading.

Online Index Spread Trading
The Dow Jones index spread trading market came under some pressure, recording a triple digit decline, as a statement by Philly Fed President Charles Plosser suggested that unlimited QE3 won't spur economic growth or bring down unemployment as much as...read review » Online Index Spread Trading.

Crude Oil Futures Trading
WTI crude oil futures traded lower on signs that oil demand in China, the world's second biggest economy, is plunging. However, energy investors still believe that the Federal Reserve will add stimulus measures to help a stuttering US economy, and...read review » Crude Oil Futures Trading.

Gold Futures Trading
Gold futures market participants saw a $56 trading range yesterday. The precious metal finally gained $36.2 on fears of higher inflation further down the line caused by QE3. Gold is currently trading at a six month high, extending...read review » Gold Futures Trading.

Commodities Futures Trading
US crude oil was initially lifted by the announcement of the ECB's bond buying program, as well as signs that the US economic recovery is staying on course. However, falling oil imports...read review » Commodities Futures Trading.

Forex Futures Trading
In forex futures trading, the euro gained sharply after the Federal Open Market Committee decided to start buying mortgage debt until the job market improves. The fact that Bernanke did not mention an upper limit may imply that...read review » Forex Futures Trading.

Index Futures Trading
After the US open, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke took to the stand to bring some relief to the index market bulls. This relief came in the form of QE3, with $40 billion worth of assets a month until...read review » Index Futures Trading.

Oil CFDs UK
As Hurricane Isaac was downgraded to a Tropical Storm without major impact on refineries, oil workers started to return. As a result, crude oil CFD prices lost...read review » Oil CFDs UK.

Gold Market CFDs UK
Gold CFDs managed to breakout of their recent trading range yesterday, with a dramatic punch through the $1,630 resistance level. The precious metal even managed to rise above...read review » Gold Market CFDs UK.

Commodity Market CFDs UK
The gold CFD market is expected to rally sharply if QE3 is be announced, but fresh concerns on the Eurozone debt crisis has given investors second thoughts for now. A deepening recession in Spain restricted...read review » Commodity Market CFDs UK.

FX CFDs UK
The dollar continued to weaken after the release of minutes from the Fed's most recent policy-setting meeting. Sterling managed to break the recent resistance levels, with the GBP/USD FX market reaching...read review » FX CFDs UK.

Stock Market CFDs UK
The FTSE's recent grind lower is testing the mettle of the bulls, and they will want to see something special from Jackson Hole today to swing sentiment back into their favour. The UK stock market is...read review » Stock Market CFDs UK.

UK Crude Oil Spread Trading
Mirroring other world markets, the energy sector received a big boost of confidence once the US announced a bigger increase in its jobs number. As a result, the price of WTI crude jumped nearly...read review » UK Crude Oil Spread Trading.

UK Gold Spread Trading
Bargain hunters flocked to the gold market in yesterday's trade, pushing the price above the psychologically important level of $1,600.0. It seems that there is still some optimism that the Fed will...read review » UK Gold Spread Trading.

UK Commodities Spread Trading
Commodity investors' appetite for risk was revived by the US employment report, which literally saved the week. Some of that renewed interest was attracted by the precious metals, which pushed gold prices...read review » UK Commodities Spread Trading.

UK Forex Spread Trading
The US Non-Farm Payrolls data showed a better-than-expected increase in the jobs number which completely changed the overall sentiment in global markets. Forex investors felt confident enough to push the euro 203 points higher against...read review » UK Forex Spread Trading.

UK Index Spread Trading
Global equity markets have been staging a rally that has caught many people by surprise and it's the US markets that are leading the way. The Dow Jones rallied sharply on Friday, as the Non-Farm Payroll figure...read review » UK Index Spread Trading.

Crude Oil Spread Betting UK
A sharp drop of 6.5 million barrels in the weekly crude oil inventories, as reported by the US Department of Energy, initially pushed US crude oil futures higher. However, the energy sector saw a downturn after...read review » Crude Oil Spread Betting UK.

Gold Spread Betting UK
Optimism that the Europeans will get their act together pushed equities and the euro further up on Friday. Gold followed suit as spread betting investors discarded the safety of the dollar and embraced risk again. The metal...read review » Gold Spread Betting UK.

Commodities Spread Betting UK
Looking at the gold spread betting market, the general deteriorating economic data from around the world triggered fresh speculation that the Federal Reserve will implement more stimulus measures soon. That might...read review » Commodities Spread Betting UK.

Forex Spread Betting UK
Those expecting the Fed to adopt a more aggressive stance were caught on the wrong side yesterday and had to undo their previously dollar bearish positions. The EUR/USD forex market was hurt, declining 70 points to...read review » Forex Spread Betting UK.

