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

Yes jimmy, correct. It would be as if you hadn't sold any and taxed accordingly at the end of year. not explained very well but hope you get the gist.

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Oh I see - not something I get involved with!

Perhaps a look here might help you.

Thanks all , i'll check it out .

there's some sort of employment numbers just come out in usa, but not sure what they are .... anyway, pre-market has fallen back to pretty much neutral

The US ADP employment report said 191,000 private sector jobs were added in March. The number was much higher than February's 139,000, but still below economists expectations.

so now we know

Carney: Rates could rise before general election
03 Apr 2014 | 08:07

Mark Carney said UK interest rates could rise before next May's general election if there are continued sustainable improvements in the economy, according to a report.
The Bank of England governor told the Northern Echo he does not rule out a rate hike before the election next May.
However, Carney (pictured) called for a improvement in the labour market in the North of England as well as the South before such a decision can be made.
"The point is that if a recovery is just based in the South-East it is neither sustainable nor balanced. It has to include the North-East, we are here to make policy for the UK as a whole, " the Governor said in the interview.
Carney recognised an interest rate hike would be unpopular with mortgage payers, but said a hike in interest ratesshould be seen as a "welcome sign" the economy is recovering after a difficult period.
He stressed the hike would be gradual, despite the quick pace of the recovery in the UK compared to other European nations.
"We will set policy as appropriate to meet our core responsibility to meet the two per cent inflation target," the Governor said.
"We have been as explicit as we can about the nature of adjustments to interest rates, but we cannot be specific."
Carney also called for banks to act more professionally in order to improve their public image.
He said: "Banking needs to be treated more as a profession. We also need to improve infrastructure, both in how markets are organised and the codes of conduct behind markets."

Small long @6652.8.

Closed @6,668.3 +15.5

http://m.allafrica.com/stories/201404031339.html/?maneref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D1%26ved%3D0CDUQqQIwAA%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fallafrica.com%252Fstories%252F201404031339.html%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Debola%2520gambia%26ei%3D6dw9U8z2OqGu0QWr1ID4Aw%26usg%3DAFQjCNFgQ2s37RIEVFsyYVpIP7xrjyS5nA%26sig2%3DEWVnK83Dc6QTvydnqgFd6w%26bvm%3Dbv.64125504%2Cd.d2k :-) a sigh of relief.... glad to be flying out tomorrow... this had the locals running scared!!!

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBREA2U10E20140331?irpc=932

plenty of whisky will keep it at bay.,.

Put a Michael Jackson mask on Shortie !

dow
U.S. adds 192,000 jobs in March, government says. Unemployment rate holds steady at 6.7%.
employment numbers have sparked a strong rally comfortably above 16600
always assuming this holds, this could be the start of another bull leg

US adds 192,000 jobs in March


The US jobs tally for March has just missed expectations.

The US economy created 192,000 jobs last month, up from 197,000 in February, the Department of Labor said on Friday. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate held at 6.7 per cent.

Economists had forecast a total of 200,000 jobs and an unemployment rate of 6.6 per cent.

Although the unemployment rate has fallen from the post-financial crisis peak of 10 per cent reached in October 2009, Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen argued last week that the labour market remains too weak.

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that's the interesting bit as it gives an indication that interest rates are not gouing to rise any time soon .... and if not in usa, then very unlikely in uk too (whatever sticky may jump up and down about!)

Carney is seeing Giddeon this weekend to worn him hes putting rates up later this year.

straight from BoE i take it ..... just like the release of usa employment figures 15 minutes before they were actually released

Short @6700.8

C+M Index has suddenly rocketed :-)

Closed @6,664.8 +36.