Samantha Forlow is a UK-based researcher, writer, and finance expert. As a blogger, her mission is to simplify personal finance topics as she equips readers with crucial knowledge ranging from traditional equity and fund investments to forex and CFD trading. Over the years Samantha has been featured in a variety of financial publications.
Futures Brokers, If you’re looking to gain access to the multi-trillion pound futures trading scene – think again. This particular segment of the financial space is reserved for institutional money. With that said, the good news is that you can still invest in the very same assets that futures track – but in the form […]
We have reviewed the best UK trading accounts in 2023. A trading account will allow you deposit funds into a regulated UK broker, and buy and sell thousands of financial instruments at the click of a button. There are hundreds of brokers in the online space offering trading accounts, so knowing which platform to opt […]
Buying Bitcoin with a credit card from the comfort of your own home has never been easier. Not only is the internet jam-packed with online brokers that are regulated by key bodies like the FCA – but you can invest with a range of everyday payment methods. As such, if you’re looking to buy Bitcoin […]
The benefits of trading forex online with AstroFX are plentiful. Not only will you have the chance to escape the 9-5 drill by working for yourself, but you’ll have the opportunity to choose your own hours. Crucially, those that are able to create tailor-made trading strategies that consistently outperform the markets typically earn a lucrative […]
During the first years of Bitcoin’s existence, it was virtually impossible to invest in digital currency with real-world money. Although there were a couple of online platforms that allowed you to deposit funds with a bank account, the end-to-end investment process would often take a number of weeks. Fast forward to 2023 and it is […]
Forex spreads, even if you’ve yet to trade a single forex pair, it’s likely that you’ve still heard of the ‘spread’. In its most basic form, the spread is the difference between the ‘buy’ and ‘sell’ price of a forex pair. The spread relates to a fee that you are indirectly paying to trade, and […]
CFD Trading in the online investment space is jam-packed with financial terms that to the untrained eye – can appear somewhat confusing. At the forefront of this is the multi-trillion pound CFD space. In its most basic form, CFDs allow you to invest in an asset without actually owning it. Instead, you are simply speculating […]
ETF Brokers – or simply ‘ETFs’ (Exchange Traded Funds), allow you to invest in an asset, or group of assets, without taking ownership. The overarching benefit of doing this is to gain exposure to markets that would otherwise be difficult to reach as a retail trader. Think along the lines of foreign government bonds, real […]
If you’re based in the UK and you wish to invest in the stock markets, you will need to open a share dealing account. They are hosted by online stockbrokers that have direct access to publically listed companies. In return, you will need to pay a fee every time you make an investment. This is […]
