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Guest Pjoshi posted a topic in Shares and ETFs, October 9, 2018

Join the community chat: "Hello people i am relatively new to stock buying and trading can you tell me, which is the best stock trading website and where can i find good bargain and value stocks, i am aware that market is at its all time high, but recent trade war and fall in DJIA and Nasdaq must have created some bargains."

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JamesIG, October 9, 2018

Asian Markets Decline - EMEA Brief 09 Oct

MichaelaIG posted a blog entry in Market News, October 9, 2018

Japanese markets have led the declines, with the likes of the Nikkei and Topix playing catch up following yesterday’s bank holiday. The Hang Seng is the one outlier, with the market trading marginally higher despite declines in Japan, China, and Australia. A wider bearish trend remains in place with fears over a Chinese slowdown coupled with Italian fiscal uncertainty.

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MichaelaIG, October 9, 2018

Blue Monday - APAC brief 09 Oct

Guest JasmineC posted a blog entry in Market News, October 9, 2018

Markets welcomed back the Chinese from holiday and all the bad news came together at once. That’s not to say the world’s problems, at least as it applies to global markets, can be rooted in China.

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Guest, October 9, 2018

Trade war measures, Dollar alternatives, risk trends and yields - DFX Key Themes

JohnDFX posted a blog entry in Market News, October 7, 2018

Some people like to draw their assessment of investor sentiment from indicators like the VIX volatility index or more simply from the performance of a ubiquitous asset like the S&P 500. Others will evaluate volume and open interest for participation, data like GDP, or pure sentiment surveys.

I like to refer to correlation. In extreme conditions, what happens to markets in different countries or in different asset classes? They tend to move in concert. In a deep bear market or full financial panic, the market adage that ‘correlations go to one’ reflects on the fire sale mentality that cuts through any concept of which ‘mildly’ risky investment is worth holding when everything seems to be crashing down around us.

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JamesIG, October 8, 2018

PBoC reduces capital reserves- EMEA Brief 08 Oct

Guest KatherineIG posted a blog entry in Market News, October 8, 2018

Chinese stocks decline and the renminbi devalued overnight, despite the PBoC reducing requirements for capital reserves. China's central bank to cut down Reserve Requirement Ratio, releasing 1.2tn Yuan in liquidity, and putting 750bn Yuan ($109bn or £83bn) in cash into the financial system. CSI300 down 3.7%.

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Guest, October 8, 2018

Dividend Adjustment 08 Oct - 12 Oct

JamesIG posted a blog entry in Market News, October 5, 2018

Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 8 Oct 2018. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below.

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JamesIG, October 8, 2018

The new week - APAC brief 08 Oct

Guest JasmineC posted a blog entry in Market News, October 7, 2018

It’s likely global markets will sway to begin the week, in a bid to find some semblance of equanimity following a raucous week.

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Guest, October 7, 2018

NFP day as US Treasuries reach 7 year high - EMEA brief 05 Oct

Guest JoeIG posted a blog entry in Market News, October 5, 2018

US non-farm payroll release at 13:00 BST. US Labour department forecasts an increase of 185,000 in non-farm payrolls last month and the unemployment rate is expected to fall by 0.1% to 3.8% - an 18 year low.

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JamesIG, October 5, 2018

Smooth Sailing for Brexit? - EMEA Brief 04 Oct

GeorgeIG posted a blog entry in Market News, October 4, 2018

Theresa May declares to end austerity in the much anticipated Conservative party conference yesterday. Bloomberg has also reported this morning that the prime minister plans to rush her Brexit deal through parliament in a bid to stop the opposition voting down the treaty.

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JamesIG, October 4, 2018

Treasury sell-off - APAC brief 04 Oct

Guest JasmineC posted a blog entry in Market News, October 4, 2018

Economic data flow has been relatively light overnight, but activity on financial markets is especially rife.

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Guest, October 4, 2018

Stop entry order

Guest GBro posted a question in IG Trading Support - Dealing Questions, October 3, 2018

Community is not only about trade ideas and discussion, but also questions and answers. No matter what your trade level or experience, the Community will probably be able to help. We are also hosting an IG webinar at 6 pm this evening walking new clients through the use of the platform.

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JamesIG, October 3, 2018

Aston Martin IPO at £19 - EMEA Brief 03 Oct

Guest DanielaIG posted a blog entry in Market News, October 3, 2018

Aston Martin looks set to miss out on a spot in the FTSE 100 after the luxury carmaker cut the maximum valuation it is seeking in its initial public offering today, bloomberg reporting IPO price at £19.

