CFDs : the definitive guide to contracts for difference /

Since their inception in the 1980s as institutional trading instruments CFDs have become popular with retail, semi-professional and professional investors. This text explains what a CFD is, how it is priced, and the range of different CFDs and markets available to trade.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Norman, David J. (David James) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Petersfield : Harriman House, 2009
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • ""Contents""; ""About the Author""; ""Preface""; ""Who this book is for""; ""What the book covers""; ""How the book is structured""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Principles of CFDs""; ""What is a CFD?""; ""Range of CFDs""; ""Types of CFD provider""; ""How CFDs are traded""; ""Characteristics of CFDs""; ""Comparison of CFDs with otherinstruments""; ""2 The Mechanics of CFDs""; ""Money flows of a trade""; ""Equity CFDs and corporate actions""; ""3 Managing a CFD Account""; ""Opening an account""; ""Opening a CFD trading account""; ""CFD trading software""; ""Placing an order""
  • ""4 CFD Trading Strategies""""Developing a successful trading approach""; ""Speculative trading strategies""; ""Market-neutral trading strategies""; ""Special situation trading strategies""; ""Portfolio risk management""; ""5 CFD Regulation""; ""Regulation""; ""MiFID and the Pan European RegulatoryEnvironment for CFDs""; ""Short selling rules and CFDs""; ""FSA disclosure regime and corporategovernance""; ""UCITS""; ""6 The Future of CFDs""; ""What is the future for CFDs?""; ""Index""