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Old 04-19-2010, 08:41 PM
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Default Index Trading

There are numerous options readily available for the business savvy to invest in with regards to index trading. All these are an excellent option though the main consideration should be the duration of the investment and the amount that is readily available to invest.

To begin with there are stocks and bonds and also treasury bills that are offered by different governments as well as mutual funds. All these have different rates of returns that are pegged to the amount of money a person puts in. With most treasury bills as an example there is a stipulated base amount and in some cases an upper limit is also set for what is to be traded. All these are traded on the different Indices including the Nikkei in Japan and the DAX in Germany.

All these commodities and many more are readily available in the market and the sooner one invests in then the sooner they can begin raking in the profits. Other Indices in the market include the CAC-40 in France and the FTSE-100 in Great Britain. Both of these Indices have different capacities and use different systems of trade. As an example, the DAX mainly focuses on 30 of the most heavily traded stocks in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange for the past 3 years while the FTSE-100 represents a bulk of the market in the UK with disregard to heavy or light trading by the stock. All these are open to the general public be they locals or from overseas and are an excellent place to invest no matter how high or low one’s investments may be.

They are also a great platform for all those that are looking to pump in capital to their organizations or simply broaden their portfolios.
The index market is however quite volatile and as such the investor must be on toes in order to make a good profit.
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Old 09-18-2010, 04:27 AM
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All the talk about lifestyle and taking days off whenever you want is ridiculous. I don't have experience with this particular company. I do have experience trading futures, and S&P 500 futures are some of the toughest. They are highly volitile, which means that there is great profit potential profit, which in turn attracts the best traders. I'm not that good. I stick to agricultural commodities.

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Old 10-06-2010, 11:51 AM
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It all depends on your approach. I've been trading CFD's on dow and sp500 for quite a while and they are perfect for short-term/day or two. Enough volatility to reason the costs and very good price action for TA. If you are long-term investor probably there are better markets to explore.
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Old 10-19-2010, 07:38 AM
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Hello,

'dales'??? That's MY name (Dale)!!! LOL!!! There's not too many of us around you know!!!

But anyway: nice to find some enlightened people!!! WHY of WHY do people think that trading forex pairs is the way to go??? Indices and commodities: that's 'where it's at' I'm afraid. I guess for that matter: WHY of WHY do people think that trading is 'the road to instant riches'??? It's a PROFESSION and as such requires hard work like any other PROFESSION!!!

Anyway: I 'kinda sorta' disagree that there are better markets to trade if you're a long term investor. No offense but I've spent a good many years trying to 'sift out' the 'good trading systems' and to this end I've even (just) started a blog and I tend to detail these systems 'for all and sundry'. Why??? Because I'm so tired of seeing all of these new traders 'battling their ars*s off' on a daily basis and trying to avoid the 'information overload'. So I'm hoping that I can assist in some small way (having made all the mistakes myself before I can assure you). I'm not trying to make it easy. That said: it's HARD WORK not necessarily difficult to make money in this business. Anyway: I believe I can contribute in some small way anyway. Come on over and say hi anyway: technicaltradingsystems.blogspot.com. And maybe you have something that you'd like to contribute for the 'greater good'??? Also: I'm trying to form some type of trading 'group' (it's a lonely business let's be honest). I don't know if anyone is interested but 'there it is anyway'.
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