Index Spread Betting UK
The FTSE 100 spread betting market, for all of the bad news over the last few months, remains solidly within the top half of the year's trading range and is still higher than its 2011 closing price. Corporate results have...read review » Index Spread Betting UK.

Online Crude Oil Contracts for Difference
Crude oil futures saw another day of gains as escalating tensions with Iran, and earlier reports of US naval fleets opening fire on another vessel, fuelled bullish momentum. Weak US retail sales data also...read review » Online Crude Oil Contracts for Difference.

Online Gold Contracts for Difference
Gold edged lower on Monday, despite suggestions that further easing from the Fed might soon be on the way. Instead, it appears that the slowdown in China was the bigger story, as concerns of reduced demand for...read review » Online Gold Contracts for Difference.

Online Commodities Contracts for Difference
Gold declined yesterday as Ben Bernanke's lack of enthusiasm for another round of quantitative easing weakened the argument for holding gold as a hedge against inflation. Despite the general strengthening of...read review » Online Commodities Contracts for Difference.

Online Forex Contracts for Difference
In the forex CFD trading markets, selling pressure initially hit the euro on reports that Angela Merkel was unsure of whether the 'European project' would last, sending the euro as low as...read review » Online Forex Contracts for Difference.

Online Index Contracts for Difference
With the equity markets back to their highest levels, on both sides of the Atlantic, since April this year, rumours of sunnier days just around the corner seem to be taking hold in the City. Despite the poor shopping weather in June...read review » Online Index Contracts for Difference.

Oil CFD Trading
US crude oil futures posted a slight decline yesterday, driven by a strengthening US dollar and fading hopes that the central banks would add more stimulus than the CFDs markets had expected. This came despite a...read review » Oil CFD Trading.

Gold Market CFD Trading
Signs that the economic recovery remains tepid fuelled speculation that the central banks will be forced to adopt extra measures to spur growth. As a consequence, many CFD trading investors looked to buy gold as a store of...read review » Gold Market CFD Trading.

Commodity Market CFD Trading
The gold CFD market paused for breath yesterday, as investors decided to wait on the sidelines ahead of the crucially important central bank meetings in the UK, Europe and the US over the next...read review » Commodity Market CFD Trading.

FX CFD Trading
The big move in the currency CFD trading markets was in EUR/USD, as the Eurozone's benchmark interest rate was reduced to a record low of 0.75%. Many of our clients...read review » FX CFD Trading.

Stock Market CFD Trading
The lack of surprises from Europe's central banks yesterday left CFD investors rather deflated as the expectations had already been built into the stock market. However, it was the downbeat comments from Mario Draghi that really...read review » Stock Market CFD Trading.

Spread Betting on Crude Oil
The US crude oil market followed yesterday's sharp nosedive in shares after another string of disappointing economic data. The price of US crude fell below the...read review » Spread Betting on Crude Oil.

Spread Betting on Gold
We saw a violent sell off in gold futures yesterday, with the market dropping below the psychologically important $1,600 level, as it became clear that the world is still in deflationary mode. The gold market dropped...read review » Spread Betting on Gold.

Spread Betting on Commodities
Gold's recent rally was primarily driven by the Fed's continued bouts of QE. As a result, last night's lack of QE3 announcement rather took the shine off the precious metal. With commodity markets anticipating...read review » Spread Betting on Commodities.

Spread Betting on Forex
The EUR/USD forex market tumbles as the Eurozone is being confronted with additional pressures on its banks and sovereigns. There are now growing expectations that the ECB will ease its monetary policy to help deal with...read review » Spread Betting on Forex.

Spread Betting on Indices
The Dow Jones plunged sharply yesterday, losing 250 points, as the index recorded its second largest fall of the year so far. Not only did we see declining sales of existing US homes, we also saw...read review » Spread Betting on Indices.

Oil Futures Trading
US crude oil futures joined the global rally after China announced its rate cut, as the move should help to boost oil demand in the world's second biggest consumer. However, the rally quickly reversed when...read review » Oil Futures Trading.

Gold Market Futures Trading
'No rush for QE3' was Bernanke's message in yesterday's speech and this left the pre-emptive gold rally looking rather exposed. As a result, gold futures plunged below the...read review » Gold Market Futures Trading.

Commodity Market Futures Trading
Mirroring a quiet trading session for the Dow and crude oil yesterday, gold closed lower as commodity market participants were left on stand-by. Friday's renewed speculation that central banks will add more quantitative easing encouraged...read review » Commodity Market Futures Trading.

FX Futures Trading
The surprise move by China, to ease its monetary policy and cut interest rates, triggered a rally in global FX futures which benefited the euro. However, investors were disappointed by Bernanke's comments and pushed the euro/dollar market...read review » FX Futures Trading.

