Winning Tips for Spread Betters
I have been trading futures, options and equities for many years. As well as trading my own money I have traded money for banks and I have been a broker for private clients. Over the years I have been fascinated to discover the difference between winners and losers in this business.
Try to learn from the points I am about to give you.
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- To maximise profits, Direct Market Access (DMA) and Level 2 are essential. This allows me to see the strength of the order book and place an order either inside the spread or join the queue outside the spread. Over time this has a huge bearing on trading efficiency.
- The broker I use allows me to go straight to the market and does not charge a commission. There is no stamp duty and of course no income tax or capital gains tax on profits. Again this has a huge impact on trading efficiency.
- I have only really read one book on how the market operates and that is \'The UK Trader\'s Bible by Dominic Connolly\'. I wish him well on the other side of the world.
- It is essential to have a high aptitude for risk and a gambling mentality. Conversely you have to be risk aware and all the time you are trying to make your trades more efficient by getting the odds on your side. I know what I mean here but hard to explain.
- Outside spread betting I chiefly invest in small cap companies. Spread betting on FTSE 100 companies requires a greater awareness of the macro economic picture. For example, prices can move rapidly when economic news is released, it is essential to be in front of the screen when this happens. Likewise, London prices react to movements on Wall Street so an eye has to be kept on the Dow Jones Index.
- Avoid the temptation to take positions outside your chosen sphere of knowledge. I got to know \"my shares\" well but once or twice was tempted to take a position on a share I did not know which had experienced a sudden price movement. It usually was not a good move.
As I said at the beginning I am no expert on spread betting and I am sure there are many books which set out techniques and strategies far better than I have. What I do know is that the above has worked for me and I have managed to recoup the losses of last year with some profit left over. I am sure that there are many flaws in what I have written and yes luck did play its part.
I used to work for a group which had a spread betting division, I had no involvement with the division but I know from talking to the guys who ran it that most spread betters end up making losses. I therefore do not encourage anyone to follow in my footsteps but if you do, be aware that the losses can be far higher than your initial stake. It is not a game for the faint hearted.
It is hard work and can be very draining. For that reason and also because a torn muscle has healed at least I hope it has, I am returning to the golf course for the summer months and my spread betting career is over for the time being.
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