MarvinS said:What is the answer, Direct access prices under a spread bet?
Are you thinking what i am thinking..........
I love you man, this is telepathy at work ! IF WS CEO decides to deliver this service, I'll promote WS free of charge.
MarvinS said:What is the answer, Direct access prices under a spread bet?
Are you thinking what i am thinking..........
chrisw said:Add in Direct access quality, speed and unbiased execution and I'd take a more serious look at worldspreads.
Oh, and 24/5 currencies.
MarvinS said:What is the answer, Direct access prices under a spread bet?
Are you thinking what i am thinking..........
thanks marvin. would be happy with 2 point spread the dow if instant access,(up to 1 sec)MarvinS said:I am thinking that with the amount of interest so far you guys are still awaiting the 'holy grail'.
However we are new and business generates business - what i mean by this is if we get business then we shall have the ammunition to provide you with that system. I am not saying that it will not happen but its not going to happen overnight. Without trying to sound omnipotent.....WS going 1 spread is one small step and one giant leap in SB...
MarvinS said:I am thinking that with the amount of interest so far you guys are still awaiting the 'holy grail'.
However we are new and business generates business - what i mean by this is if we get business then we shall have the ammunition to provide you with that system. I am not saying that it will not happen but its not going to happen overnight. Without trying to sound omnipotent.....WS going 1 spread is one small step and one giant leap in SB...
MarvinS said:Jimbo - Brokers make as middle men so do market makers and spread betters, bottom line!
Spread betting firms do add value to tax dis-advantaged traders and yes we do promote to retail clients and some corporates. I would not call this industry twaddle, do not knock it Jimbo....
There is no advantage in SB if you can't even ensure you'll get filled once the SB twigs you know what your doing.MarvinS said:Jimbo - Brokers make as middle men so do market makers and spread betters, bottom line!
Spread betting firms do add value to tax dis-advantaged traders and yes we do promote to retail clients and some corporates. I would not call this industry twaddle, do not knock it Jimbo....
Great post. So true.jimbo57 said:Dis-advantaged traders? What does that mean? You mean being able to trade on credit/borrowed funds/minimum deposit? Are they advantages, really? I don't think so. So what does it mean?
A coroprate client should only ever take an SB account if they could back to back it into the market - it which case they would probably get closed out pretty quickly in any case by the SB company. And their is a major clue!
Marvin, this is not a dig at you personally, but the whole SB thing - it is a scam born of greed and ignorance, period the end. For any trader, dis-advantaged or not (to use your parlance), its no more than a sandpit compared to the beach.
Remember how the sandpit got pretty gross pretty quickly after a few kids p-eed in it? It's the way its marketed that causes me a problem, and if you seriously believe that 'Holy Grail' is a marketing stance you should get out more!
MarvinS said:Sounds like sour grapes and that you two do not trade with SB firms.... So why are you writing on an SB thread? I was asked earlier by a member to answer questions regarding WS not to defend the SB industry. Getting back to the main point traders want:
24/5 trading
1/5 of a second pricing
accurate pricing
decent orders system
tight near market spreads
do not want to be read on closing
lower margins
Anything else?
Regards
MarvinS
marvinMarvinS said:Sounds like sour grapes and that you two do not trade with SB firms.... So why are you writing on an SB thread? I was asked earlier by a member to answer questions regarding WS not to defend the SB industry. Getting back to the main point traders want:
24/5 trading
1/5 of a second pricing
accurate pricing
decent orders system
tight near market spreads
do not want to be read on closing
lower margins
Anything else?
Regards
MarvinS
MarvinS said:Racer said to me one thing that sticks in my head, "If you want to develop a reputation you must deliver what you are advertising". Not excatly in those words, but i agree with Racer - reputation is key! IG index and CMC are profitable for their own unique selling points at anyone given point and both have developed a great reputation. Perhaps both firms put together would be worth £2b together. Any views on how we can develop our reputation, other than keeping to promises?
MarvinS said:Agreed but your point about us being a grocers can be debated:
Cap spreads under London Capital Grp have a market cap of £45 bar.
IG index under IG grp holdings have a market cap of £700 bar.
Finspreads under IFX GRP have a market cap of £45 bar.
Cantor Index ?
City Index ?
Tradeindex?
Manspreadtrading?
CMC as per float article £1b.
I read an article recently that suggested the number of SB clients would increase to £1mill by 2010. So how many DMA clients do you think there are in the UK? I personally do not think skimming off the top is the key to establishing in this already saturated industry. Views please....