Recent content by Allegre

Greetings all I want to know how the ASX200 is calculated (Is it the sum total of the 200 share prices or is some sort of algorthim used) and what is more important in a stock for causing a general move in the index, Price or market capitalisation. For example which is more influential in...

That's what I'm talking about with the negative edge. You are placing your bet with them at the same time you are betting against them 'cause they have taken the opposite position. So you are not taking another participants money, you are taking "their" money, so it's in their best interest to...

So who is the counter party with regard to: IG Markets AUS200 - IG or other traders? IG MARKETS AUS200 Forwards - IG or other traders? Same products with Interactive brokers This is most important so i know where i stand

right the other question in the other thread. I thought you had addressed all this previously. So that's solved and that leaves us with the forwards.They have expiry listed ie march, sept, dec so they are cfd's on futures. But how are the prices derived Are the prices exact mirrors of the...

cheers. what is the title of the thread so i can have a look see. IG is a DMA cfd provider so i was fool enough to assume that the AUS200 is a cfd of a futures contract. They probably don't make that claim.

I need this info specific for the AUS200 index cfd provided by IG Markets. How exactly do they derive their prices for this product? it seems to be a combination of the SPI futures contract and the ASX200 index depending on the time of day. Also how do the forwards differ? are they cfd's of...

What about the index "minis" offered by DMA operators. Ive thought about using these as a cheap way for training myself to pull the trigger without hesitation. If minis are controlled by the market maker, how does this work if they are supposed to be DMA.?