Spread trading is a form of speculative trading that leverages the buy/sell spread of a security and your investment amount to determine what the gains or losses of the position will be when it’s ...

Understand the market-maker spread as the price gap between buying and selling offers by market makers, and how it compensates for market-making risks.

In this article, we explore a quantitative approach to spread trading with a slightly different setup than the classic model. Typically, spread trading involves going long on one asset and ...

Leveraged trading with spread betting and contracts for difference (CFDs) isn’t for everyone. It certainly won’t form the core of a strategy for most MoneyWeek readers. However, for some people, short ...

The use of leverage is one way for an investor to enhance their returns, with the accompanying risk of magnifying the losses. There are several means to employ leverage. One option for some investors ...