Book description
If you think spread betting is complex and high risk then think again. Stuart Fieldhouse demonstrates that with the right knowledge and approach it needn’t be. From opening an account and carrying out basic technical analysis through to assessing market opportunities and minimising risk, this book offers a comprehensive walk-through of everything you need to know to trade successfully.
The Financial Times Guide to Spread Betting gives you the tools to spread bet with confidence. The book includes:
- Different ways to trade, the markets available and various approaches you can use in those markets
- How to integrate spread betting into a wider investment strategyandhow to hedge your share portfolio
- Trading in new markets, such as commodities, forex and government bonds
- Managing risk and what to do when markets turn volatile
Table of contents
- Cover
- About the author
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Author’s acknowledgements
- Publisher’s acknowledgements
- Introduction: What is financial spread betting?
- 1 How to spread bet
- 2 Finding the right spread betting company
- 3 Risk management for the margin trader
- 4 Spread betting on shares and indexes
- 5 Commodities for the first timer
- 6 Forex – the world’s biggest financial market
- 7 Spread betting on debt and interest rates
- 8 Technical analysis
- 9 Finding your own trading style
- 10 Other types of spread bets
- 11 Further resources
- Glossary of spread betting and other financial market terms
- Appendix: Major spread betting providers
- Index
- Marketing Ad
- Imprint
Product information
- Title: The FT Guide to Financial Spread Betting
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2012
- Publisher(s): Pearson Business
- ISBN: 9780273750482
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