Recent content by akardar1

Sure, I understand that retail spreads are wider, however, if you catch a trend and are in it for the longer term, its not a few ticks @ entry that can completely diminish your returns.... I am not talking about intraday trading.... provided your backtested results incorporate the extra...

Sure, but one could: ...Do the backtesting on historical futures data to establish that the stratery has some positive results? But using CFD margins requirements and CFD tick sizes/values instead of the futures contract specifications. Does this sound viable ? Once this is done...

Hello all. I am looking for clarity with regards to CFD's. I would like to eventually trade a system I have been working on. It would involve long/short across CFD's (commodity/financial instruments and FX). No equities. I have come to understand that spreadbetting bid/offers can be...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello, Do we have any members who have backtested strategies for the CFD market? i.e - lets assume an individual wanted to to gain exposure to mid/long term trendfollowing across a basket of diversified...

Hello, Iam looking for information on CTA's and CPO's. I am aware that these entities are primarily involved in trendfollowing strategies across the futures markets. But information on these entities are limited. How to these entities differ? How are they set up? What are the general...