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CMC Markets Trading Week – 5 days to profit promotion

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:03:27 +0000

CMC Markets is currently running an interesting promotion where they will absorb any losses the trader make for 5 days if they trade the TIQ AUSSIE200 index.
YOu must sing up before April 30 with $1000 minimum deposit.

http://www.cmcmarkets.com.au/pages/trading-week

CFD Trading in US – IG launches NADEX

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:17:38 +0000

CFD trading is still not available in the US due to the strict regulations that prevents marketing of derivative trading to retail investors.
Howver , IG group has launched a exchange in the US called the NADEX which allows retail traders to access instruments similar to CFDs which provide leverage and opportunities to go long and short.

THe exchange is providing a demo account for investors. Visit the site for more information.
http://www.nadex.com/

GFT Trading Challenge

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:22:05 +0000

GFT is running a trading challenge with real cash prizes of up to 50,000 up for grabs.
This is a good way to score extra money while you trade.

http://www.gft.com.au/trading-challenge/index.asp

CFD trading vs spread betting – differences

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:33:45 +0000

The key differences between cfd and spread betting are
> CFD trade on price per share while spread betting trades on dollars per point
> CFDs can be traded with no spreads while spread betting markets are run by market makers who palces spreads between the buy and sell price
> no expiry on CFDs
> CFD contracts is a holding in the underlying which entitles the holder to dividends.
> CFD contracts are financed and hence will require explicit interest payments. Spread betting contracts have the financing cost built in the price.

CFD Trading in US – Portfolio Margin paving the way?

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:29:45 +0000

I never really understood why US residents cannot access CFDs. CFDs are just like any other derivatives, why someone can buy and write options which are arguably much more complex but not CFDs is puzzling. However, when I learnt that the conservative margin requirements for margin trading in the US are regulated and resulted from the stock market crash in 1929. However, in recent times a new form of margining has been approved referred to as Portfolio Margining which allows clients to trade on margins that are significantly lower than 50% intital margin as is regularly required. This gives another reason why it does not make sense that CFD trading is not available to US residents.

Will this pave the way for CFD to take hold of US as well?

City Index CFD

Fri, 30 May 2008 10:09:52 +0000

City index CFD is offering 0% commission for CFD trades throughout June 2008.

Conditions Apply.

Visit their website for more details.

http://www.cityindex.com.au/

CMC Markets Understanding volatile markets – Free Education Seminar

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:42:19 +0000

CMC as part of their series of education seminars is providing a free seminar on understanding volatile markets. People who register for the free seminar will receive a free copy of Real Traders II by Eva Diaz.

http://www.cmcmarkets.com.au/en/content/education/education_seminar.jsp

FP Markets Commission Free Trading

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:32:27 +0000

FP Markets is offering commission free trading when you present a contract note from your broker between 11 Feb and 11 March 2008.

Go to their website for more information.

http://www.fpmarkets.com.au/comm_promo.html

The Trading Game

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:32:13 +0000

This is an interesting idea. This website runs a CFD trading game which mirrors the real market but lagged. This will allow traders to test their skills before they use real money. http://www.tradinggame.com.au/

ASX CFD Seminars

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:22:04 +0000

ASX is running series of free seminars commencing in February 2008.
Don’t miss these seminars as they a valuable source of useful information if you are a beginner.

http://asx.com.au/investor/cfds/education/seminar.htm