Knowledge Centre

Fundamental Analysis

Fundamentals are the bedrock of share trading. It is extremely inadvisable to start trading equities or getting into an instrument before you have learned to understand Fundamental Analysis. Here we have everything you need to know about understanding fundamentals from the Price Earnings Ratio, unravelling a Profit & Loss account and so on to the method behind ultra-fundamentalist investor Warren Buffett's continual success.

Technical Analysis

To some, Technical Analysis, otherwise known as Charting, is examining the charts of historical trading data to draw out definable patterns which, the theory states, will repeat themselves. Thus, the technical analyst can use these patterns to set stops and take the inevitable profits at the right time. There are a large number of devotees to this science and many successful practitioners, but there are also those who see it as akin to reading tea-leaves.

Trading and Investing Strategies

For investors and traders looking for tips or techniques to underpin their own strategies, or those starting out looking for a solid base, we have a collection of pointers on everything from value investing to CFD trading to keep you on the right track.

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Technical Indicators - RSI

In the third of our four-part series on technical analysis, we show you how to see when a stock is overbought or oversold using the relative strength index.

Technical Analysis - Candlestick Anatomy

In the first of our four-part series on technical analysis we examine the intricacies of the most important tool in the chartists’ box – the candlestick chart

How to trade Foreign Exchange

Private investors have easy access to the gigantic, 24-hour-day Foreign Exchange market. But it is not a place for the uninitiated, so here is our beginner’s guide to trading Forex. Watch this space for more video guides to expert trading.

A beginner's guide to technical analysis

Learning to read a chart is a vital weapon in the arsenal of investors and traders alike. Here we present our guide to the basics of Technical Analysis. Watch this space for more video guides to take your charting to the next level

1. Introduction

Your interactive investor account and how it works.

What are CFDs

Contracts For Difference are an increasingly important part of the private investors’ toolbox. Used correctly they are a highly effective and cheap way of taking the position you want on almost any financial instrument.

CFD Trading Example

If you are going to be efficient and successful when trading CFDs it is vitally important to understand how margin works. This short film will show you all you need to know about staying safe with CFDs.

CFDs - Managing Risk

Once you’ve mastered the CFD fundamentals you can grab a few tips on how to trade effectively and how you get your head around the absolutely crucial skill of analysing and then managing your risk.

Part 1: An introduction to value investing

Nick Kirrage, manager of the Schroder Income Fund, looks at value investing in the first of a two-part series for iiTV. For more, read our Guide to value investing

Margin & Gearing

As we get further into the techniques of spread betting one of the most important is to understand how the broker works and how the magnification of your cash deposit can have a dramatic effect on the resulting liability and profit.