Stock Market Futures Trading
Hopes of further monetary stimulus have been dashed once again. The world's major central banks have made it clear that they are not the answer to all of our economic problems. The inaction from the ECB, BoE and...read review » Stock Market Futures Trading.

Online Oil Contracts for Difference
As if the crisis in Europe was not enough to scare energy investors, the weekly US oil inventories showed that supply is at a 22 year high. Consequently US crude oil futures plunged again, this time crossing under the...read review » Online Oil Contracts for Difference.

Online Gold Market Contracts for Difference
Gold's safe haven status was clear in yesterday's commodities trading, with the precious metal posting one of its highest gains for the year. The boost came from the extremely poor Philadelphia Fed manufacturing figures, which struck a chord as the market...read review » Online Gold Market Contracts for Difference.

Online Commodity Market Contracts for Difference
The rush into the safety of the US dollar triggered a sell off in Nymex crude oil prices yesterday. Along with anxiety about the European debt crisis, there were fresh hopes that Iran and the West might come to an agreement which would reduce the...read review » Online Commodity Market Contracts for Difference.

Online FX Contracts for Difference
Yesterday's German manufacturing data disappointed investors and sent the euro to a new 22 month low against the dollar. In addition, China admitted that its biggest banks are struggling to meet the loan targets and this increased the downward...read review » Online FX Contracts for Difference.

Online Stock Market Contracts for Difference
We are seeing further turmoil in the CFD markets this morning as the political situation across Europe continues to dominate. Talk of a break-up of the single currency continued to put pressure on the stock markets, with the fall being led by the Greek and...read review » Online Stock Market Contracts for Difference.

Oil Spread Betting UK
The price of crude oil posted a steep fall yesterday, crossing below the short term moving averages and settling at a recent low. Discouraged by the seemingly anaemic US recovery, buyers did not want to take on the extra risk of a potentially bad...read review » Oil Spread Betting UK.

Gold Market Spread Betting UK
Gold extended its losses for a third day in a row as the ECB President denied talks of a cut in interest rates. It sounded like the ECB are sticking to their mandate of caring less about growth and more about...read review » Gold Market Spread Betting UK.

Commodity Market Spread Betting UK
Mirroring the sell off in equities and the euro, gold also posted a steep decline as the developments in the Greek political arena threaten to reignite the European debt crisis. Sentiment is becoming more and more pessimistic. Even gold's safe-haven status isn't...read review » Commodity Market Spread Betting UK.

FX Spread Betting UK
Amid increasing speculation that Greece will exit the monetary union, it has been confirmed that the country secured its most recent tranche of European bailout funds. The news triggered a rise in the EUR/USD forex market as the embattled nation...read review » FX Spread Betting UK.

Stock Market Spread Betting UK
Amid growing concern regarding the political turmoil in Greece, and the failure to put together a coalition government, the Dow Jones extended its losses for a sixth session in a row. The index dropped to an intraday low of...read review » Stock Market Spread Betting UK.

UK Oil Contracts for Difference
Crude oil CFD futures continued their slide amid concern that Spain's troubles will reignite the whole European debt crisis and curb demand for oil. Traders have turned bearish because of the prospects of further talks between six world powers and...read review » UK Oil Contracts for Difference.

UK Gold Market Contracts for Difference
The gold CFD trading market dipped in reaction to the Federal Reserve statement but eventually found good support. This support came as it appeared the US central bank would still consider easing monetary policy should the economic recovery turn sour. In the long term...read review » UK Gold Market Contracts for Difference.

UK Commodity Market Contracts for Difference
Deepening European economic troubles raised further questions over crude oil demand going forward and slower growth in China is surely another worry for energy investors. Surprisingly though, after slumping initially, Brent crude pared its losses, closing near...read review » UK Commodity Market Contracts for Difference.

UK FX Contracts for Difference
The sterling/dollar contracts for difference market remains above the $1.6000 level after the change of tone at the BoE, with Adam Posen dropping his calls for a round of QE4. The pound hit a 5-month high yesterday as it ran into stiff resistance and...read review » UK FX Contracts for Difference.

UK Stock Market Contracts for Difference
A downgrade to Spain's credit rating by S&P overnight has reminded the bulls of the headwinds that investors currently face. Earlier this morning we had been calling the UK 100 CFD market to open flat, but on opening we are actually in the red by...read review » UK Stock Market Contracts for Difference.

Crude Oil Futures
Crude oil futures fell for a second day as data showed Chinese imports of major commodities fell, adding to worries about oil demand. Supply concerns are also weighing on crude oil ahead of today's inventories data. They are expected to show that stock piles have risen sharply as...read review » Crude Oil Futures.

