The Financial Spread Betting Handbook

[case777]

Has anyone read this book by Malcolm Pryor? I'm about 3/4 through it and found it good so far. Lots of highlighing and annotation.

A lot of the material I have picked up from other places but this book really brings it all together nicely.

 

[francisfinley]

Has anyone read this book by Malcolm Pryor? I'm about 3/4 through it and found it good so far. Lots of highlighing and annotation.

A lot of the material I have picked up from other places but this book really brings it all together nicely.

i have read a few of the bigger books and i had this book before i had read all the big titles. i went back through this book as in back to basics and it worked wonders!

 

[Bloodhound]

Has anyone read this book by Malcolm Pryor? I'm about 3/4 through it and found it good so far. Lots of highlighing and annotation.

A lot of the material I have picked up from other places but this book really brings it all together nicely.

IMO a great starting point for the basics... I've read better books since but I doubt I would have grasped what they were saying without having read this first.

KJ

 

[Countvonaltibar]

It's an excellent book. What other books did you find good kitejedi?

 

[Bloodhound]

It's an excellent book. What other books did you find good kitejedi?

I've pm'd you my thoughts

KJ

 

[sushiparlour]

Hey there guys,

Do you mind if one of you can PM me the recommendations as well as I'm starting out in spreadbetting and would like more information on it as well. (Though i do know most basics about techincal analysis, how derivatives work etc.)

Thanks

 

[Mr Squirrel]

I've pm'd you my thoughts

KJ

Could you let me know too, or better still, post a list here for everyone to see...

All the best, S

 

[dilesh23]

sign up for iii.co.uk they give you a £100 free in an account and you will also be sent a free copy in the post ... better still if anyone wants i can sell them one of the three ive got lying around :smart: says £20 on the back il do it for umm a tenner ... cant be fairer then that now can I

oh yeah its a good book by the way, covers pretty much all aspects of spread betting, well laid out, easy to understand, good examples, good set of simple to follow strategies, most thing really

 

[traderdredd]

Has anyone read this book by Malcolm Pryor? I'm about 3/4 through it and found it good so far. Lots of highlighing and annotation.

A lot of the material I have picked up from other places but this book really brings it all together nicely.

I read it a few months ago. I'm just starting out and I found it helped me focus on being disciplined whilst reinforcing my determination to trade.

regards,
traderdredd.

 

[jak672]

I read it a few months back and it's definitely worth a read. However, I have two major criticisms -

1) He ignores taxation which is one area that I would have liked some attention in - SB is CGT free, but do you have to pay income tax? He disregarded one of spreadbetting's biggest attractions.

2) The book is very much geared towards the medium/longer term trader - he mentions Day Trading in passing. Given this is my prefered trading stance, I was disappointed.

Also, a lot of the spread betting mechanics he describes can be easily picked up from any spreadbetting company's website.

 

[sushiparlour]

Yep. Bought it and read it. Quite good and clear, i'd recommend it to anyone thats starting out in spread betting.

 

[traderdredd]

I read it a few months back and it's definitely worth a read. However, I have two major criticisms -

1) He ignores taxation which is one area that I would have liked some attention in - SB is CGT free, but do you have to pay income tax? He disregarded one of spreadbetting's biggest attractions.

2) The book is very much geared towards the medium/longer term trader - he mentions Day Trading in passing. Given this is my prefered trading stance, I was disappointed.

Also, a lot of the spread betting mechanics he describes can be easily picked up from any spreadbetting company's website.

Hi Jak672,

Interesting points you've highlighted. Worth taking into account.

Regards,
traderdredd