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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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Word of the Day
Personal Pension Plan
A private pension scheme, mostly offered by insurance companies, that enjoys tax relief on contributions into it. The amount of tax relief increases the older you are. When you've reached the minimum retirement age - 55 for personal pensions - you can use the pension fund to buy an annuity and take up to 25% of the fund as a tax-free lump sum.
Personal pensions became notorious after they were mis-sold by unscrupulous salesmen and financial advisers who persuaded people in perfectly decent company pension schemes to transfer to PPPs, many of which weren't in any way suitable for people's needs. High front-end charges also meant that contributions were eaten up in the early years, so that investors wanting to transfer to another provider were quoted miniscule transfer values. The Financial Services Authority, the chief regulator, is still dealing with the compensatory implications of this mis-selling scandal. Having said all this, providing you know what the costs are, they can be useful products.
