CFDs : The Definitive Guide to Trading Contracts for Difference

by Norman, David James

• ISBN13: 9781905641437
• ISBN10: 1905641435
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-15
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

This work provides a comprehensive description of all aspects of trading CFD (Contracts for Difference) products including what a CFD is, how it is priced, and the range of different mechanics of opening, funding, and maintaining an account; logistics of trading CFDs; and more.

Author Biography

David James Norman has been teaching and writing about market technology and trading for over 20 years. He teaches regular courses in market data, algorithmics, intermarket trading strategies and CFDs, and heads the teaching faculty at The Trader Training Company.

Table of Contents

About the Author	p. v
Preface	p. vii
Who this book is for	p. vii
What the book covers	p. vii
How the book is structured	p. viii
Introduction	p. ix
Ihe Principles of CFDs	p. 1
What is a CFD?	p. 3
Range of CFDs	p. 9
Types of CFD provider	p. 14
How CFDs are Traded	p. 18
Charactenstics of CFDs	p. 22
Comparison of CFDs with other instruments	p. 31
The Mechanics of CFDs	p. 33
Money flows of a trade	p. 35
Equity CFDs and corporate actions	p. 60
Managing a CFD Account	p. 67
Opening an account	p. 69
Opening a CFD trading account	p. 73
CFD trading software	p. 87
Placing an order	p. 99
CFD Trading Strategies	p. 111
Developing a successful trading approach	p. 116
Speculative trading strategies	p. 129
Market-neutral trading strategies	p. 137
Speical situation trading strategies	p. 143
Portfolio risk management	p. 147
CFD Regulation	p. 151
Regulation	p. 153
MiFID and the Pan European Regulatory Environment for CFDs	p. 155
Short selling rules and CFDs	p. 160
FSA disclosure regime and corporate governance	p. 163
UCITS	p. 165
The Future of CFDs	p. 167
What is the future for CFDs?	p. 169
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