Anyone scalping the FTSE Futures??

[swissy]

Reminded that FTSE is ex-dividend today as the broker "extracted" about 80 quid from my account this morning as an "adjustment" after holding overnight short positions (£9.70 per £ short)
Premise is that the markets drop in your favour Ex-dividend, had you been long you would have made £80 etc
Part of the learning process but still seems a bit steep considering markets were falling anyway and you pay finance charge on top - anyone experience anything similar?

 

[swissy]

Reminded that FTSE is ex-dividend today as the broker "extracted" about 80 quid from my account this morning as an "adjustment" after holding overnight short positions (£9.70 per £ short)
Premise is that the markets drop in your favour Ex-dividend, had you been long you would have made £80 etc
Part of the learning process but still seems a bit steep considering markets were falling anyway and you pay finance charge on top - anyone experience anything similar?

In simple terms - Am I being gouged?

 

[darktone]

Yep, them brokers have got it in for us. They want us all skint so we can't trade.

 

[joseph1986]

it was like less than 4% on my trade they took could care less,

 

[Oscar Reed]

Get up you lazy Brits, Mario is on in 10 mins.

Live from Brussels.

Mario says
Of all the ways to accelerate the realisation of our economic potential, perhaps the simplest is to remove the uncertainties that hamper long-term decisions and hold back investment.

DAX had a different view.

 

[postman]

Mario says
Of all the ways to accelerate the realisation of our economic potential, perhaps the simplest is to remove the uncertainties that hamper long-term decisions and hold back investment.

DAX had a different view.

They wanted a bazooka, Moar QE.

Didnt get it!

 

[postman]

That doesnt have the right shape for a double bottom on the ftse IMO.
Moar downside later.

 

[postman]

I'm short dow now at 17,991

Closed 17940. +51

Hoping to get in later at a higher price.

 

[postman]

This is going to be bad!

S&P down 30 today.

 

[Dinos]

This is going to be bad!/QUOTE]

Not unless your on the right side of the move, then its goooood

 

[postman]

This is going to be bad!/QUOTE]

Not unless your on the right side of the move, then its goooood

Yes, I believe a very wise man once said that.

 

[postman]

Someone keeps pushing that FTSE down. 6233 now - low of the day - so far.

 

[postman]

20 minutes to go and prices have been going down since 8pm last night! 18 hours!

 

[Dinos]

I did have a DAX long signal at 14:00 @ 10074, I didn't take it, be it will interesting to see how it pans out after the dip, maybe a pause before more declines or reversal back up, great opportunities to keep learning from these situations.

 

[postman]

Olde dame FTSE tried to go up 6 points, suffered vertigo and fell back down again.

 

[itspossible]

FTSE 100
6237.8
6238.8
14:29:48
-62.5
Germany 30
10081.8
10082.8
14:29:48
-118.7
Wall Street
17939.8
17942.6
14:29:47
-60


short the bounces imho ??

 

[postman]

Closed 17940. +51

Hoping to get in later at a higher price.

Short again at 950.

Dont think we break 18,000 today.

 

[postman]

FTSE 100
...

short the bounces imho ??

Agree.

 

[Dinos]

On the fence at the minute

 

[be-positive]

On the fence at the minute

be careful of barb wire