THE TIPSTER April 5, 2010 AIRLINE British Airways has been beset by strikes over the past week or so but it releases traffic figures tomorrow. Investors will be eager to hear how the strikes have affected passenger numbers. The share price has remained resilient in the face of the strikes with many employees helping to keep the airline flying, but [...]
A team can still thrive without its star April 5, 2010 WHEN Wayne Rooney hit the turf last week during Manchester United’s game against Bayern Munich, English hearts sank. Not only is the striker arguably the strongest member of the national team, but he is also a talismanic figure. The same can happen in business, and the morale of a team can be seriously affected by [...]
Miners and banks boost FTSE 100 March 31, 2010 STRONGER miners and banking stocks outweighed falls from defensive stocks to leave Britain’s top share index slightly higher by the close yesterday while BSkyB gained after an expected pay-TV review from Ofcom. The FTSE 100 index ended 7.32 points, or 0.1 per cent, higher at 5,679.64 having closed 0.7 per cent lower on Tuesday and [...]
Wall St hit as job losses accelerate March 31, 2010 US stocks fell yesterday as a report showing a surprising drop in private-sector employment stoked concerns about the health of the labor market two days before the government’s key jobs data. ADP Employer Services data showed US private-sector employers unexpectedly cut jobs in March. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 50.79 points, or 0.47 per [...]
Providers make a dash for share of ETC market March 31, 2010 WHEN it was announced at the end of last year that investment vehicles traded on exchanges, mostly in the form of index-tracking funds, had passed the $1 trillion mark globally, it was a sign that listed products were growing in popularity. But while exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have made their mark already here in Europe, it [...]
INVESTORS’ GLOSSARY March 31, 2010 ARBITRAGEUR You may have heard the term arbitrageur – it is a type of trader who tries to benefit from price inefficiencies in the market. An arbitrage trade requires executing two trades simultaneously that off-set each other. This allows the trader to capture the “risk-free” profits. For example, an arbitrageur may look at a stock [...]
LISTED PRODUCT NEWS March 31, 2010 RBS OFFERS MORE INDICES RBS has recently launched two new covered call warrants on the German Dax stock index and the South African FTSE/JSE top 40. The Dax index is a good way to trade the global economic recovery due to the number of manufacturing companies that are included in the Dax. Likewise, the FTSE [...]
THE TIPSTER March 31, 2010 SATELLITE communications provider Inmarsat was one of the worst performers on the FTSE 100 on Tuesday after hopes faded that its largest shareholder, Harbinger Capital, will be able to afford a takeover. After rising to a high of 797p earlier this year, this pullback could push the stock as low as 650p if any more [...]
Algos boost your trading but always read the label March 30, 2010 WHERE professional traders venture, retail traders won’t be far behind, anxious to pick up on the latest developments in technology and strategy. Algorithmic trading is no exception – there have been recent signs that individuals are more and more interested in using algorithms in their foreign exchange trading. Deutsche Bank’s retail foreign exchange trading arm [...]
