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Tubbs said:They do still give a delay on the quote though don't they? So obviously they are looking for slight advantages.
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Tubbs said:They do still give a delay on the quote though don't they? So obviously they are looking for slight advantages.
vergis92 said:I don't think so, they must have the same profit regardless of you
winning or losing,
I don't know how they do it,
Arbitrageur said:wrong, the SB mmakes their own market so they are on the opposite side of your trade.
if you win $100 the SB firm has lost $100
if you lose $100 the SB firm has made $100
you do the maths on whether they really want you to win
Tubbs said:I have an interview with Alexander Benjamin - a well respected trader. .
CityTrader said:Wrong. The SB firms devide their punters into 2 basic categories. The joe punters who constitute 95% of their client base, who regularly lose money. These guys bet over the internet, they come and they go. And then the larger SB firms have the clients who either by virtue of their "luck" or their " size" , the SB firms will never take a naked position against them- i.e everything is automatically hedged.
SB firms pay gaming tax on the amount of money WON from punters- the reasoning being that the more the punters lose, the more the bookie wins - thus the bookies want the larger ( lucky/sizey) punters to win, as every bet is hedged, and they ( the bookies) dont pay gaming tax on these bets.
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CityTrader said:Wrong. The SB firms devide their punters into 2 basic categories. The joe punters who constitute 95% of their client base, who regularly lose money. These guys bet over the internet, they come and they go. And then the larger SB firms have the clients who either by virtue of their "luck" or their " size" , the SB firms will never take a naked position against them- i.e everything is automatically hedged.
SB firms pay gaming tax on the amount of money WON from punters- the reasoning being that the more the punters lose, the more the bookie wins - thus the bookies want the larger ( lucky/sizey) punters to win, as every bet is hedged, and they ( the bookies) dont pay gaming tax on these bets.
CT
vergis92 said:You have a good point, Thanks for the explanation,
From a phychological point of view I prefer to think of myself as being a 'Speculator' or investor
in a global entity where everything is related to the market and then the real world out there.
rather than a gambler in a one to one winner/loser closed loop game,
i.e. It makes you feel better if you make £1,000 at the expense of a million people
rather than at the expense of one or two...
this way no one can argue that successful trading is an unethical job since many
other professions make money at the expense of others in a similar fashion, property investors etc.
LOL. You don't think that invite was because you're giving them £1000/trade, less the half pip spread and a nominal comm it costs them to hedge your position?taba said:i got so good as spred betting last year that ig asked me to a corp day offering me a day at the races or car racing at brand hatch..me thinks they wanted more from me than i wanted from them??
who on hear has heard of the great spread betters who in the end get offered jobs up in the city because they get so good?
taba said:i trade most days 500 ppp bets on the ftse for 2 point gains using orders and they always execute my trades so wheres the problem?
Arbitrageur said:holy moly! thats like trading 100cts in the futures... if you're for real, do you know how much you would save yourself in spread if you were trading with a direct-market-access SB firm?
I'm always astonished that so many guys who genuinely trade half-decent size with SB dont seem to spend much time investigating the more "professional" routes to execute their trades.
For TWF:karmit said:Whats better between TWF and Worldspreads if I'm looking to trade DOW (mostly)
and the Cable?
In terms of:
1. Spread
2. Stability of platform
3. Min deposit required
4. Ease of funds transfer (deposit / withdrawal)
5. FSA regulated?
6. Tax implications on TWF? (or is it considered as betting anyway?)
Cheers,
Karmit
taba said:i got so good as spred betting last year that ig asked me to a corp day offering me a day at the races or car racing at brand hatch..me thinks they wanted more from me than i wanted from them??
who on hear has heard of the great spread betters who in the end get offered jobs up in the city because they get so good?