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Traders & Investors Club Meeting - 13th January 2009
Day Trading The FTSE Index
We are often asked to describe specific trading strategies. This evening, Kevin Barry of the Traders & Investors Club will be demonstrating a tried and tested system for trading the FTSE100 Index on an intraday basis. No special software is required as this technique can be executed with nothing more than the charting facilities that come free with most spread betting/brokerage accounts. He will show you how to use an anchor chart in order to stay on the right side of the market and how to enter and exit trades with minimum risk to your capital.
11.3 Trillion Reasons To Be Short The Dollar And Long Gold
Simon Dixon of Benedix forecasts the dollar to fall further and is constantly adding as much gold as possible to his SIPP. Find out why global politics is playing such an important role in his decisions. Simon will outline his fundamental reasons, 11.3 trillion of them, why he thinks that the dollar can only move in one direction and what consequences this will have for gold.
Meet The Market Wizards
Distressed Securities
This is the third of a ten-part series that is being presented exclusively at the Traders & Investors Club during which Simon Dixon of Benedix will be unravelling the strategies and trading/investing styles of top institutional fund managers. If you have seen Simon's previous presentations, you will know how fascinating this series is.
With the recession growing deeper and the rise of corporate bankruptcies, from Woolworth to Whittard of Chelsea, the news looks bad for investors. However, some hedge fund managers see this is the opportunity of a lifetime. In the current market environment, we can either wallow in the doom and gloom or adapt ourselves to the prevailing circumstances and survive.
This month, Simon will continue his series by discussing ‘Distressed Securities Hedge Fund Trading’. Distressed Securities hedge fund managers invest in securities of companies that are experiencing financial or operational difficulties. See what you can learn from the Masters in the age of bank debt defaults, corporate bankruptcies and plummeting common stock and warrants.
Market Roundup And Open Forum
In order to be a successful trader in the modern world, you must be aware of how the price of wheat or an after dinner speech by Ben Bernanke will affect your stock and property portfolios. Kevin Barry will present a brief summary of the recent global market action and throw the floor open to the audience for their take on the current trading environment.
Our Month In The Market
Members are encouraged to share their successful, or just as importantly, not so successful, trades with the Club. Have you discovered a strategy that works for you or would you like to learn how other traders have become successful? Bring your trades along and perhaps get a different perspective on how to best manage them.
Tonight's Speakers
Simon Dixon was originally trained in Corporate Finance as a Stock Broker and Market Maker. Simon is well-known for his unique insights into Market Maker manipulation and revealing institutional trading secrets. Simon speaks for top institutions such as TD Waterhouse, and Bloomberg amongst others. He also contributes to the BBC, Investors Chronicle and the Information Exchange. Simon is currently Head of Training & Research at Benedix providing training and recruitment services for the banking and finance sector.
Kevin Barry is a full-time trader. His preferred investment vehicles include options, spread betting and foreign exchange.