Forex, Spread Betting Strategies.

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The internet is now flooded with different strategies on how to trade forex, however seldom go into depth on spread betting strategy which is the manipulation of your trade once active to maximise profit and limit risk. There are many different features available through your spread betting platforms some complex and some very simple. Today I am going to write about two very effective spread betting strategies that should be available on every platform.

It is important not to confuse spread betting strategy with trading strategy. Trading strategy is used to determine when to enter and exit a trade where as spread betting strategy is the strategy used within the platform used to place the bet once in the trade. Spread betting strategy is such things as the amount of stop loss you wish to use or how much you are willing to lose if the trade goes against you.

It is recommended that you never trade without a stop loss or even enter a trade without one in place. The forex market is the most volatile in the world and can move 100’s of pips quicker than you can close a trade. Once you have entered a trade it is the manipulation of the stop loss that is considered as good spread betting strategy. Once you have entered a trade using your trading strategy it is as important to have a spread betting strategy to run in your trading plan.

A popular method of spread betting strategy is to move your stop loss up to your entry point and to eliminate the risk of losing any money. The problem with this simple strategy is the market often will take a reversal past your entry point before again pushing in the right direction. Although not making a loss profits will also be hard to come by. You can expand on this strategy by taking out 80% of your profits on the primary push and leaving 20% risk free or with a slightly bigger stop loss.

A trailing stop loss is a stop loss that will follow the price up or down at the distance you set. This type of spread betting strategy is popular with longer term traders that often have stop losses in excess of 100 pips. I use a unique method of combining this strategy with the previous short term trade as to leave my 20% running into maximum long term trades with limited risk from my original trade.

Adam had been trading forex for years with little success. Adam, at first had no experiance of the forex markets so hesigned up to Colin Atkin’s private members club. Colin is a professional trader who shares his trading live, all you have do is watch & copy what he does and take the proceeds. Since Adamsigned up to Colin he has had the cash to invest in other projects.

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