Gold Futures
The recent FOMC minutes were not encouraging for anyone who's hoping to hear that the door is still open for QE3. This is what the recent indices rally has been built on and the news knocked the gold futures market for six. Gold prices tumbled 2% as the Fed's lack of enthusiasm saw the metal shed...read review » Gold Futures.

Commodities Futures
The price of gold futures plunged to its lowest level in three months as anxious investors continued to digest the effects of diminished chances of QE3 from the Fed. Gold fell almost $58 with traders fleeing the equity markets. Some would have thought that...read review » Commodities Futures.

Forex Futures
The AUD/JPY shed 1.5% as the escalating European debt concerns led to strong safe haven buying of the Yen. At the same time, the Australian dollar sank as worries about global growth dragged down the commodity currencies which are heavily dependent on the export of...read review » Forex Futures.

Index Futures
Markets were awash with rumours yesterday that the Chinese GDP data was going to be much higher than expectations, however, the data was not as good as the rumour spreaders had hoped. Whilst Asian stocks have ended the week in the black they, and other risk assets such as the Aussie dollar and copper prices, have retreated from...read review » Index Futures.

Crude Oil CFD Trading UK
Crude prices were driven by the Fed Chairman's comments on the state of the US economy and the possibility of a further bout of quantitative easing. Support was also provided by the ongoing supply concerns and tightening Western sanctions on Iran over the Middle Eastern nation's disputed nuclear programme. At time of...read review » Crude Oil CFD Trading UK.

Gold CFD Trading UK
Despite strikes among jewellers in India this week causing pressure on demand, gold is on track for a 6% quarterly rise. It looks like traders are taking a bit of a breather after the commodity rallied on the back of Fed Chairman Bernanke defending the low interest rate policy, signalling further monetary easing. The gold CFD trading market...read review » Gold CFD Trading UK.

Commodities CFD Trading UK
Crude prices spiked yesterday after the US department of Energy released its weekly stockpiles report. This showed a surprise drop in crude inventories against estimates for an increase. Towards the close of the session though it appeared energy investors started to...read review » Commodities CFD Trading UK.

Forex CFD Trading UK
It was a bit of a rollercoaster yesterday for the euro, as it moved higher in early trading but subsequently plummeted, as traders showed nerves ahead of the Spanish government's plans to tackle their budget deficit. They sought safety in the dollar, pushing the pair down to...read review » Forex CFD Trading UK.

Index CFD Trading UK
The euphoria over Greece has died down now and the focus is shifting onto other Eurozone nations, in particular Spain. We had been on course for some really impressive gains and, whilst this is still the case for the likes of the German DAX and French CAC, the FTSE has been very sluggish. At one point the UK index had posted gains of over 7% but...read review » Index CFD Trading UK.

UK Crude Oil CFDs
Crude oil was driven by the highly anticipated Greek swap deal, as investors believed that this will save the euro from any further mayday calls and thus keep the demand for crude oil high. Support was provided from the weekly inventories report that showed a lower than estimated build in...read review » UK Crude Oil CFDs.

UK Gold CFDs
Considering how much geopolitical tension is built into the price of oil it is a surprise to see this hasn't translated into strength for gold. The real worry for the bulls is that the recent recovery of the dollar has been signalling a possible end to the amazing rally in gold over the past decade or so. Many bulls still believe...read review » UK Gold CFDs.

UK Commodities CFDs
Shock waves were sent rippling through the commodities markets yesterday as a much bigger than expected trade deficit for China was released. This in turn put a stop to the three positive sessions for gold, with the Asian economy being one of the top buyers of gold jewellery alongside India and therefore making...read review » UK Commodities CFDs.

UK Forex CFDs
The recent dollar strength has really been the theme of FX CFD trading markets recently. This has largely been to the detriment of the euro and yen where EUR/USD has been grinding lower and USD/JPY has been adding to its impressive rally. As the equity markets have been rallying with risk appetite increasing in the past we would expect this to translate into...read review » UK Forex CFDs.

UK Index CFDs
The second Greek bailout will go some way to alleviating the pressure on index CFDs over the near term. However, in order for the targets set by the EU to be hit, and to give Greece a fighting chance of avoiding the need for another bailout, it desperately needs growth. In fact the whole of the Eurozone needs growth in order for it to avoid a...read review » UK Index CFDs.

Spread Betting Crude Oil Trading
One factor preventing crude oil markets from scaling to new highs is the ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The price of crude oil has been gradually rising and hit new record highs in sterling and euro terms. For oil prices, the main driver at the moment, is the ongoing...read review » Spread Betting Crude Oil Trading.

Spread Betting Gold Trading
Gold's rally has been built on the devaluation of the US dollar and, since the US dollar has shown signs of life in the last few months, gold's remarkable multi-year rally has been called into question. Yesterday's flood of sellers caused a bit of panic in the precious metals markets and quite a few bulls were shaken out of the silver spread betting market too. ...read review » Spread Betting Gold Trading.

