rather than pick out individual stocks to trade, it can often be worthwhile to trade the indices themselves, especially in times of high volatility.

for those so inclined, i attach below charts for FTSE and FTSE 250, though one might equally be tempted to trade Dow or S&P, which is significantly broader in its coverage, or even NASDAQ

for ease of reading, i have attached 1 year and 3 month charts in each instance

Debating opening another short position

I've had a small one @80, but reluctant to get too involved yet - CAD PMI @3, but all eyes on the results now I guess.

short seems the best idea at the moment in case there is a "hung" poll as there was a few years back.

i suggest do nothing!

13184 second short position opened

CAD Ivey PMI 58.3 consensus 58.3 previous 60.4

do nothing not really exciting, is it

I know there aren't many yield seekers here, but RSL is on fire today currently +8.4% and with a yield of nearly 8%.

Already hold resolution equity in my ISA... Not a bad stock for yield, cover alright too.

Cool or resigned?

Romney Continues Campaigning, Obama Plans B-Ball Game

cool, there is slightly chance for success..shorted ftse 5880 for presenting similar too.may be massively wrong too..lol

Obama is superstitious.

Romney better for US business, Obama better for the rest of the world?

Cheers,
KidA

Only got very small bets on tonights positions, currently average 13158.2

11:08 EST - Anthony Lazzara, co-founder of Calif-based asset management firm Lido Isle Advisors, says his biggest concern isn't about who wins the election, but that no outcome emerges tonight and it takes weeks to figure out who won. "That is a scary situation because the end-of-the-year fiscal situation needs to be addressed," he says. "I feel traders are just waiting for the election to get over to get a feel if they are going to raise the debt ceiling in time -- the risk is the election results drag on and shortens the runway for a fiscal solution." Because focus centers on how the cliff gets resolved, Lazzara says he's not staying late to monitor the election results. "Although I think there may be bursts of volatility I think the volume will be very low and not warrant the risk."

got stopped out 5891..

Romney's coming inside over the last 1/2 hour, but it looks like he's still got a mountain to climb. You might need to hit the 'Update Chart' button to display the chart...

2012 Obama


2012 Romney

Still in, -115 points at the moment, am I glad my stake is really small now, could still swing though.

confess i am pretty happy as my long from 7/10 days ago is back in the money
market will be happier if a clear winner

could be just dumb money rally, but if 13291 is gone then momentum will fly.

Looks like Obama - currently 303 - 203.

Romney's concessional speech was probably the best of his campaign - quite magnanimous.


President Barack Obama defeats Romney to win re-election

President Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

With results in from most states, America's first black president has secured the 270 votes in the electoral college needed to win the race.

Mr Obama prevailed despite lingering dissatisfaction with the economy and a well-funded challenge by Mr Romney.

Mr Obama's margin of victory is not yet certain because two states have yet to report results.

Asian markets flat as Barack Obama wins second term

Asian markets were little changed as President Barack Obama was re-elected to a second term.

There are concerns whether Mr Obama and a Republican-dominated Congress will be able to negotiate a way to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.

The cliff will see nearly $600bn (£375bn) of tax increases and spending cuts hit the US economy in January.

Japan's Nikkei 225 index and South Korea's Kospi were trading flat, while Australia's ASX 200 rose 0.5%.