can we start the ball rolling on sb firms and cfd firms giving them marks out of 10. spreads etc. also min size openings etc.
this was not my idea the suggestion was from jules and i think we should give it a try.
Jules : CMC is not the same group of companies as Deal4free?? as there has been a tirade of anger against them as u can see below
rgds
zarif
tobin37 - 01 Oct'03 - 13:08
Anyone else using Deal 4 Free? Positions from yesterday seem to have dissapeared from their database. Been like that for 24 hours now. I keep getting fobbed off with various excuses.
LINZIMASON - 01 Oct'03 - 15:07 - 1 of 3
I was considering using them but decided against and gone to Share Crazy instead so I know just where I am. Sorry can't help.
zarif - 01 Oct'03 - 16:37 - 2 of 3 edit
While I came across this Whicjh I thought was quite witty and to the point regarding Deal4free.
Deal4free
Or perhaps more correctly DealMaybe?
Granted they have amongst the best prices and software but when it gets busy their platform goes down as much as Monica Lewinsky which when added to the fact that they do not have enough people to answer the phones makes it frustrating to be a customer. Anyway get voting and no doubt there will be a scramble as a number of institutions get their staff to sign up.
rgds
zarif
brianl - 01 Oct'03 - 16:56 - 3 of 3
d43 i wish it was i paid for yester days c**kup today kept waiting for dealer to respond
I'm trying them, I'll give them a month and take it from there, I am very detailed when I execute a trade as I write all items...time/dealer ref/which tel I used and so forth to ensure I have my facts...can't trust no one in this game...may even recoed my conversations...I trade by tele...that way I have control..
dow dropped to 9405...short kicked in at top..next short kicks in at 9382...waiting...in anticipation...
Jules:
Re:CMC
If you are getting shoddy service then My opinion is dont wait amonth give them a kick in the Bullocks and get another company that can perform -it is stressful enough watching the trades instead of having to worry about if these idiots have got it right in the first place
Are y0ou long or short today???
I have got 1 long open and 2 shorts cghasing each other? I think it is going to take a nose dive today - Atleast i hope for mysake -Xstal Ball What thou sees today????
well used deal4 free for 3 years had many run ins with them over the years but now 100 % spread bet cant really complain fair enough you get requoted but hey its tax free tight rolling cash spreads and trading large amounts normally ok,and better than going out and digging the roads id give them 8/10.....nothing in life is perfect
Datai _ It is not whether it is taxfree or not that is in question_ The point is that they make a good living from the spread whether we win or lose doesnot matter _ it is the service that we the customers pay for that is an issue here.
rgds
zarif
there is a new SB out there who are about to launch . The demo site is good and the spreads are pretty competitive especially against IG City and Cantors
www.capitalspreads.com
Has anybody opened an account or contacted them yet??
I have applied and yesterday had aemail from them saying that they are having problems opening accounts on line etc _Teething problems I believe and I am sure once they are sorted out they should be good
Just read below what i came across while trawling the net.Be careful of deal4free:
Deal4Free just took 800 out of my account and won't answer the phone?!!
Hey everyone
I can't believe what happened earlier on. My account with Deal4free has dropped from 800-odd quid down to 6.81, and I didn't even have a bet open!!!
What is going on here?! Anyone else had this problem?
I phone Deal4free and they said it was a 'software problem' (after having tried about four times and having them hang up on me). Naturally I was worried that they had gone bust and were shifting the money over to Tel Aviv or something...Apparently not...But I still haven't got the money back in my account yet.
They've admitted that the amount I specified should be in there, but the action hasn't been completed yet. Dodgy or what? I didn't go furious with them, but that is highly irregular. I'm surprised nobody else has posted about this today...
Afternoon everybody:
My prediction from the crystal ball is that Dow is going to inch up and than (hopefully) with the jobless figures and farmers figures come in should take a nose dive -around 9230 would be a great weekend
rgds
zarif
hi zarif was cfd but now sb i agree with what u said but i realise theres no such thing as a perfect broker dealer sb company .i worked the fx mkts for 14 years so like u i can c both sides of argument as 4 tax free i have no intrest in paying mr brown 40% each year for my trading ideas !,but ithink we could go all all day as to why we each trade with diff sb cfd companys and as 80% of cust lose money i am happy to stay where i am sitting very nicely in the 20 % that make money'
cheers
My god did you see the dow spike up about 60-80pts at 13.30gmt _ guys be very careful today as that can eat us up in one swoop. I am down 3000 at present.