Spread Betting Commodities Trading
Silver was the stand out asset yesterday when it saw a rally of nearly 5% after breaking beyond the resistance level that has proved so difficult to overcome in the past. The prospect of the cash injection from the ECB supported precious metal prices. After ilver made the initial move in spiking higher, gold eventually followed suit. This morning the commodities spread betting market is...read review » Spread Betting Commodities Trading.

Spread Betting Forex Trading
There was a huge amount of excitement in the afternoon of yesterday's session as the forex markets were hit by a triple whammy from the central banks which indicated that the stimulus party is over. The markets got hit as a result, in particular gold which slumped 5%. The US dollar has become considerably weaker over the years as the US attempts to inflate its way out of its debt hole. This has fuelled the bull run on...read review » Spread Betting Forex Trading.

Spread Betting Index Trading
Whilst the index spread betting markets have recovered well from their falls on Wednesday this morning they have commenced with a little bit of slant to the downside. The mid-5900 area for the FTSE 100 index remains a struggle and...read review » Spread Betting Index Trading.

Crude Oil CFD Trading
Brent has bucked the trend of other risk assets after being assisted by the rhetoric coming out of Iran who are threatening to stop exports to Europe. This saw the crude oil market rally above and beyond the...read review » Crude Oil CFD Trading.

Gold CFD Trading
Gold found some short term support. The precious metal has yet to break to new highs and doubts still remain about the recent rally. However, this morning's strength indicates that the bulls haven't given up the fight yet. Targets to the upside are seen at...read review » Gold CFD Trading.

Commodities CFD Trading
The bulls speculating on gold to rise were fighting a losing battle against the dollar on Friday as investors cashed in on profits ahead of the weekend. Another reason for the slump was the requirement to cover margin calls in the falling equity markets, meaning that traders were closing out of the precious metal to free up money. No one will forget the lingering issue with...read review » Commodities CFD Trading.

Forex CFD Trading
The bounce in risk assets was very much to the detriment of the Japanese yen. That gave a boost to USD/JPY allowing the pair to continue its move above the 200 day moving average. This hasn't been seen since April last year and so is believed to be quite a significant move. Usually with a move into riskier assets you'd expect the dollar to suffer, but yesterday's...read review » Forex CFD Trading.

Index CFD Trading
US markets continue to ignore what's going on in Europe as they rally higher putting the Dow Jones within touching distance of the 13000 level. Last night's rally in the Dow is allowing the FTSE 100 index to wipe out any recent losses making any falls a thing of the past. The fact that any dip is being...read review » Index CFD Trading.

Oil Spread Betting
Brent was in demand yesterday in line with the equity market rally and crude oil gold continues to be well supported by geopolitical tensions between Iran and the West. The improvement in manufacturing data also...read review » Oil Spread Betting.

Gold Market Spread Betting
The gold spread betting market continues to hover around its recent highs. Underlying strength in the precious metal seems to be coming from both angles. The gold price is getting support from both increased risk appetite as well as risk aversion when the euro ...read review » Gold Market Spread Betting.

Commodity Market Spread Betting
With a stronger US dollar, gold found it hard to break into positive territory yesterday, ending the session down $8. It seems investors around the world are yet again nervous about European debt woes, helped by the lack of an agreement materialising with...read review » Commodity Market Spread Betting.

FX Spread Betting
Clients have been caught on the wrong side of just about everything apart from gold. In FX spread betting the move higher has taken EUR/USD back above its 55 day moving average on the daily chart so the momentum seems to...read review » FX Spread Betting.

Stock Market Spread Betting
Only a few weeks ago the consensus was that we were due to head lower. The technicals were looking incredibly weak and markets were going to plunge to new depths. Almost everyone was bearish, which was the perfect signal to get long, and there were many clever people that did buy stocks. Now it would seem there is a little bit too much...read review » Stock Market Spread Betting.

Online Oil CFD Trading
The two contradicting forces in yesterday's crude oil session meant that the energy ended the day only marginally lower. On one hand, the weaker dollar pushed oil prices higher, but on the other, the prospect of ...read review » Online Oil CFD Trading.

Online Gold Market CFD Trading
Thanks to a weaker US dollar, gold enjoyed a third day of gains yesterday as investors viewed the dollar denominated commodity as a bargain. Some may see it as ironic that gold, used recently as a hedge in the market turmoil, has risen on the back of successful debt auctions in...read review » Online Gold Market CFD Trading.

