The UK Traders Bible

Dominic Connolly9781435614970, 9781897597392, 1897597398

Key points – The only comprehensive UK-published guide to short-term trading- Combines detailed reference information with the author’s advice on strategy and tactics- Every serious trader in the UK needs this book – not a nice-to-have, but a must-have The book in the author’s words: ”There has been a quiet revolution in the financial markets in the UK over the last few years, driven by the introduction of electronic trading and the proliferation of the internet both as a means of trading and as a resource. Despite this transformation making the stock market more accessible to a much wider audience, it became clear to me during my time as Chief Strategist at GNI that no clear reference work existed on the modern stock market. There was a great deal of information out there but it didn’t seem available in one place. When I left GNI in late summer 2003 I had a unique opportunity to pull that information together in a single volume, based on my experience working for a major UK market maker, a US bank and my involvement at the forefront of contracts for difference trading in the UK. This book aims to fill that gap and to reveal the detailed workings of the UK stock market and related derivatives market. The book also goes beyond that and gives a unique insight to the modern markets and some of the secret opportunities that they present. The book will be of interest not only to those who wish to trade the market full time but also anyone with a desire to interpret the nuances of the modern market and achieve a deeper understanding; essential in getting more from the financial markets.” Dominic Connolly

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Table of contents :
The UK Trader’s Bible……Page 2
Contents……Page 4
Index of figures……Page 8
Index of tables……Page 11
About the author……Page 12
Preface……Page 14
Introduction……Page 16
Section 1 – How The UK Stock Market Works……Page 18
The Modern Stock Market……Page 20
London Stock Exchange Trading Platforms……Page 37
Share Certificates and CREST……Page 84
Contracts For Difference……Page 85
Spread Betting……Page 103
Other Trading Instruments……Page 105
Portfolio/Basket Trading……Page 111
Section 2 – Trading Notes & Strategies……Page 124
Daily Diary……Page 126
Trading The UK Market On Margin……Page 152
Company Watch……Page 164
Market Watch……Page 222
Event Opportunities……Page 237
Market Neutral Strategies……Page 253
Takeovers……Page 264
Appendices……Page 310
Glossary……Page 312
Directory of online stockbrokers……Page 320
Directory of CFD brokers……Page 321
Directory of spread betting firms……Page 322
Trading resources……Page 323
Stock codes……Page 326
Trade codes……Page 328
Market maker codes……Page 331
Stock indices – UK……Page 332
Stock indices – International……Page 334
Company profile of the FTSE 100 Index……Page 336
Sector profile of the FTSE 100 Index……Page 340
FTSE 100 quarterly reviews……Page 341
Cash shells……Page 344
UK ADR’s……Page 346
Index……Page 358