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Guest, October 3, 2018

Macro-drivers - APAC brief 01 Oct

Guest JasmineC posted a blog entry in Market News, October 3, 2018

Global markets endured a night of mixed trading, sandwiched between several risk factors, and the waning optimism of the USMCA.

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Guest, October 3, 2018

Post in Quick trade ideas

trade247 posted a post in a topic, October 2, 2018

Quick Trade Ideas makes the 'Our Picks' section once again: "Taken from the blog this morning which I thought was quite interesting (and links a little to the carbon emissions stuff @TrendFollower) - Think about going long natural gas." What are your thoughts? Get involved with trade discussion on Community.

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JamesIG, October 2, 2018

Conservative Conference, Cable in Spotlight - EMEA Brief 02 Oct

Guest IGAaronC posted a blog entry in Market News, October 2, 2018

Continued speculation for the conservative conference today with Theresa May expected to announce some concessions in her Brexit deal. Boris Johnson to speak later today. Yesterday saw a volatility spike in GBP/USD which we could see again today on the right type of news.

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Guest, October 2, 2018

Relief-rallies - APAC brief 02 Oct

Guest JasmineC posted a blog entry in Market News, October 2, 2018

Hopes were whetted during overnight trade from the news that the US, Mexico and Canada had agreed to a revised “NAFTA” agreement.

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Guest, October 2, 2018

Nasdaq leads the way for stock indices

Mercury posted a topic in Indices and Macro Events, September 29, 2018

Are the markets overvalued? Get involved with the Community discussion: "If this truly is going to go down in history as the tech led bubble then watching the Nasdaq for clues of the end of the rally to end all rallies must be the way to go. Looking at the monthly chart I see a couple of nice tramlines developing (albeit that the top one is heavily reliant on prior pivots (but that is to be expected in such a sharp, exponential, rally).

The Weekly chart shows a nice classic progression of Elliot wave counts, parallel tramlines and flag/pennant formations. Crucially the Pennant, which very often forms at the halfway point in a rally, is signaling a rally end point of 7800-7900. However in such a strong Bull run we might expect an overshoot of this and the magic 8000 beckons to the markets psychology."

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JamesIG, October 1, 2018

USMCA replaces NAFTA, CAD rises - EMEA Brief 1 Oct

Guest IG-Andi posted a blog entry in Market News, October 1, 2018

The U.S. and Canada agreed to a trade deal that would preserve a three-way bloc with Mexico, setting the stage for their leaders to sign the accord by the end of November. The new deal will be called the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA.

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Guest, October 1, 2018

ASX technicals - APAC brief 01 Oct

Guest JasmineC posted a blog entry in Market News, October 1, 2018

ASX: SPI futures are indicating a 23-point drop at the open for the ASX200 this morning, effectively wiping Friday's solid gains.

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Guest, October 1, 2018

Post in TA - Technical Analysis

Caseynotes posted a post in a topic, September 29, 2018

The weekend pick for Community: "Very good video explaining and demonstrating institutional buy side programs, what they look like on candle, profile and footprint charts and how to exploit them."

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JamesIG, September 29, 2018

Dividend Adjustments 1 Oct - 5 Oct

JamesIG posted a blog entry in Market News, September 28, 2018

Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 1 Oct 2018. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect your positions, please take a look at the video.

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JamesIG, September 28, 2018

Join our #IGForexChat and put your currency questions to our expert panel

JamesIG posted a blog entry in IG Community Blog, September 20, 2018

Submit your questions now! Next week we will be hosting a number of live chats and discussion dedicated to the world of currency trading and the foreign exchange market. Each #IGFXChat will focus on a unique topic, relevant to the macroeconomic landscape today. Get involved and make the most out of IG.

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JamesIG, September 28, 2018

Italian Banks

Caseynotes posted a topic in General Trading Strategy Discussion, September 28, 2018

Italian banks trading halted in Milan, limit down, whilst dax continues plunge. Discuss market movements with like minded traders.

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JamesIG, September 28, 2018

Fed raise rates, USD steady - EMEA brief 27 Sep

JamesIG posted a blog entry in Market News, September 27, 2018

Yesterday the US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the 3rd time this year. Major currency pairs hold steady whilst the USD basket, despite initial volatility, traded largely flat. Minor gains have been made this morning putting the dollar about a quarter of a percent up.

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JamesIG, September 27, 2018

Post in Quick trade ideas

Pieman posted a post in a topic, September 26, 2018

Possibly nice retracement set-up in the offing, short on ITV? Overnight order short just below today's low (currently 156.3), initially looking for 142. Tempted to put the stop tighter than the obvious 164ish for this sort of entry? Thoughts?

Note interim XD 25th Oct.

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JamesIG, September 26, 2018