John
No never we have no interest in what client or what particular product they are trading
Thank you - sounds to me as if things are fine on the hedging front with PS, then. Out of interest, does anyone disagree with this?
John
No never we have no interest in what client or what particular product they are trading
Thank you - sounds to me as if things are fine on the hedging front with PS, then. Out of interest, does anyone disagree with this?
Could you speculate as to how they might decide whether to hedge or not, given that they've said they make the decision without paying any consideration whatsoever to the given client's trading history.How do you mean by disagree? In general, I'd say that 'normal' SB providers are able to offer narrow spreads at least partly because the most traded markets will tend to self hedge, so they only need to keep their overall position under control. FuturesBetting, on the other hand used a system that automatically hedged in the underlying market, for which you paid with a comparatively wide spread (effectively a commission).
When FB became ProSpreads the business model apparently changed, because they used 'strategic' hedging, which doesn't quite make sense to me, because at some stage they have to decide who/what/when they hedge directly. I can't see how this would have anything to do with punters wanting to trade different directions at the same time, unless they had a huge number of clients - and they don't, unless it's all tied in with Capital Spreads.
As I see it, although the speed of PS's platform would make it ideal for short-term trading, the extra spread would sap away the profit. The worst of both worlds of DMA and spreadbet trading, particularly if you have to pay tax.
Yes - I am going to be trying them too...but while I can't really see the point of view of people who are less sceptical than I am, I tend to have respect for the point of view of people who are more so!Ross + Johnn i have been reading this thread and every negative comment that has been raised from funds to hedging seemed to have been dealt with, im guessing that neither of you have a account with ProSpreads? i was considering using them as from reading the 53 pages there does not seem to be any of the normal spreadbet issues that pop up with every single other bucketshop, so i would suggest it would be best to try and then report back on here with your findings as this is something which i am going to do as trying the demo account and so far all very good so proceeding with the live process today, fingers crossed
ie those people who actually have an account with them?. . . but while I can't really see the point of view of people who are less sceptical than I am . . .
Ross + Johnn i have been reading this thread and every negative comment that has been raised from funds to hedging seemed to have been dealt with, im guessing that neither of you have a account with ProSpreads? i was considering using them as from reading the 53 pages there does not seem to be any of the normal spreadbet issues that pop up with every single other bucketshop, so i would suggest it would be best to try and then report back on here with your findings as this is something which i am going to do as trying the demo account and so far all very good so proceeding with the live process today, fingers crossed
Like it so far . . .Kevin,
I have never personally seen any negative comments from anyone using Prospreads . . .
Already done. Like I said, had my little brother check this out before opening an account with them, also delved deeper into the Gibralter / London regulatory issue via legal friends and came away perfectly happy.. . . I feel it is within all our interests that their integrity is questioned both from the perspective of security of Client funds . . .
. . . and confirmation of how they operate which will give some indication of how you will fair trading with them!
So what % of lots traded don't get hedged, would you guess? Nearer 10% or 90%?2) Occaisionally they may cross a trade internally if, for example, one of their clients is on the bid and another of their client's wants to sell at market.
So what % of lots traded don't get hedged, would you guess? Nearer 10% or 90%?
So what % of lots traded don't get hedged, would you guess? Nearer 10% or 90%?
How do you know that, and if it's true why would they even bother?
Thanks, DB.<1%So what % of lots traded don't get hedged, would you guess? Nearer 10% or 90%?
To save on transaction costs? Could PS maybe give us a from-the-horse's-mouth approximate %? An upper bound that's a power of 10 would be fine. E.g. <10% or <1% or <0.1%.if it's true why would they even bother?
Thanks, DB.
To save on transaction costs? Could PS maybe give us a from-the-horse's-mouth approximate %? An upper bound that's a power of 10 would be fine. E.g. <10% or <1% or <0.1%.
Can anyone confirm what the current underlying spreads are being offered on DOW and FTSE.
(excl fixed spread charge)
So what % of lots traded don't get hedged, would you guess? Nearer 10% or 90%?