Spread betting firms fell under the spotlight on Tuesday when the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced plans to ban ‘binary’ options sales to retail clients and restrict the sales of Contract for Differences (CFDs).
Thanks to the internet there are myriad ways to trade these days, from investing in traditional stocks and shares to buying the current favourite, cryptocurrencies.
In the fluid and ever-changing world of financial markets, one small corner finds a seething cauldron of bubbling activity that is cryptocurrency trade.
Until 2017 cryptocurrencies weren’t really on most people’s radar, but then bitcoin hit the headlines.
A-Z of trading slang expressions and investment terms.
Whatever your long-term investment aims, it’s essential to have a trading plan to help you stick to the straight and narrow.
Bitcoin’s recent brutal tumble below $10,000 sharpened many minds on crypto valuations
With the introduction of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) now four months away, protecting sensitive data against increasingly sophisticated hackers has become a business priority.
Precious metals such as gold and silver have long symbolised wealth across the world. While such commodities can be used for long-term investment, they also present some excellent trading opportunities.
Messaging app Telegram is poised to leap onto the crytocurrency bandwagon later in the year with a so-called "initial coin offering" (ICO)
The 12 Days of Christmas began as a catechism song for young Catholics when their religion was criminalised in England. Hundreds of years later, The 12 Days of Christmas has been used to promote a magnitude of products and feature in millions of marketing campaigns during the festive period.
A hedge is an investment product designed to offset the risk of adverse price movements in another asset. It usually means taking the opposite position to your main asset but in a related asset or security, often a derivative.
Forking is the word of the moment in the cryptocurrency world. At least six forks are currently expected to take place over the next few weeks, each potentially creating a new cryptocurrency.
Etherium could be poised to become the new darling of the cryptocurrency markets after both Bitcoin and Litecoin appeared to be falling back.
So where was the clever money made in 2017? With little attraction for sitting in cash, investors have had to be flexible in where they place their money for a decent return – as well as try to balance risk and rewards.