Online Commodity Market CFD Trading
Commodities investors may have looked at gold's performance last week as though it was attempting to make a comeback. News of further possible monetary stimulus in China and Europe helped spur on the bulls. However, negative news from S&P sent investors fleeing from gold and into the latest safe haven, the US Dollar. Also in commodities...read review » Online Commodity Market CFD Trading.

Online FX CFD Trading
In the FX markets, the euro has caused some pain for those bears that have been enjoying the recent downward trend of the single currency. Yesterday saw EUR/USD jump and continue to go higher throughout the day. The general risk-on trading supported the ...read review » Online FX CFD Trading.

Online Stock Market CFD Trading
A strong performance from US markets, particularly the Dow, is also assisting European markets. This has seen the FTSE 100 index move clear of its 200 day moving average on the daily chart, which we have also seen from the US markets as they continue to...read review » Online Stock Market CFD Trading.

Oil Futures
Oil had a big jump higher yesterday taking Brent back above $112 as geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran increased. The Middle Eastern country stepped up its threats to block oil shipping through the Straits of Hormuz. This morning Brent crude oil futures remain...read review » Oil Futures.

Gold Market Futures
The gold futures market has the wind in its sails. The metal returned back above the $1600 level yesterday. Still below its 200 day moving average, which sits at $1630, this is the next target. There could be quite a bit of resistance here. For the gold futures market the key levels to watch are...read review » Gold Market Futures.

Commodity Market Futures
In commodities, gold continued its downward fall yesterday. We probably had a strengthening dollar to thank for a large portion of the fall. Elsewhere, in crude oil futures, the commodity continued its roller coaster ride and also got sold off yesterday. After many felt that...read review » Commodity Market Futures.

FX Futures
The euro broke to a new 14 month low yesterday. The selling pressure on the single currency doesn't seem to have abated and this weakness and breakout to the downside really puts it in a downward negative trend. Key levels to watch are...read review » FX Futures.

Stock Market Futures
Overnight both the US futures and our FTSE quote have been dragged lower by weak Asian markets. The FTSE remains tentatively above its 200 day moving average, having broken back above there at the...read review » Stock Market Futures.

Crude Oil Contracts for Differences Trading
Crude oil futures started off by climbing higher, helped by signs that the US economy is still on the mend. These signs came in the form of those impressive initial jobless claims and rather optimistic manufacturing sentiment. However, the price was not...read review » Crude Oil Contracts for Differences Trading.

Gold Contracts for Differences Trading
The gold futures market suffered its fair share of weakness last week as it looked like the bulls had pretty much given up on the precious metal all together. For many this will present a huge buying opportunity, especially if some investors...read review » Gold Contracts for Differences Trading.

Commodities Contracts for Differences Trading
It's still too early to say that the gold rush is over as there are many bulls out there still calling for $2000+ prices. In addition, even though gold is itself a risk asset, many people would rather hold gold than...read review » Commodities Contracts for Differences Trading.

Forex Contracts for Differences Trading
The risk appetite that seems to have built up in the past 24 hours has rubbed off well on the single currency. Sterling will be in focus this morning with the release of the Bank of England's minutes. Sterling has enjoyed some good strength against the single currency in the past few weeks but the GBP/EUR market can't quite...read review » Forex Contracts for Differences Trading.

Index Contracts for Differences Trading
Yesterday saw a continuation of the volatility. After the bumper round of loans provided by the ECB, markets pushed higher in a flurry of buying. For now the FTSE 100 is heading higher and so maybe, just maybe, we might see that gain...read review » Index Contracts for Differences Trading.

UK Crude Oil Spread Betting
Energy market traders remained unconvinced that oil demand in Europe will see better days in the short term and so they pushed crude prices down yesterday. Deepening European economic troubles raised further questions over crude oil demand. Slower growth in China is surely...read review » UK Crude Oil Spread Betting.

UK Gold Spread Betting
The gold spread betting market dipped in reaction to the Federal Reserve statement but found good price support. This support came as it appeared the US central bank would still consider easing monetary policy should the economic recovery turn sour. Accordingly, the precious metal recouped its losses and...read review » UK Gold Spread Betting.

UK Commodities Spread Betting
Those spread betting on commodities yesterday saw gold benefit from some dollar weakness. However, the thin trading range points to a cautious approach. Well received debt auctions in...read review » UK Commodities Spread Betting.

UK Forex Spread Betting
Those traders who are spread betting on forex have been largely focused on the euro. The trend has been very much downwards for the euro, capped by a downward trend line but major support remains in place. So key levels for EUR/USD to watch over the short term are...read review » UK Forex Spread Betting.

UK Index Spread Betting
The UK 100 index looks set to mimic losses in the Wall Street and Asian markets today with disappointing news coming from the EU summit. Data showed China's annual inflation rate dropped to 4.2%, the lowest level in more than a year. This heightened expectations of more...read review » UK Index Spread Betting.

