GFT
May 11, 2009 | By Spreadbetting
GFT Global Markets is the U.K. arm of Global Futures & Forex Ltd., a private U.S. company which was established in 1997 by Gary L. Tilkin, (who grew it from a small futures business he started in his basement) to trade foreign exchange. GFT Global was launched in 2006 to offer both U.K. and international customers a financial CFD, spread betting and spot forex service. It developed its trading platform from the reliable and user-friendly software that had been used successfully to trade forex in the U.S.
Features
• £1500 minimum needed to open a spread betting account
• offers trading on 120 currency pairs, spread-betting on 2900+ financial instruments, and trading in Contracts for Difference (CFDs)
• three trading platforms: DealBook® 360, award-winning software developed from the tried and tested Global Futures and Forex platform; DealBook® WEB, to access trading from any computer with an internet connection; and DealBook® Mobile, to trade from a mobile device from nearly anywhere, anytime
• DealBook® 360 is completely customisable interface and includes free integrated currency commentary and analysis from leading sources and subscription-based trading signals and forecasts; charts; advanced risk-management tools including automated trailing stops and parent and contingent orders
• Chart Studio®, a free charting software add-on for spot forex which enables traders to build custom indicators, test trading strategies, and create automated trading systems (ATS)
• free educational seminars
• one-point spreads on the U.K. FTSE, German DAX and French CAC during the peak trading hours of 8:05 to 16:30 London time
• some forex spreads as low as one pip
• indices from 26 countries, margin requirements as low as 0.5 percent
• guaranteed stops are available on all indices (for an extra charge) and many indices are quoted 24 hours a day, even when the underlying market is closed
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