Oil CFDs
Extra pressure was provided on crude oil by the lingering concerns of the European debt crisis. Market traders began unwinding their longs and washing out the weaker bulls. Eyes were on the weakening...read review » Oil CFDs.

Gold Market CFDs
Gold is also suffering from this bout of negative sentiment. Ever since hedge fund supremo John Paulson started selling large chunks of his gold exposure the precious metal seems to have lost its shine. At the time of writing the gold CFDs market is trading at...read review » Gold Market CFDs.

Commodity Market CFDs
Once again, the US dollar triumphed as a safety haven over the precious metal, and with the market struggling to remain above the 40 day moving average for the past few sessions, the short term technical picture is looking bleak. Currently, the gold market is trying to claw back some of...read review » Commodity Market CFDs.

FX CFDs
FX CFD traders have displayed a reversal in sentiment and we are seeing a squeeze in riskier currencies, on the back of the ratings companies affirming the US's credit. S&P, Moody's and Fitch each retained their stance even after the US Congress issues. Traders have also taken into...read review » FX CFDs.

Stock Market CFDs
We are seeing further weakness for the UK stock market index as Asian stock market indices traded lower despite the US containing losses. Europe's biggest economy, Germany, is no longer immune to the doom and gloom spelt out above and their services and manufacturing sectors are going into decline. In particular, the manufacturing figure is sitting below the...read review » Stock Market CFDs.

Oil Spread Trading
Brent crude oil has also been clawing back some of the mild losses of recent days, which broke out to the upside earlier this week causing many bulls to get excited that this was the next leg higher. For now the...read review » Oil Spread Trading.

Gold Market Spread Trading
Gold has spent the last couple of days oscillating following its little correction. Bullish spread trading clients have been attracted into buying at these levels no doubt expecting a retest of...read review » Gold Market Spread Trading.

Commodity Market Spread Trading
Even though gold is considered to be a safe haven it hasn't managed to capitalise on the recent turmoil within the markets. The uptrend remains in tact and so the gold bulls are probably sitting on the sidelines waiting to...read review » Commodity Market Spread Trading.

FX Spread Trading
The euro has managed to find a little bit of support around these levels. FX traders are still very wary of the single currency following the sharp sell off recently and increased volatility in the...read review » FX Spread Trading.

Stock Market Spread Trading
The Dow Jones managed to put in a half decent gain last night and Asian indices complimented that so European indices are just about in the black. Once again however we had been calling the FTSE to open much higher. At one point in the early hours, our quote reached...read review » Stock Market Spread Trading.

CFDs on Oil
The energy sector had its fair share of overexcited buyers yesterday, as traders revelled in the news from the EU leaders meeting. The fact that equity markets were flying and the dollar was slumping helped the crude oil market rally. To add to the...read review » CFDs on Oil.

CFDs on the Gold Market
Gold saw a huge jump yesterday as investors sought the precious metal as a safe haven ahead of today's summit. The rally of 2.5% puts the bulls back in control of the...read review » CFDs on the Gold Market.

CFDs on the Commodity Market
The slide in the US dollar against the single currency helped accentuate the price of gold, which drew in bargain hunters as they transferred their cash in to high yielding assets. One thing that could have been playing on trader's minds was the fact that this bout of extra funds could actually be seen as disguised...read review » CFDs on the Commodity Market.

CFDs on FX
There has been a lot of sideways trading for the EUR/USD pair on the CFD FX markets this week, as traders waited for the big news to come out of Brussels yesterday. There was a mass sell off in the afternoon and the euro dived around...read review » CFDs on FX.

CFDs on the Stock Market
There's been something of a buying frenzy on the stock markets in recent days. It hasn't been solely down to optimism in the run up to the EU summit and the continuation of...read review » CFDs on the Stock Market.

Oil Financial Spread Betting
The unexpected decline in crude oil inventories yesterday set the path for a rise in the oil financial spread betting market. The fact it came in on the back of a drop in crude imports was of little importance to the bulls as the data was accompanied by ...read review » Oil Financial Spread Betting.

Gold Market Financial Spread Betting
Gold's negative correlation with the US Dollar started to take its form again yesterday, finding direction from the general sentiment on the global economic outlook. Demand for the yellow metal could grow after...read review » Gold Market Financial Spread Betting.

Commodity Market Financial Spread Betting
With the commodity markets bouncing back and equity markets showing a good recovery, investors were keen to help push gold higher as the feel good factor took over the markets. The level of...read review » Commodity Market Financial Spread Betting.

FX Financial Spread Betting
The dollar was the whipping boy for those FX financial spread betting yesterday. This has now pretty much eradicated the gains it has built up since the middle of September. And that has resulted in good strength for...read review » FX Financial Spread Betting.

Stock Market Financial Spread Betting
Will it won't it break through its near term resistance level? We're talking about the FTSE 100 of course. It is on the brink of failing to break above a resistance level at the seventh attempt of asking. The recent strength that followed the...read review » Stock Market Financial Spread Betting.

Crude Oil CFDs
With the fear of repeating myself, there is still doubt over future oil demand as the US economy still looks bleak. This caused Brent crude oil to dip down to $101.65. Nevertheless, a rebound in...read review » Crude Oil CFDs.

Gold CFDs
The gold market's volatility continues. As other currencies just about have the edge on the dollar this morning, the precious metal is seeing a little bit of...read review » Gold CFDs.

Commodities CFDs
Copper has seen a real slowdown in demand and the metal is taking its biggest beating since the start of the global recession. The story isn't much better for gold as it...read review » Commodities CFDs.

Forex CFDs
As nervousness was the theme, risk wasn't on the agenda for forex investors. Safe haven currencies were back in the picture and the Yen and Dollar took advantage of it. This has continued into...read review » Forex CFDs.

Indices CFDs
The indices markets have once again shown how investors are by no means convinced that the we are out of the woods yet when it comes to the Eurozone debt crisis. The FTSE is seeing the nerves that set in yesterday and...read review » Indices CFDs.

Financial Spread Betting on Crude Oil
The rumours of a downgrade of French banks sent the euro down. Fears of reduced oil demand were spurring on the sell-off in the energy markets. Nevertheless, as the euro rebounded, so did crude oil, possibly as investors...read review » Financial Spread Betting on Crude Oil.

Financial Spread Betting on Gold
French Banks were one of the reasons for the drop in gold's price yesterday. They are rumoured to have a large exposure to Greece. As a result, investors were yesterday preparing for chaos and removing their...read review » Financial Spread Betting on Gold.

Financial Spread Betting on Commodities
Disappointing US employment data helped spur investors back into the gold market on Friday as they were reminded that the largest economy in the world is still in trouble. This came after a round of weak...read review » Financial Spread Betting on Commodities.

Financial Spread Betting on Forex
Forex spread betting markets are gearing themselves up for today's meeting and already are showing a degree of nervousness, with the dollar showing good strength, in particular against...read review » Financial Spread Betting on Forex.

Financial Spread Betting on Indices
Traders have started the week with a sea of red as European indices are falling, particularly the French stock market which is being absolutely battered. The French CAC 40 is now below the lows of...read review » Financial Spread Betting on Indices.

Online Crude Oil Spread Betting
Rather like gold, the crude has yet to break down its long term uptrend. In the broader picture it looks to be forming an...read review » Online Crude Oil Spread Betting.

Online Gold Spread Betting
Personally, I do not believe in happy endings so I would not be surprised if we have another fierce sell off to hammer those buying into these falls but this is just speculation. The spread betting chart shows us that...read review » Online Gold Spread Betting.

Online Commodities Spread Betting
Our comments have been clear that it has been foolish to stand in the way of the gold bull run as every indicator seems to be pulling it higher. Nevertheless at some point the argument...read review » Online Commodities Spread Betting.

Online Forex Spread Betting
Past history suggests we will drift back to test the lows now that the highs have held us back. However, as this comment has mentioned a few times, sterling does seem to be rather 'too weak' with all the...read review » Online Forex Spread Betting.

Online Index Spread Betting
September is a mixed month for the FTSE 100 with the bias to the downside. Also, this month is the second most volatile, after October, when measured by size of trading range. So if history is anything to go by then...read review » Online Index Spread Betting.

UK Oil Spread Betting
So the recent decline in oil prices looks like it was mainly caused by the lack of substance in economic data. Maybe the bullish long-term view means that...read review » UK Oil Spread Betting.

UK Gold Market Spread Betting
Gold remains everyone's favourite investment and whenever the markets look weak the price rallies sharply but at what point will we have gone too far? When the world was a stable place gold was happily trading around $270 to $400 and we are now ...read review » UK Gold Market Spread Betting.

UK Commodity Market Spread Betting
The gold market had a volatile session yesterday, rallying some six hundred points before giving back over half of those gains just as the equity markets recovered. It then recovered to test the...read review » UK Commodity Market Spread Betting.

UK FX Spread Betting
In the FX spread betting markets we are running into the battle to see who can have the weakest currency. Everyone wants currency weakness to bolster...read review » UK FX Spread Betting.

UK Stock Market Spread Betting
The FTSE 100 has been jumping in 20, 30, 40 point leaps regularly making trading conditions exceptionally exciting, but also exceptionally dangerous. As I often say, in these sorts of market conditions, the best trading strategy is often to...read review » UK Stock Market Spread Betting.

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